Mark Luscombe, JD, LLM, a CPA and attorney, is the principal federal tax analyst for the company and is a key member of the CCH Tax Legislation team tracking and analyzing legislation before Congress. Luscombe is the current chair of the Important Developments Subcommittee of the Partnership Committee of the American Bar Association Tax Section and regularly speaks on a wide range of tax topics. In addition, Luscombe co-authors a biweekly tax strategies column for the respected professional publication Accounting Today and authors a monthly tax trends column for TAXES magazine. Prior to joining CCH, he was in private practice for almost 20 years with several Chicago-area law firms where he specialized in taxation.Luscombe offers a thorough understanding and analysis of federal tax, its application and its impact on both the individual and corporate taxpayer.
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Taxpayers and tax pros have already dealt with many changes from the One Big Beautiful Bill Act on 2025 returns, but many provisions will be effective for the first time in 2026.
July 14
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The long efforts to put in place the enforcement mechanisms to attack syndicated conservation easements appear to at last be finalized.
December 3
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So far, around 150 federal disaster declarations have already been announced for 2024, involving 44 states, two territories, and half a dozen Native American tribes or bands.
October 18Wolters Kluwer Tax & Accounting -
A recent Supreme Court case held that the Code Sec. 965 mandatory repatriation tax was constitutional, but the majority opinion avoided the principal issue presented to the court.
August 1Wolters Kluwer Tax & Accounting -
Both Donald Trump and Joe Biden have begun laying out their visions for the Tax Code.
March 25Wolters Kluwer Tax & Accounting -
As the Internal Revenue Service develops guidance to implement these statutory requirements, it is finding it necessary to make some compromises.
January 25Wolters Kluwer Tax & Accounting -
Proposed regulations from the IRS are generally effective beginning in 2024.
November 10Wolters Kluwer Tax & Accounting -
An in-depth look at the provisions of the new act and how they impact retirement planning.
February 2
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A look inside some of the green energy and energy-efficiency provisions of the new legislation, and what they'll mean going forward.
September 12
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With two congressional recesses and an election coming up, time is running out.
June 20
