Taxes

Professor Diane Kemker of DePaul College of Law shares her argument for more coverage of the earned income tax credit in tax law casebooks to improve inclusivity. This transcript has been edited for length and clarity. David D. Stewart: Welcome to the podcast. I’m David Stewart, editor in chief of Tax Notes Today International. This

Tax planning is a major part of owning and running a successful business. The meals and entertainment tax deductions have been a valuable way for many small business owners to reduce their tax liabilities each year. Sadly, the value of the meal deduction will be cut in half for 2023 from the 2022 deduction levels.

Many employers now offer Roth versions of their 401(k) plans. Though many people believe Roth IRAs and Roth 401(k)s (known formally as designated Roth 401(k) plans) are identical, there have been important differences between the two types of retirement plans. But a major difference was eliminated in late 2022 when the law known as SECURE

Instead of meeting the statutory deadline for proposed rules on the critical mineral and battery component requirements of section 30D, Treasury and the IRS released a white paper previewing their plans for the proposed guidance and indicating that they plan to issue that guidance by March. Although the white paper is only an outline of

Today’s Social Security column addresses questions about possible of effects of taking retirement benefits early on a spouse’s benefits, making sure benefits begin the month you turn 70 and accounting for continued income after filing. Larry Kotlikoff is a Professor of Economics at Boston University and the founder and president of Economic Security Planning, Inc.

The looming federal debt crisis gets more worrisome this week, as the Treasury Department will start taking “extraordinary measures” to pay our bills. Although those measures can buy several months of temporary relief, President Biden ultimately may have to take unilateral action to avoid a fiscal and economic meltdown. Without those measures, on Thursday the

Congressman Earl (Buddy) Carter (R-GA) has introduced the FairTax Act of 2023 (FTA23). Much of the commentary on the bill, including mine, has been about whether it is a good idea and the politics surrounding its introduction. The “Fair Tax” has been tinged by the fact that its underlying concept – replacing income, estate, gift

Floyd Mayweather, boxer and entertainment entrepreneur, will not be further fighting an IRS assessment of $5,549,675 in tax and an accuracy penalty of $1,109,935 for the year 2017. About Mayweather On Forbes We tax writers sometimes find celebrity tax stories irresistible, even when they are not that interesting as tax stories. You can read an

The inability of Congress to include key tax extenders in the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023, signed into law on December 29, 2022, will increase the federal income tax bill for the majority of U.S. businesses. Coming into the new year, business owners likely breathed a sigh of relief that no major tax legislation was

Share to Facebook Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin New Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy has proposed a vote on a proposal called the Fair Tax, which would abolish the current federal income tax and replace it with a 30% national sales tax. Payroll taxes, which finance Social Security and Medicare, would also get