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Heirs of IRAs and 401(k)s won't need to take annual distributions before cashing out within a decade of receiving the plans, the agency says.

If passed, the package would end the step-up in basis provision, which will mean significantly larger tax bills for wealthy estates.

The Internal Revenue Service is holding up millions of tax refunds for manual processing and its systems were unable to process many of the quarterly payments that needed to be sent by April 15.

The IRS and the Treasury Department are giving small businesses that received Paycheck Protection Program loans in the first round a way to deduct expenses they couldn’t claim last year.

As Congress considers Biden’s $2.25 trillion spending and tax proposal, party members are being explicit with their constituents about how much it’ll cost them.

Prosecutors say Carlos Kepke conspired with Smith from 1999 to 2014, and aided and assisted in the preparation of materially false tax returns.

The Internal Revenue Service is suspending a requirement for taxpayers who received too much on their advance payments for the Premium Tax Credit last year to repay the excess amount.

Commissioner Charles Rettig left open the possibility that there may be delays.

The service offered information on how to elect to apply an overpayment on 2020 taxes against Q1 2021 estimated taxes, which are still due on April 15.

A new initiative called Operation Hidden Treasure is only the latest in the service’s approach.

Rep. Lloyd Smucker's legislation is in line with a request from accounting and tax professional groups.

Notice 2021-25 offers details on a provision of the COVID-19 relief package from last December that allows a temporarily larger deduction.

NCCPAP’s Stephen Mankowski shares details from the service on filing date extensions and more.

The majority of the latest payments went to Social Security recipients and beneficiaries.

Concerned that tax rates and IRS bills may rise under Biden, wary advisors note that Roth plans are not just for younger investors.

The Internal Revenue Service is mailing letters to taxpayers explaining why they may not be getting as much of a Recovery Rebate Credit as they were expecting on their taxes.

The Internal Revenue Service responded Tuesday to calls for extending more tax deadlines by giving taxpayers until May 17 to make IRA and HSA contributions and file some refund claims.

Guidance from the IRS can be confusing, explains Bloomberg’s Alexis Leondis.

“We need to study just what impact it’s had,” the Treasury secretary said during a House Financial Services Committee hearing Tuesday.

Yet another IRS change to tax rules amid the COVID pandemic is complicating tax-planning opportunities for financial advisors this filing season.