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Alternative minimum tax; Cash basis method of accounting; CPA representation of state-legal marijuana businesses; Tax Disaster Relief - National Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2015 (H.R. 3110 / S. 1795); Deductions for adjusted gross income (certain attorney fees and court costs); Education-related provisions; Estates & Trusts - Allow administrative relief for late portability, inter vivos qualified terminal interest property, and qualified revocable trust elections; Treat consistently all federal tax payments of trusts and estates; Amend section 67(e) to simplify the law and allow estates and nongrantor trusts to fully deduct the cost of complying with fiduciary duties in administering estates and trusts; Exempt from the filing requirement of section 6034(a) trusts with charitable deductions only from flow-through entities; Subject estates, certain qualified revocable trusts, and qualified disability trusts to the income tax and net investment income tax in the same manner as married persons filing separate returns; Require Form 1099 reporting of interest and dividends paid to charitable remainder trusts; Provide portability relief - Filing election/tax return15 months after death; Simplified Form 706 EZ; Surviving spouse elections; Foreign trust withholding credit to U.S. beneficiaries; Section 2801 estate tax expatriation guidance; Estate tax closing letters; Estate tax basis consistency reporting; Executive Compensation - Section 409A; Excise tax on excess tax-exempt organization executive compensation; Exempt Organizations - Form 990; Jeopardizing investments; Unrelated Business Income Tax (name and logo royalties treated as unrelated business taxable income; parity of charitable contribution limitation between trusts and corporations; increased specific deduction; qualified sponsorship payments); Penalties (increase in information return penalties; manager-level accuracy-related penalty on underpayment of unrelated business income tax); Tax Exempt Entities/Excise Taxes (modification of intermediate sanctions; modification of taxes on self-dealing; excise tax on failure to distribute within five years contribution to donor advised fund; repeal of exception for private operating foundation failure to distribute income; excise tax based on investment income of private colleges and universities); Supporting organizations; SSNs on EO tax forms; Foreign trusts - Compliance issues continuing monitoring/discussing; Withholding issues with FATCA for foreign trusts and U.S. beneficiaries; Health insurance deduction - Provide full deductibility of health insurance for small businesses; International Taxation - BEPs; Pending Income Tax Treaties and Protocols; Taxation of Foreign Income; IRS authority over tax return preparers and identity theft - Chairman's Mark of A Bill To Prevent Identity Theft And Tax Refund Fraud (JCX-108-15); Taxpayer Protection and Preparer Proficiency Act of 2015 (S. 137); Taxpayer Bill of Rights - Taxpayer Bill of Rights Act of 2015 (H.R. 1058, S. 949, S. 951); Small Business Taxpayer Bill of Rights Act of 2015 (H.R. 1828, S. 949); Taxpayer Bill of Rights Enhancement Act of 2015 (S. 1578); IRS determination letter program; IRS budget, IRS customer service; Kiddie Tax rules; Listed property issues - Removing computer equipment from the definition of listed property; Internet sales and use tax collection: Marketplace Fairness Act of 2015 (S. 698), Remote Transactions Parity Act of 2015 (H.R. 2775); Medical lodging deduction limitation with the allowable business per diem rates; Methods/Periods/Credits - Cost recovery issues/UNICAP (including Sections 168, 179 and 263A); Mischaracterized section 174 expenditures; Modification of Rev. Proc. 2004-34 and Treas. Reg. 1.451-5 concerning the deferral of advance payments; Research credit; Tangible property regulations; Amortization of certain research and experimental expenditures.; Amortization of certain advertising expenditures; Tax treatment of deferred revenue in taxable asset acquisitions; Revenue Procedure 2015-20, De minimis safe harbor limit; Accounting method changes for mischaracterized section 174 expenditures needing a section 481(a) adjustment and audit protection; Mileage rates for business expense, medical expense, moving expense and charitable contribution purposes; Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2015 (H.R. 2315 and S. 386); Net operating loss deduction; Pass-through Entities - Allow Subchapters K and S