March 2018 Tax Channel
Mar. 22, 2018
Top Tax Blogs & Social Media
New Tariffs Won’t Work as Planned. Scott A. Hodge, Tax Foundation.
http://bit.ly/2HpBHph
State Legislation for Online Sales Tax is All Over the Map. Avalara blog.
http://bit.ly/2HpYLnO
Mnuchin Says IRS Needs More Funding. From the Wolters Kluwer blog.
http://bit.ly/2FsSYBF
Tax Evasion Can Contribute to Loss of Professional License. Tax Lawyer blog.
http://bit.ly/2oZ96R1
Tax Reform Isn’t Over: Here Come the States. Laura Rojo-Eddy, Thomson Reuters blog.
http://tmsnrt.rs/2p76nEc
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Tax News
IRS Releases New 2018 W-4 Form. With the new tax law changes, it’s especially important to also use the withholding calculator to make sure they have the right amount of withholding..
www.cpapracticeadvisor.com/12400766
Treasury Pushes Harder on Carried Interest Limits. The Treasury Department has moved to short-circuit a way to avoid this longer holding period by using the S corporation form of business ownership.
www.cpapracticeadvisor.com/12402139
IRS Increases Interest Rates for 2nd Quarter 2018. Under the Internal Revenue Code, the rate of interest is determined on a quarterly basis. For taxpayers other than corporations, the overpayment and underpayment rate is the federal short-term rate plus 3 percentage points.
www.cpapracticeadvisor.com/12401796
All About Alimony and the New Tax Law. For agreements entered into after 2017, the deduction is no longer available to payors, nor is alimony taxable to recipients.
www.cpapracticeadvisor.com/12400712
IRS Warns of Fake Charity Tax Scams. These ‘fake’ charities attempt to attract donations from unsuspecting contributors, using a charitable reason and a tax deduction as bait for taxpayers.
www.cpapracticeadvisor.com/12402237