Tag Archives: IRS
IRS Chooses To Wait For Congress To Act On Employer-Provided Cell Phone Tax Rules
IRS Commissioner Douglas Shulman has announced that the IRS will no longer attempt to draft rules on the taxation of employer-provided cell phones. Instead, Shulman reported that the agency will wait for Congress to take action. The commissioner made this announcement during a January 8 television interview. “We’re quite hopeful Congress is going to act on this,” Shulman stated, “In the meantime, we’re not doing anything special or moving forward with any initiatives.” Continue reading
IRS releases examinations and collections statistics
The IRS has released the numbers behind its activities from October 1, 2007 through September 30, 2008 in a publication called the 2008 IRS Data Book. This annually released information provides statistics on returns filed, taxes collected, and the IRS’s enforcement efforts.
IRS Provides COBRA Guidance
The Internal Revenue Service has issued guidance to clarify the COBRA benefits offered under the recently passed stimulus bill. Continue reading
IRS guidance fine tunes tax breaks in 2009 Recovery Act
The IRS is moving quickly to issue guidance on the many tax incentives for individuals and businesses in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (2009 Recovery Act). Since Congress passed the multi-billion dollar stimulus package in February, the IRS has released guidance on the extended net operating loss (NOL) carryback for small businesses, the new Making Work Pay credit, the enhanced first-time homebuyer tax credit, the new COBRA subsidy, and the new sales tax deduction for motor vehicles.