to Remain as Separate Subchapters; Retain the Flexibility of the Subchapter K Model (Including Special Allocations and Outside Basis for Partnership Level Debt); Retain the Check-the-Box Rules; Obtain Tax Rate Parity Between Pass-Through Business Entities and C Corporations; Repeal Section 1372: Partnership Rules to Apply for Fringe Benefit Purposes for S Corporations; Make Permanent the Reduced Recognition Period for Built-In Gains for S Corporations; Allow Full Consideration of Net Realized Built-In Loss for S Corporations; Make Remedial Allocations Mandatory for Partnerships with Greater than 5% Nonresident Alien Individuals as Partners; Eliminate the Section 751(b) Calculation on Disproportionate Distributions; Oppose Any Proposal for Tax Treatment of "Large" Partnerships as Corporations; Require Mandatory Adjustments to Basis of Partnership Property in Case of Transfer of Partnership Interests and Mandatory Adjustments to Basis of Undistributed Partnership Property; Allow Accumulated Earnings and Profits Withdrawal from S Corporations with Certainty; Reduce Realized Built-In Gains of S Corporations by the Amount of Accrued State Income Tax; Allow Incentive Deductions Permitted by the Internal Revenue Code to Flow Through to Taxpayers Without Basis Limitations; Repeal the Prohibition of Section 179(d)(4) for Estates/Trusts; Alternatively, Allow Pass-Through Entity Allocation and Amortization at the Estate /Trust Level; Charitable Contribution Deduction for Electing Small Business Trusts; Permanent Rule Regarding Basis Adjustment to Stock of S Corporations Making Charitable Contribution of Property; Allow an offset to the built-in gains tax for charitable contribution and foreign tax credit carryforwards from a C year; Add a new 120-day post-termination transition period beginning on the date that a taxpayer files an amended Form 1120S; Allow S corporations to have nonresident aliens as shareholders and potential current beneficiaries of electing small business trusts; Repeal section 1362(d)(3), which terminates an S election due to passive investment income that exceeds a certain threshold, or increase the passive investment income threshold of S corporations under section 1375(a)(2) from 25% to 60%; Extension of time for making S corporation elections; Partnership audits and adjustments; Allow the transfer of any partnership suspended losses to his/her spouse when spousal transfers under section 1041(a) take place; Clarify that husband and wife partnerships that are recognized under state law are eligible to elect Qualified Joint Venture status under section 761(f); Repeal section 708(b)(1)(B) relating to the technical terminations of partnerships; Retain existing safe harbors for allocation of shared partnership liabilities; Request for Guidance Regarding Worthless Stock Deductions Under Section 165(g) for S Corporations; Partnership Audit Simplification Act of 2015 (H.R. 2821); Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148) implementation and related issues; Health reimbursement arrangements: The Small Business Healthcare Relief Act (H.R. 2911 / S. 1697); Savings & Investments - Consolidate and simplify the multiple types of tax-favored retirement plans and the rules governing them; Eliminate Certain Nondiscrimination Tests on Employee Pre-tax and Roth Deferrals for 401(k) Plans, Matching Contributions; Eliminate the Top-Heavy Rules; Create a Uniform Rule Regarding the Determination of Basis in Distributions; Create a Uniform Attribution Rule; Create a Uniform Definition of Owners; Change the Required Minimum Distribution Rules During Life and Remove Half-Year Age References; Create Uniform Rules for Early Withdrawal Penalties; Elimination of Income Limits on Contributions to Roth IRAs; Inflation Adjustments for Roth IRA Contributions; Simplify the tax treatment of Roth individual retirement account contributions; SEPs; SIMPLE 401(k)s; Rules Related to Designated Roth Contributions; Repeal the requirement that benefits become fully vested upon a partial termination of a qualified retirement plan; Small Business Tax Compliance Relief Act of 2015 (S. 1827); The Self-Employment Contributions Act (SECA); Determination of net earnings from self-employment; Equalize the tax treatment between employees and self-employed individuals with respect to the deduction for health insurance costs in determining income subject to OASDI and HI taxes; Tax Reform (General) - Principles of Good Tax Policy; Tax extenders; Permanence of tax legislation; Tax administration and