Employers should be preparing now for raids by ICE (U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.)
Inflation and Recession Ahead
The combination of Trump's policies of high tariffs together with mass deportation of undocumented immigrants, will create a vise effect, resulting in inflation, probably together with recession, and a general mess in the U.S. economy.
Prepare now for the Great Trump Tax Shift
The Trump proposal is estimated to raise another $524 billion. According to the Peterson Institute for International Economics, the additional cost for a middle-income household would be about $1,700.
Rollover inherited retirement accounts carefully
A rollover from an inherited "traditional" (taxable) employer retirement plan, like a 401(k) account, to an inherited beneficiary traditional IRA account might be accidentally disqualified.
Should a surviving spouse roll over an inherited retirement account?
When someone passes away is one time it's essential to consult with an estate planning lawyer, a tax advisor like a CPA or enrolled agent, and possibly a financial planner.
Final regulations issued for Required Minimum Distributions
The IRS has issued final regulations (TD 1001) and proposed regulations (REG-103529-23) relating to Required Minimum Distributions from traditional and Roth qualified retirement plans, including Section 401(k) plans, and IRAs.
The regulations explain the rules for required minimum distributions under the SECURE Act of 2019 and SECURE 2.0 Act of 2022.
The final regulations are mostly the same as previously-issued proposed regulations with some minor changes in response to comments received by the IRS.
Notably, the final regulations didn’t change a controversial rule in previously-issued proposed regulations requiring that distributions be made annually when the plan participant dies after the required beginning date and annual required minimum distributions already applied during their lifetime. (This rule doesn’t apply to Roth account participants, because there is no required beginning date during their lifetimes.)
In most cases, that means when a plan participant dies after the required beginning date and annual required minimum distributions already applied during their lifetime, life expectancy distributions continue for the next nine years and the balance of the account is distributed during the tenth year after death. See your tax advisor for exceptions for “eligible designated beneficiaries” (including the surviving spouse) and non-designated beneficiaries.
See your tax advisor about how the new regulations apply for you and your family.
Reporting employer designated Roth contributions
The IRS has issued guidance for how employer designated Roth contributions should be reported.
Big Brother wants to watch EVEN MORE!
Under the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, transfers to a legal entity, including a TRUST, corporation, partnership, limited partnership or limited liability company, of residential real estate of up to four units and unimproved land zoned for occupancy by one to four families that don't involve financing through a financial institution would have to be reported on a Real Estate Report to FinCEN within 30 days or a sale or transfer, and copies kept by the reporting person and other parties for five years.
Market-based sourcing means tax headaches for service sole proprietors
Businesses that have service income from customers located outside of their state of residence should be alert they may be taxable in another state without having any physical presence, property, or employees in the state. For businesses located in California that are sole proprietorships, this is an even more serious problem.
How IRS’s postponing third-party information returns could affect your 2023 tax returns
The threshold for reporting payments for any payee during 2023 is increased from $600, regardless of the total number of transactions, to $20,000 AND more than 200 transactions.