Month: November 2013

…Under current conditions and taking into account available tax credits, purchasers of electric vehicles will face lifetime costs that are generally higher than those of conventional vehicles of comparable size and performance, according to a recent presentation by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) at the 2013 EIA Energy Conference. Tax credits can amount to as…

A new Congressional Research Service (CRS) report lists the temporary tax provisions (i.e., “tax extenders”) currently set to expire at the end of 2013. “Tax extenders” defined. The Code presently contains dozens of temporary tax provisions. In the past, legislation to extend some set of these expiring provisions has been referred to by some as…

The Administration announced on the White House and Treasury websites that it will provide an additional year, until Jan. 1, 2015, before the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA’s) mandatory employer and insurer reporting requirements begin. Since this will make it impractical to determine which employers do not provide minimum essential health coverage, and therefore would owe…

…IRS published on July 3 a list of five basic tips regarding federal tax responsibilities for those who intend to establish a new business. The tips include the following: decide on the type of business to be established (for example, sole proprietorship, partnership, C corporation, S corporation, or Limited Liability Company); become familiar with the…

2010 Statistics of Income: Corporate Income Tax Returns IRS has recently released a Statistics of Income (SOI) Tax report based on corporate income tax returns for the 2010 tax year (defined to include accounting periods ending July 2010 through June 2011). The report provides a summary of statistics, including the number of returns, total assets,…

The Congressional Research Service (CRS) has released a report (RL31852, July 15, 2013) that examines two popular tools for stimulating the economy-Code Sec. 168(k) first-year bonus depreciation and the Code Sec. 179 expensing election. The report looks at the economic effects of those provisions, proposals to change the provisions, and the effect of potential major…

…IRS has posted on its website Publication 5093, “Healthcare Law Online Resources.” (e-News for Tax Professionals 2013-29) The publication is divided into two sections containing links to various government entities. The first section, which is devoted to individuals and families, has links related to the following subjects: healthcare coverage through the marketplace; health coverage and…

…IRS’s Taxpayer Protection Program unequivocally improves identity theft detection, the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) said in a recent audit. (Audit Report No. 2013-40-062) As described in the audit, the program reviews tax returns that are proactively identified by IRS as potential identity theft and stops fraudulent refunds before they are issued. For…

…A taxpayer who owns a vacation home that he or she rents to others “generally must report the rental income” on a federal income tax return, IRS has reminded taxpayers. (Summertime Tax Tip 2013-08) “But you may not have to report that income if the rental period is short,” IRS said. As described by the…

… The Obama administration on Aug. 1 launched what it described as a “one-stop-shop” website aimed at providing employers educational materials related to the Affordable Care Act. The site includes a wizard tool that is tailored based on the size and location of a business. It also has related links to the Small Business Administration,…