compliance - Amend the section 6051 reporting requirement to permit truncation of employee social security numbers; Clarification of six-year statute of limitations in case of overstatement of basis; Penalties (definition of tax shelters; significant purpose; reasonable cause exceptions; penalty for failure to file; penalty for failure to file correct information returns and provide payee statements; Form 3520 and 3520-A penalties; late filing penalties under sections 6698 and 6699; Form 5471 penalty relief); Pre-populated returns; Repeal the section 7122(c)(1) requirement to provide a 20% partial payment with a lump-sum offer in compromise; Section 9100 relief (administrative relief for missed statutory elections); Tax Administration Integrity Act (H.R. 3167); Tax rates and definitions - Consistent definitions in the Internal Revenue Code; Deduction for adjusted net capital gain; Elimination of surtaxes; Inflation-adjusting thresholds and amounts; Repeal of phase-ins/phase-outs; Simplified Income Tax Rate Structure; Tax return due dates (Public Law 114-41, the Surface Transportation and Veterans Health Care Choice Improvement Act of 2015);

Alternative minimum tax; Cash basis method of accounting; CPA representation of state-legal marijuana businesses; Tax Disaster Relief - National Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2015 (H.R. 3110 / S. 1795); Deductions for adjusted gross income (certain attorney fees and court costs); Education-related provisions; Estates & Trusts - Allow administrative relief for late portability, inter vivos qualified terminal interest property, and qualified revocable trust elections; Treat consistently all federal tax payments of trusts and estates; Amend section 67(e) to simplify the law and allow estates and nongrantor trusts to fully deduct the cost of complying with fiduciary duties in administering estates and trusts; Exempt from the filing requirement of section 6034(a) trusts with charitable deductions only from flow-through entities; Subject estates, certain qualified revocable trusts, and qualified disability trusts to the income tax and net investment income tax in the same manner as married persons filing separate returns; Require Form 1099 reporting of interest and dividends paid to charitable remainder trusts; Provide portability relief - Filing election/tax return15 months after death; Simplified Form 706 EZ; Surviving spouse elections; Foreign trust withholding credit to U.S. beneficiaries; Section 2801 estate tax expatriation guidance; Estate tax closing letters; Estate tax basis consistency reporting; Executive Compensation - Section 409A; Excise tax on excess tax-exempt organization executive compensation; Exempt Organizations - Form 990; Jeopardizing investments; Unrelated Business Income Tax (name and logo royalties treated as unrelated business taxable income; parity of charitable contribution limitation between trusts and corporations; increased specific deduction; qualified sponsorship payments); Penalties (increase in information return penalties; manager-level accuracy-related penalty on underpayment of unrelated business income tax); Tax Exempt Entities/Excise Taxes (modification of intermediate sanctions; modification of taxes on self-dealing; excise tax on failure to distribute within five years contribution to donor advised fund; repeal of exception for private operating foundation failure to distribute income; excise tax based on investment income of private colleges and universities); Supporting organizations; SSNs on EO tax forms; Foreign trusts - Compliance issues continuing monitoring/discussing; Withholding issues with FATCA for foreign trusts and U.S. beneficiaries; Health insurance deduction - Provide full deductibility of health insurance for small businesses; International Taxation - BEPs; Pending Income Tax Treaties and Protocols; Taxation of Foreign Income; IRS authority over tax return preparers and identity theft - Chairman's Mark of A Bill To Prevent Identity Theft And Tax Refund Fraud (JCX-108-15); Taxpayer Protection and Preparer Proficiency Act of 2015 (S. 137); Taxpayer Bill of Rights - Taxpayer Bill of Rights Act of 2015 (H.R. 1058, S. 949, S. 951); Small Business Taxpayer Bill of Rights Act of 2015 (H.R. 1828, S. 949); Taxpayer Bill of Rights Enhancement Act of 2015 (S. 1578); IRS determination letter program; IRS budget, IRS customer service; Kiddie Tax rules; Listed property issues - Removing computer equipment from the definition of listed property; Internet sales and use tax collection: