Federal Tax Update Podcast

This week we look at:

Transitioning Foreign Tax Allocations and Implementing the Ten Percent Credit Disallowance Under Section 960(d)(4) Trustee-to-Trustee Transfers of Inherited IRAs Through an Estate: Technical Analysis of PLR 202631001 Federal Courts Lack APA Jurisdiction Over Foreign Gift Penalty Disputes: The Adequate Alternative Remedy Barrier Sourcing Executive Te...

This week we look at:

IRS Reinstates Tax Deferral on Variable Annuity Term Certain Options: Reconsideration and Reversal in PLR 202630002 Understanding the ERC Pleading Standard: Federal Claims Court Deferral in I Health and Life Insurance Services Predecessor Losses, the Lonely Parent Rule, and the Limits of Economic Reality: Analysis of HBM Holdings Co. v. Commissioner...

This week we look at:

Valuation of Remainder Interest Gifts Upon Trust Termination: State Law and Net Gift Adjustments in Lewis v. Commissioner Revenue Procedure 2026-26: Technical Overview of 2027 Indexing Adjustments for Premium Tax Credits and Affordability Standards Limitations of Interest Abatement Claims Under I.R.C. § 6404(e)(1) in the Context of ERC-Driven Amendm...

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Partnership Recourse Rules: Conditional DROs will not establish EROL under § 1.752-2. Mileage Rate Adjustment: Business standard mileage rate rises to 76 cents on July 1, 2026. Business Tax Account: Modernized self-service portal expands features but requires active annual maintenance. Litigation Legal Fees: FCRA settlements are taxable gross income...

This week we look at:

Transitioning from First Time Abate (FTA) to Automatic Exemption from Penalty (AEP)

Strict Enforcement of Tax Refund Statutes of Limitations

Employee Retention Credit (ERC) Refund Claims & Pleading Standards

Pandemic-Era Persistence of New York's Convenience of the Employer Rule

Invalidity of Treasury Regu...