Does a combination of for-profit telemarketing sales efforts and charitable giving qualify for tax-exempt status?
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Decision – Scoping the casualty
One exception to the rules prohibiting a deduction for non-business casualty losses for years 2018 through 2025 is when the loss occurs in a federally declared disaster area.
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Decisions – An island of debt
When you borrow money to buy property and then fail to repay the loan, the lender can foreclose, or take back, the property. Under current tax law, you figure and report gain or loss from the foreclosure as if it was a sale.
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Definition — Caution! Guidance ahead.
The initial due date for the first year of tax returns affected by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act is in the rear view mirror. Additional IRS-issued guidance for the changes created by the law still lies ahead.
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The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 contained 119 tax provisions, many of which took effect for 2018 federal income tax returns. One of those provisions requires all taxpayers claiming the full child tax credit to provide qualifying children's social security numbers on returns.
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