Marketplace Fairness Act of 2015 (S. 698), Remote Transactions Parity Act of 2015 (H.R. 2775); Medical lodging deduction limitation with the allowable business per diem rates; Methods/Periods/Credits - Cost recovery issues/UNICAP (including Sections 168, 179 and 263A); Mischaracterized section 174 expenditures; Modification of Rev. Proc. 2004-34 and Treas. Reg. 1.451-5 concerning the deferral of advance payments; Research credit; Tangible property regulations; Amortization of certain research and experimental expenditures.; Amortization of certain advertising expenditures; Tax treatment of deferred revenue in taxable asset acquisitions; Revenue Procedure 2015-20, De minimis safe harbor limit; Accounting method changes for mischaracterized section 174 expenditures needing a section 481(a) adjustment and audit protection; Mileage rates for business expense, medical expense, moving expense and charitable contribution purposes; Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2015 (H.R. 2315 and S. 386); Net operating loss deduction; Pass-through Entities - Allow Subchapters K and S to Remain as Separate Subchapters; Retain the Flexibility of the Subchapter K Model (Including Special Allocations and Outside Basis for Partnership Level Debt); Retain the Check-the-Box Rules; Obtain Tax Rate Parity Between Pass-Through Business Entities and C Corporations; Repeal Section 1372: Partnership Rules to Apply for Fringe Benefit Purposes for S Corporations; Make Permanent the Reduced Recognition Period for Built-In Gains for S Corporations; Allow Full Consideration of Net Realized Built-In Loss for S Corporations; Make Remedial Allocations Mandatory for Partnerships with Greater than 5% Nonresident Alien Individuals as Partners; Eliminate the Section 751(b) Calculation on Disproportionate Distributions; Oppose Any Proposal for Tax Treatment of "Large" Partnerships as Corporations; Require Mandatory Adjustments to Basis of Partnership Property in Case of Transfer of Partnership Interests and Mandatory Adjustments to Basis of Undistributed Partnership Property; Allow Accumulated Earnings and Profits Withdrawal from S Corporations with Certainty; Reduce Realized Built-In Gains of S Corporations by the Amount of Accrued State Income Tax; Allow Incentive Deductions Permitted by the Internal Revenue Code to Flow Through to Taxpayers Without Basis Limitations; Repeal the Prohibition of Section 179(d)(4) for Estates/Trusts; Alternatively, Allow Pass-Through Entity Allocation and Amortization at the Estate /Trust Level; Charitable Contribution Deduction for Electing Small Business Trusts; Permanent Rule Regarding Basis Adjustment to Stock of S Corporations Making Charitable Contribution of Property; Allow an offset to the built-in gains tax for charitable contribution and foreign tax credit carryforwards from a C year; Add a new 120-day post-termination transition period beginning on the date that a taxpayer files an amended Form 1120S; Allow S corporations to have nonresident aliens as shareholders and potential current beneficiaries of electing small business trusts; Repeal section 1362(d)(3), which terminates an S election due to passive investment income that exceeds a certain threshold, or increase the passive investment income threshold of S corporations under section 1375(a)(2) from 25% to 60%; Extension of time for making S corporation elections; Partnership audits and adjustments; Allow the transfer of any partnership suspended losses to his/her spouse when spousal transfers under section 1041(a) take place; Clarify that husband and wife partnerships that are recognized under state law are eligible to elect Qualified Joint Venture status under section 761(f); Repeal section 708(b)(1)(B) relating to the technical terminations of partnerships; Retain existing safe harbors for allocation of shared partnership liabilities; Request for Guidance Regarding Worthless Stock Deductions Under Section 165(g) for S Corporations; Partnership Audit Simplification Act of 2015 (H.R. 2821); Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148) implementation and related issues; Health reimbursement arrangements: The Small Business Healthcare Relief Act (H.R. 2911 / S. 1697); Savings & Investments - Consolidate and simplify the multiple types of tax-favored retirement plans and the rules governing them; Eliminate Certain Nondiscrimination Tests on Employee Pre-tax and Roth Deferrals for 401(k) Plans, Matching Contributions; Eliminate the Top-Heavy Rules; Create a Uniform Rule Regarding the Determination