The withdrawal program is one step that the IRS is taking to help small businesses that may have filed an ineligible claim while also cracking down on unscrupulous promoters.
The pilot program for the 2024 filing season will let individuals file returns directly with the IRS, with strict limits on eligibility, covering only taxpayers with relatively simple returns.
The IRS said the increase in the projected tax gap is due to growth projected increases in nonfiling and underreporting of individual income tax, along with underreporting of self-employment tax.
Qualifying individual and businesses have until Oct. 7, 2024, to file certain federal returns, make tax payments, and perform other time-sensitive, tax-related actions, according to an IRS notice.
Proposed regulations would update existing procedures to reflect online and other electronic forms of bidding and payment.
The Social Security Administration announced an increased maximum amount of wages subject to Social Security tax in 2024 to $168,600 and a 3.2% cost-of-living adjustment for Social Security benefits for 2024.
Proposed regulations provide guidance for how transfers of the up to $7,500 Sec. 30D new clean vehicle, and up to $4,000 Sec. 25E used clean vehicle credit will work for buyers and dealers, starting Jan. 1, 2024.
The new head of the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network said the online videos, which she used in her previous government position, are among the communication options being considered to inform companies about beneficial ownership information reporting requirements.
The IRS issued rules to reduce the PTIN fee to an $11 user fee plus an $8.75 third-party contractor fee for the next three fiscal years and announced new features for Tax Pro Accounts.
CPAs and other individuals who practice before the IRS can use the letter as a standard form for requesting tax information that was obtained as part of an inquiry into Circular 230 violations.