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Trump Signs Legislation Expanding Religious Exemption for ACA Individual Mandate
Tax-Related Portion of the Substance Use–Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment (SUPPORT) for Patients and Communities Act, Enrolled, as Signed by the President on Octob...

GOP to Move Tax Bills During Lame-Duck Session
Congressional Republicans are looking to move forward with certain legislative tax efforts during Congress’s lame-duck session. The House’s top tax writer, who will hand the reins to Democ...

Democratic Senators Introduce Retirement Savings Bill to Restore Obama-Era MyRA Program
The Senate Finance Committee’s (SFC) top ranking Democrat has introduced a bill to restore a retirement savings program known as myRA that was terminated by Treasury last year. The myRA program ...

Brady: New Middle-Income Tax Cut Conditionally Expected in 2019
A new, 10 percent middle-income tax cut is conditionally expected to be advanced in 2019, according to the House’s top tax writer. This timeline, although largely already expected on Capitol Hil...

Rettig Wants to Modernize IRS and Continue to Implement TCJA
IRS Commissioner Charles Rettig gave his first speech since being confirmed as the 49th chief of the Service at the American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) November 13 National Tax Conference in Washington...

AICPA, ABA Urge Extensive Changes to Proposed Transition Tax Rules
The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) and the American Bar Association (ABA) Section of Taxation are urging the IRS to make extensive changes to proposed "transition tax"...

Practitioner’s Corner: Proposed IRS Rules on Opportunity Zones Provide Clarity, But Gaps Remain
Last year’s tax reform created a new Opportunity Zone program, which offers qualifying investors certain tax incentives aimed to spur investment in economically distressed areas. Treasury Secret...

Practitioner’s Corner: Proposed Regs for Tax Reform’s Business Interest Limitation Expected Soon
The IRS is expected to soon release proposed regulations for tax reform’s new business interest limitation. "They are so broad that nearly every domestic taxpayer will be impacted," Da...

All eyes on tax reform in 2017
Congress ended 2016 passing a few targeted tax bills and lawmakers focused on the incoming Trump administration and tax reform in 2017. President-elect Donald Trump campaigned on tax cuts for individu...

Major tax changes expected under Trump Administration
One month after the presidential election, taxpayers are learning more about President-elect Donald Trump’s tax proposals for his administration. Although exact details, including legislative la...

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