of Basis in Distributions; Create a Uniform Attribution Rule; Create a Uniform Definition of Owners; Change the Required Minimum Distribution Rules During Life and Remove Half-Year Age References; Create Uniform Rules for Early Withdrawal Penalties; Elimination of Income Limits on Contributions to Roth IRAs; Inflation Adjustments for Roth IRA Contributions; Simplify the tax treatment of Roth individual retirement account contributions; SEPs; SIMPLE 401(k)s; Rules Related to Designated Roth Contributions; Repeal the requirement that benefits become fully vested upon a partial termination of a qualified retirement plan; Small Business Tax Compliance Relief Act of 2015 (S. 1827); The Self-Employment Contributions Act (SECA); Determination of net earnings from self-employment; Equalize the tax treatment between employees and self-employed individuals with respect to the deduction for health insurance costs in determining income subject to OASDI and HI taxes; Tax Reform (General) - Principles of Good Tax Policy; Tax extenders; Permanence of tax legislation; Tax administration and compliance - Amend the section 6051 reporting requirement to permit truncation of employee social security numbers; Clarification of six-year statute of limitations in case of overstatement of basis; Penalties (definition of tax shelters; significant purpose; reasonable cause exceptions; penalty for failure to file; penalty for failure to file correct information returns and provide payee statements; Form 3520 and 3520-A penalties; late filing penalties under sections 6698 and 6699; Form 5471 penalty relief); Pre-populated returns; Repeal the section 7122(c)(1) requirement to provide a 20% partial payment with a lump-sum offer in compromise; Section 9100 relief (administrative relief for missed statutory elections); Tax Administration Integrity Act (H.R. 3167); Tax rates and definitions - Consistent definitions in the Internal Revenue Code; Deduction for adjusted net capital gain; Elimination of surtaxes; Inflation-adjusting thresholds and amounts; Repeal of phase-ins/phase-outs; Simplified Income Tax Rate Structure; Tax return due dates (Public Law 114-41, the Surface Transportation and Veterans Health Care Choice Improvement Act of 2015);

Alternative minimum tax; Cash basis method of accounting; CPA representation of state-legal marijuana businesses; Tax Disaster Relief - National Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2015 (H.R. 3110 / S. 1795); Deductions for adjusted gross income (certain attorney fees and court costs); Education-related provisions; Estates & Trusts - Allow administrative relief for late portability, inter vivos qualified terminal interest property, and qualified revocable trust elections; Treat consistently all federal tax payments of trusts and estates; Amend section 67(e) to simplify the law and allow estates and nongrantor trusts to fully deduct the cost of complying with fiduciary duties in administering estates and trusts; Exempt from the filing requirement of section 6034(a) trusts with charitable deductions only from flow-through entities; Subject estates, certain qualified revocable trusts, and qualified disability trusts to the income tax and net investment income tax in the same manner as married persons filing separate returns; Require Form 1099 reporting of interest and dividends paid to charitable remainder trusts; Provide portability relief - Filing election/tax return15 months after death; Simplified Form 706 EZ; Surviving spouse elections; Foreign trust withholding credit to U.S. beneficiaries; Section 2801 estate tax expatriation guidance; Estate tax closing letters; Estate tax basis consistency reporting; Executive Compensation - Section 409A; Excise tax on excess tax-exempt organization executive compensation; Exempt Organizations - Form 990; Jeopardizing investments; Unrelated Business Income Tax (name and logo royalties treated as unrelated business taxable income; parity of charitable contribution limitation between trusts and corporations; increased specific deduction; qualified sponsorship payments); Penalties (increase in information return penalties; manager-level accuracy-related penalty on underpayment of unrelated business income tax); Tax Exempt Entities/Excise Taxes (modification of intermediate sanctions; modification of taxes on self-dealing; excise tax on failure to distribute within five years contribution to donor advised fund; repeal of exception for private operating foundation failure to distribute income; excise tax based