Tax Updates

• IRS grants additional relief for rehabilitation credit deadlines August 11, 2020
  IR-2020-173, July 30, 2020 WASHINGTON — Because of the burdens the COVID-19 pandemic has placed on taxpayers claiming the rehabilitation credit, the Internal Revenue Service today issued Notice 2020-58 (PDF) that provides additional relief to taxpayers in satisfying the substantial rehabilitation test. Projects must satisfy the “substantial rehabilitation test” within a 24- or 60-month period for determining […]
• IRS issues proposed regulations for TCJA’s simplified tax accounting rules for small businesses August 6, 2020
  IR-2020-174, July 30, 2020 WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service today issued proposed regulations (PDF) updating various tax accounting regulations to adopt the simplified tax accounting rules for small businesses under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA). For tax years beginning in 2019 and 2020, these simplified tax accounting rules apply for taxpayers having inflation-adjusted average […]
• IRS issues final regulations and other guidance on business interest expense deduction limitation July 29, 2020
  IR-2020-171, July 28, 2020 WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service issued final regulations (PDF) regarding the provision of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act that limits the deduction for business interest expense, including basic statutory amendments made by the CARES Act. For tax years beginning after December 31, 2017, business interest expense deductions are generally limited to […]