• 2026-01-19 Fifth Circuit Reverses Tax Court on SE Income for State Law Limited Partners
    Jan 17 2026

    This week we look at:

    • SE Tax Liability for Limited Partners (Sirius Solutions)
    • Whistleblower Awards and "Collected Proceeds"
    • Statutory Construction of Section 168(k) Amendments
    • Updated Safe Harbor Explanations for Section 402(f)
    • Modernized Group Tax Exemption Framework
    • Tax-Exempt Status of Supplemental Military Housing Allowances
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    1 hr and 2 mins
  • 2026-01-05 Proposed Regulations on New Car Loan Interest Deduction
    Jan 3 2026

    This week we look at:

    • Standard Mileage Rates & Notice 2026-10
    • 2026 Procedural Updates - Annual Revenue Procedures
    • Qualified Passenger Vehicle Loan Interest (QPVLI) Proposed Regulations
    • Estate of Spenlinhauer v. Commissioner Late Filing and More
    • Bargain Sale of For-Profit colleges to a Non-Profit (501(c)(3))
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    1 hr and 14 mins
  • 2025-12-29 Marijuana Rescheduling Restarts After Long Pause
    Dec 28 2025

    This week we look at:

    • Executive Action on Marijuana Scheduling and IRC § 280E
    • State Paid Family and Medical Leave (PFML) Programs
    • Estimated Tax Relief for Qualified Farmland Sales
    • IRC § 163(j) Interest Limitation Updates
    • Premium Tax Credit (PTC) Revisions
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    53 mins
  • 2025-12-22 Initial Scholarship Granting Organization Guidance Issued
    Dec 19 2025

    This week we look at:

    • Section 25F Advance Elections
    • Unreported Income & The "Missing Witness"
    • Constitutionality of Penalties Post-Jarkesy
    • Section 280E & Offers-in-Compromise
    • Substantiating Bad Debt & NOLs
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    48 mins
  • 2025-12-15 Postmark Date Risk Due to USPS Change
    Dec 13 2025

    This week we look at

    • USPS Changes to Postmark Date System
    • H.R. 1491: Disaster Related Extension of Deadlines Act
    • Capitalization Priorities: Temnorod v. Commissioner
    • Notice 2026-5: HSA Expansion Under OBBBA
    • Fulfillment by Amazon (FBA) and "Doing Business"
    • Substantiation Failures: Mirch v. Commissioner
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    52 mins
  • 2025-12-08 Initial Details Released on Trump Accounts
    Dec 7 2025

    This week we look at:

    • Notice 2025-68 – Implementation of Trump Accounts
    • Draft Form 4547 – Elections and Filing Mechanics
    • Notice 2025-70 – The OBBBA Scholarship Tax Credit
    • Alioto v. Commissioner – Corporate Distinctness
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    1 hr and 8 mins
  • 2025-11-24 Tips and Overtime Form 1040 Reporting Reiief
    Nov 23 2025

    This week we look at:

    • Innocent Spouse Relief Determination Standards
    • Adjustments to Medicare Parts A, B, and D
    • Equitable Distribution vs. Alimony (Pre-TCJA)
    • Implementation of the Section 139L Interest Exclusion
    • OBBBA Deductions for Tips and Overtime Compensation for 2025 returns
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    1 hr and 1 min
  • 2025-11-15 Retirement Plan and IRA Inflation Numbers
    Nov 15 2025

    This week we look at:

    • Annual Adjustments to Retirement Plan Limitations
    • Ensuring Investment Trust Status for Digital Asset Staking Entities
    • Examining Penalties in Microcaptive Transactions
    • Ownership Requirements for Non-Business Theft Losses
    • Defining the Scope of I.R.C. § 172(b)(3) Carryback Waivers
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    58 mins