on investment income of private colleges and universities); Supporting organizations; SSNs on EO tax forms; Foreign trusts - Compliance issues continuing monitoring/discussing; Withholding issues with FATCA for foreign trusts and U.S. beneficiaries; Health insurance deduction - Provide full deductibility of health insurance for small businesses; International Taxation - BEPs; Pending Income Tax Treaties and Protocols; Taxation of Foreign Income; IRS authority over tax return preparers and identity theft - Chairman's Mark of A Bill To Prevent Identity Theft And Tax Refund Fraud (JCX-108-15); Taxpayer Protection and Preparer Proficiency Act of 2015 (S. 137); Taxpayer Bill of Rights - Taxpayer Bill of Rights Act of 2015 (H.R. 1058, S. 949, S. 951); Small Business Taxpayer Bill of Rights Act of 2015 (H.R. 1828, S. 949); Taxpayer Bill of Rights Enhancement Act of 2015 (S. 1578); IRS determination letter program; IRS budget, IRS customer service; Kiddie Tax rules; Listed property issues - Removing computer equipment from the definition of listed property; Internet sales and use tax collection: Marketplace Fairness Act of 2015 (S. 698), Remote Transactions Parity Act of 2015 (H.R. 2775); Medical lodging deduction limitation with the allowable business per diem rates; Methods/Periods/Credits - Cost recovery issues/UNICAP (including Sections 168, 179 and 263A); Mischaracterized section 174 expenditures; Modification of Rev. Proc. 2004-34 and Treas. Reg. 1.451-5 concerning the deferral of advance payments; Research credit; Tangible property regulations; Amortization of certain research and experimental expenditures.; Amortization of certain advertising expenditures; Tax treatment of deferred revenue in taxable asset acquisitions; Revenue Procedure 2015-20, De minimis safe harbor limit; Accounting method changes for mischaracterized section 174 expenditures needing a section 481(a) adjustment and audit protection; Mileage rates for business expense, medical expense, moving expense and charitable contribution purposes; Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2015 (H.R. 2315 and S. 386); Net operating loss deduction; Pass-through Entities - Allow Subchapters K and S to Remain as Separate Subchapters; Retain the Flexibility of the Subchapter K Model (Including Special Allocations and Outside Basis for Partnership Level Debt); Retain the Check-the-Box Rules; Obtain Tax Rate Parity Between Pass-Through Business Entities and C Corporations; Repeal Section 1372: Partnership Rules to Apply for Fringe Benefit Purposes for S Corporations; Make Permanent the Reduced Recognition Period for Built-In Gains for S Corporations; Allow Full Consideration of Net Realized Built-In Loss for S Corporations; Make Remedial Allocations Mandatory for Partnerships with Greater than 5% Nonresident Alien Individuals as Partners; Eliminate the Section 751(b) Calculation on Disproportionate Distributions; Oppose Any Proposal for Tax Treatment of "Large" Partnerships as Corporations; Require Mandatory Adjustments to Basis of Partnership Property in Case of Transfer of Partnership Interests and Mandatory Adjustments to Basis of Undistributed Partnership Property; Allow Accumulated Earnings and Profits Withdrawal from S Corporations with Certainty; Reduce Realized Built-In Gains of S Corporations by the Amount of Accrued State Income Tax; Allow Incentive Deductions Permitted by the Internal Revenue Code to Flow Through to Taxpayers Without Basis Limitations; Repeal the Prohibition of Section 179(d)(4) for Estates/Trusts; Alternatively, Allow Pass-Through Entity Allocation and Amortization at the Estate /Trust Level; Charitable Contribution Deduction for Electing Small Business Trusts; Permanent Rule Regarding Basis Adjustment to Stock of S Corporations Making Charitable Contribution of Property; Allow an offset to the built-in gains tax for charitable contribution and foreign tax credit carryforwards from a C year; Add a new 120-day post-termination transition period beginning on the date that a taxpayer files an amended Form 1120S; Allow S corporations to have nonresident aliens as shareholders and potential current beneficiaries of electing small business trusts; Repeal section 1362(d)(3), which terminates an S election due to passive investment income that exceeds a certain threshold, or increase the passive investment income threshold of S corporations under section 1375(a)(2) from 25% to 60%; Extension of time for making S corporation elections; Partnership audits and adjustments; Allow the transfer of