tax Archive

TweetShareSharePin0 Shares Bob Probasco returns today with an important alert on overpayment interest. Christine A few months ago, Bob Kamman flagged a number of surprising phenomena he’d observed recently, one of which related to refunds for 2020 tax returns.  Normally, when the IRS issues a refund within 45 days of when you filed your return,

TweetShareSharePin0 Shares Introduction Tax Foundation welcomes the opportunity to respond to the public consultation on the OECD International Tax Proposals. Tax Foundation is a nonprofit think tank based in Washington, D.C., and our mission is to improve lives through tax policies that lead to greater economic growth and opportunity. We use the four principles of

TweetShareSharePin0 Shares President Biden has proposed increases to corporate taxes as part of the fiscal year 2022 budget proposal. Using Tax Foundation data on how these tax proposals would impact each congressional district, we isolate the corporate changes to see which districts would have the largest change in tax liability over the next ten years

TweetShareSharePin0 Shares Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR) has introduced a series of proposals that may be considered in the budget reconciliation process, including two bills that would change the tax treatment of financial services: derivatives and carried interest. Notably, both proposals would enact “mark-to-market” taxation for derivatives and carried interest, which could be a precursor to

TweetShareSharePin0 Shares Introduction Tax Foundation welcomes the opportunity to offer comments on the Wyden, Warner, Brown discussion draft on international taxation. Tax Foundation is a nonprofit think tank based in Washington, D.C., and our mission is to improve lives through tax policies that lead to greater economic growth and opportunity. We use the four principles

TweetShareSharePin0 Shares Puerto Rico Incentives Code 60 (Prior Acts 20/22) Puerto Rico & US Tax Puerto Rico Incentives Code 60 for prior Acts 20/20: Many high-net worth Taxpayers are (understandably) upset about the massive U.S. taxes levied on their employment, investment, and corporate income. Sometimes, effective tax planning can help avoid these taxes. The goal

TweetShareSharePin0 Shares We welcome back guest blogger James Creech. Today James discusses a recent opinion by Judge Goeke examining a taxpayer’s reasonable cause defense. Reasonable cause is a frequent topic on PT, but this case involves a provision we rarely discuss: the ASED extension for failure to notify the government of certain foreign transfers. Christine