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IRS Announces Availability of Work Opportunity Tax Credit Through 2025
The IRS has announced that the Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC) will continue to be available to employers through the end of 2025. This federal incentive is designed to encourage businesses to hire...
IRS Alerts Individuals to Fraudulent Tax Schemes on Social Media, (IR-2025-90)
he IRS has cautioned individuals about a rise in fraudulent tax schemes on social media that misuse credits such as the Fuel Tax Credit and the Sick and Family Leave Credit. The scams typically appear...
IRS Urges Emergency Preparedness Ahead of Peak Disaster Season (IR-2025-89)
The IRS has urged individuals and businesses to review emergency preparedness plans as hurricane season peaks and wildfire risks remain high. Essential documents such as tax returns, Social Security c...
IRS Warns of Scams When Donating After Disasters
The IRS has reminded taxpayers that while donating to disaster relief is a compassionate and impactful way to help, it is equally important to remain cautious. In the aftermath of disasters, scam acti...
IRS Highlights Retirement Benefits of IRAs
The IRS has reminded taxpayers that Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs) continue to provide important benefits for those planning their financial future. A traditional IRA allows earnings to grow ta...
NJ - HMFA project financing credit program guidance issued
New Jersey has issued guidance regarding the New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency (NJHMFA) tax credit program. Awarded tax credits can be applied against Corporation Business Tax or Insuranc...
NY - Minimum wholesale, retail cigarette prices publication updated
The New York Department of Taxation and Finance has updated a cigarette tax publication that lists the revised minimum wholesale and retail cigarette prices for certain standard brands of cigarettes. ...
IRS Announces Availability of Work Opportunity Tax Credit Through 2025
The IRS has announced that the Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC) will continue to be available to employers through the end of 2025. This federal incentive is designed to encourage businesses to hire...
IRS Alerts Individuals to Fraudulent Tax Schemes on Social Media, (IR-2025-90)
he IRS has cautioned individuals about a rise in fraudulent tax schemes on social media that misuse credits such as the Fuel Tax Credit and the Sick and Family Leave Credit. The scams typically appear...
IRS Urges Emergency Preparedness Ahead of Peak Disaster Season (IR-2025-89)
The IRS has urged individuals and businesses to review emergency preparedness plans as hurricane season peaks and wildfire risks remain high. Essential documents such as tax returns, Social Security c...
IRS Warns of Scams When Donating After Disasters
The IRS has reminded taxpayers that while donating to disaster relief is a compassionate and impactful way to help, it is equally important to remain cautious. In the aftermath of disasters, scam acti...
IRS Highlights Retirement Benefits of IRAs
The IRS has reminded taxpayers that Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs) continue to provide important benefits for those planning their financial future. A traditional IRA allows earnings to grow ta...
NJ - HMFA project financing credit program guidance issued
New Jersey has issued guidance regarding the New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency (NJHMFA) tax credit program. Awarded tax credits can be applied against Corporation Business Tax or Insuranc...
NY - Minimum wholesale, retail cigarette prices publication updated
The New York Department of Taxation and Finance has updated a cigarette tax publication that lists the revised minimum wholesale and retail cigarette prices for certain standard brands of cigarettes. ...

The Treasury Department and the IRS have proposed regulations that identify occupations that customarily and regularly receive tips, and define "qualified tips" that eligible tip recipients may claim for the "no tax on tips" deduction under Code Sec. 224. This deduction was enacted as part of the the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) (P.L. 119-21).


The IRS issued final regulations implementing the Roth catch-up contribution requirement and other statutory changes to catch-up contributions made by the SECURE 2.0 Act of 2022 (P.L. 117-328). The regulations affect qualified retirement plans that allow catch-up contributions (including 401(k) plans, 403(b) plans, governmental plans, SEPs and SIMPLE plans) and their participants. The regulations generally apply for contribtions in tax years beginning after December 31, 2026, with extensions for collectively bargained, multiemployer, and governmental plans. However, plans may elect to apply the final rules in earlier tax years.


Revenue Procedure 2025-28 instructs taxpayers on how to make various elections, file amended returns or change accounting methods for research or experimental expenditures as provided under the One, Big, Beautiful Bill Act (P.L. 119-21). The revenue procedure also provides transitional rules, modifies Rev. Proc. 2025-23, and grants an extension of time for partnerships, S corporations, C corporations, individuals, estates and trusts, and exempt organizations to file superseding 2024 federal income tax returns.


The shareholders of S corporations engaged in cannabis sales could not include wages disallowed under Code Sec. 280E when calculating the Code Sec. 199A deduction. The Court reasoned that only wages "properly allocable to qualified business income" qualify, and nondeductible wages cannot be so allocated under the statute.


A married couple was not entitled to claim a plug-in vehicle credit after the year in which their vehicle was first placed in service. 


The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has proposed regulations that would amend the Anti-Money Laundering/Countering the Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) Program and Suspicious Activity Report (SAR) Filing Requirements for registered investment advisers (IA AML Rule) by delaying the obligations of covered investment advisers from January 1, 2026, to January 1, 2028. 


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