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The Taxpayer First Act of 2019 (Act) was signed into law last year. This legislation aims to expand and strengthen taxpayer rights and to reform the IRS into a more taxpayer-friendly agency by requiring it to develop a comprehensive customer service strategy, modernize its technology, and enhance its cyber security.

With the end of 2019 tax filing season, all calendar-year taxpayers have finally filed their first returns reporting Global Intangible Low Taxed Income inclusions.

Prior to recessing for the holidays, Congress passed the Consolidated Appropriations Act (Act). The Act was signed into law by the President on December 20, 2019, primarily to appropriate federal funds in order to avoid a government shutdown.

While aboard Air Force One on December 20, 2019, the President signed into law H.R. 1865 the “Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020.”

In our continuing efforts to cover tax matters of interest to businesses with global connections, the December 2019 edition of International Tax Insights contains the following articles.

Board members and company executives know the importance of preserving an organization’s reputation and taking action to safeguard it from threats.

As the year comes to a close for some private foundations, there are a number of tax planning tools and year-end measures that we have compiled to help mitigate any excise tax on net investment income and prevent some common pitfalls that could result in other types of excise taxes.

Those in the businesses of pharmaceuticals, software, and chemicals seem to know that the federal research tax credit is available to their industries. They know that state research credits are available too

Federal and state tax authorities are swiftly pursuing three categories of taxpayers: sole proprietors, closely-held businesses (five or fewer owners) and high-net-worth individuals.

The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB or Board) discussed at its November 6, 2019 meeting its project on not-for-profit reporting of gifts-in-kind (GIKs).

The 21st century holiday Grinch is now a “smart” TV (or any other “smart” household product) nosing into your family’s privacy.

After a somewhat slow start after enactment of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) late in 2017, investment into Opportunity Zone Funds has grown from a trickle into a torrent.