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Tax Compliance & Planning News & Views

Summary of Tax Proposals in President's Budget Proposal for 2011 (Green Book)

(02/04/2010) This article summarizes some of the more important tax provisions included in the President's budget proposal for 2011 (the Green Book).

New Charitable Contribution Provisions Encourage Help to Earthquake Victims

(01/28/2010) New legislation allows Schedule A itemizers to deduct cash contributions for relief of Haitian earthquake victims made during early 2010 on their 2009 tax return.

Significant Business Tax Law Changes for 2009 and Later Years

(01/21/2010) The most significant tax legislation in 2009 was the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 and the Worker, Homeownership, and Business Assistance Act of 2009. However, the 2009 tax year is also affected by tax legislation enacted before 2009. The significant tax changes for businesses for 2009 and later years have been summarized in the following table, which comes from the latest edition of the 1040 Quickfinder Handbook.

5-minute Tax Briefing

Practitioners Tax Action Bulletins - No. 2010-02

(02/03/2010) Employer-provided Cell Phones: In Notice 2009-46 (2009-23 IRB 1098), the IRS requested public comments on several proposals to simplify the procedures for substantiating an employee's business use of employer-provided cell phones.

Practitioners Tax Action Bulletins - No. 2010-01

(01/21/2010) Average Fees for Preparing Returns: According to a survey of nearly 8,000 tax preparers by the National Society of Accountants, the average preparation fee is $229 for a Form 1040 with Schedule A and a state tax return, and $129 for the same return without Schedule A.

Practitioners Tax Action Bulletins - No. 2009-24

(01/21/2010) Charitable Contributions by IRA Owners: Under IRC Sec. 408(d)(8), taxpayers age 70 1/2 or over can fund charitable gifts with Qualified Charitable Distributions (QCDs) from their Individual Retirement Account (IRA) in 2008 and 2009.

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