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Digital asset transactions: Broker reporting, amount realized, and basis

In December 2022, Treasury and the IRS stated that they intended to implement the Infrastructure Act amendments to the Code by issuing new regulations and providing forms and instructions for broker ...
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IRS approves medical deduction for IVF, denies it for surrogacy

Under Sec. 213(a), taxpayers may deduct expenses paid during the tax year for medical care, provided these expenses are not compensated by insurance or otherwise. The deduction is available for ...
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AI’s role in complex tax decisions

John has served as an integral part of Drake Software since 1995 in roles including CFO and CRO. A CPA since 1989, he holds degrees from Oral Roberts University and the University of Tennessee, with ...
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Current developments in S corporations

Sec. 1361 sets forth the basic qualifications for S corporation status. Among the most important are the limitation on types of shareholders and restrictions to a single class of stock. Tax Court ...
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Global expansion of e-invoicing and digital reporting obligations for nonresidents

Editor: Mary Van Leuven, J.D., LL.M. Mary Van Leuven, J.D., LL.M., is a director, Washington National Tax, at KPMG LLP in Washington, D.C. For additional information ...
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Clean fuel production credit: Regulatory roadblocks ahead

Editor: Mary Van Leuven, J.D., LL.M. This item explores two key issues among many that are puzzling industry participants: imported used cooking oil (UCO) and the definition of a qualifying sale, ...
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Adequate disclosure on gift tax returns: A requirement for more than gifts

Taxpayers may be subject to the risk that an IRS examination could increase (or create) a gift tax or estate tax liability many years after a gift is made. Practitioners can help clients limit this ...
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Deferred revenue: Transactional triggering events

Operating businesses in various industries often receive advance payments for goods or services that will be provided in the future, and the presence of deferred or unearned revenue in a balance sheet ...
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Taxation of undocumented immigrants

Undocumented immigrants venture to the United States from all parts of the world and endure enormous challenges in their new life, ranging from cultural ones to those that are language–oriented in ...
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Estate tax considerations for non-US persons owning US real estate

Editor: Mo Bell-Jacobs, J.D. Planning for NRND individuals with real estate is complex and requires a detailed review of applicable U.S. and state tax rules, treaties, and filing requirements to ...
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Planning for the AMT

Individuals are subject to two income tax systems: the regular income tax and the alternative minimum tax (AMT). Taxpayers must compute their tax under each system and pay the greater of the two ...
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Transfer pricing: The C-suite needs to be informed

For the most part, the CEOs of large multinational corporations (MNCs) do not need to know much about tax issues. CEOs are already busy, charged with developing a vision and strategy for growth, ...