Federal Tax Headlines

CCH Tax Day Report An individual, who sold insurance as an independent contractor, was liable for self-employment tax on termination payments he received from his…

CCH Tax Day Report Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin testified on June 12 before the House Appropriations Financial Services and General Government Subcommittee. Mnuchin discussed with…

CCH Tax Day Report The White House predicted tax reform this Fall. House and Senate tax counsel discussed tax reform. The Treasury Inspector General for…

CCH Tax Day Report The IRS has issued a simplified procedure for estates requesting an extension of time to make a portability election under Code…

CCH Tax Day Report The government’s suit to collect unpaid estate tax, interest, and penalties from the beneficiaries of the estate personally and as an…

CCH Tax Day Report The Tax Court properly dismissed for lack of jurisdiction a petition challenging a notice of Final Partnership Administrative Adjustment (FPAA) because…

CCH Tax Day Report The DC Bar’s Taxation Section on June 7 held the fifth and final event of its Corporate Tax Series in Washington,…

CCH Tax Day Report In a case of first impression, the Tax Court has determined that the “amount in dispute” for purposes of a whistleblower…

CCH Tax Day Report IRS Large Business & International (LB&I) Division executives continued their webcast series on their division’s compliance campaigns on June 6. The…

CCH Tax Day Report Sens. Chris Coons, D-Del., and Pat Roberts, R-Kan., on June 6 introduced the bipartisan Invent and Manufacture in America Bill. The…