any partnership suspended losses to his/her spouse when spousal transfers under section 1041(a) take place; Clarify that husband and wife partnerships that are recognized under state law are eligible to elect Qualified Joint Venture status under section 761(f); Repeal section 708(b)(1)(B) relating to the technical terminations of partnerships; Retain existing safe harbors for allocation of shared partnership liabilities; Request for Guidance Regarding Worthless Stock Deductions Under Section 165(g) for S Corporations; Partnership Audit Simplification Act of 2015 (H.R. 2821); Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148) implementation and related issues; Health reimbursement arrangements: The Small Business Healthcare Relief Act (H.R. 2911 / S. 1697); Savings & Investments - Consolidate and simplify the multiple types of tax-favored retirement plans and the rules governing them; Eliminate Certain Nondiscrimination Tests on Employee Pre-tax and Roth Deferrals for 401(k) Plans, Matching Contributions; Eliminate the Top-Heavy Rules; Create a Uniform Rule Regarding the Determination of Basis in Distributions; Create a Uniform Attribution Rule; Create a Uniform Definition of Owners; Change the Required Minimum Distribution Rules During Life and Remove Half-Year Age References; Create Uniform Rules for Early Withdrawal Penalties; Elimination of Income Limits on Contributions to Roth IRAs; Inflation Adjustments for Roth IRA Contributions; Simplify the tax treatment of Roth individual retirement account contributions; SEPs; SIMPLE 401(k)s; Rules Related to Designated Roth Contributions; Repeal the requirement that benefits become fully vested upon a partial termination of a qualified retirement plan; Small Business Tax Compliance Relief Act of 2015 (S. 1827); The Self-Employment Contributions Act (SECA); Determination of net earnings from self-employment; Equalize the tax treatment between employees and self-employed individuals with respect to the deduction for health insurance costs in determining income subject to OASDI and HI taxes; Tax Reform (General) - Principles of Good Tax Policy; Tax extenders; Permanence of tax legislation; Tax administration and compliance - Amend the section 6051 reporting requirement to permit truncation of employee social security numbers; Clarification of six-year statute of limitations in case of overstatement of basis; Penalties (definition of tax shelters; significant purpose; reasonable cause exceptions; penalty for failure to file; penalty for failure to file correct information returns and provide payee statements; Form 3520 and 3520-A penalties; late filing penalties under sections 6698 and 6699; Form 5471 penalty relief); Pre-populated returns; Repeal the section 7122(c)(1) requirement to provide a 20% partial payment with a lump-sum offer in compromise; Section 9100 relief (administrative relief for missed statutory elections); Tax Administration Integrity Act (H.R. 3167); Tax rates and definitions - Consistent definitions in the Internal Revenue Code; Deduction for adjusted net capital gain; Elimination of surtaxes; Inflation-adjusting thresholds and amounts; Repeal of phase-ins/phase-outs; Simplified Income Tax Rate Structure; Tax return due dates (Public Law 114-41, the Surface Transportation and Veterans Health Care Choice Improvement Act of 2015);

Alternative minimum tax; Cash basis method of accounting; CPA representation of state-legal marijuana businesses; Tax Disaster Relief - National Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2015 (H.R. 3110 / S. 1795); Deductions for adjusted gross income (certain attorney fees and court costs); Education-related provisions; Estates & Trusts - Allow administrative relief for late portability, inter vivos qualified terminal interest property, and qualified revocable trust elections; Treat consistently all federal tax payments of trusts and estates; Amend section 67(e) to simplify the law and allow estates and nongrantor trusts to fully deduct the cost of complying with fiduciary duties in administering estates and trusts; Exempt from the filing requirement of section 6034(a) trusts with charitable deductions only from flow-through entities; Subject estates, certain qualified revocable trusts, and qualified disability trusts to the income tax and net investment income tax in the same manner as married persons filing separate returns; Require Form 1099 reporting of interest and dividends paid to charitable remainder trusts; Provide portability relief - Filing election/tax return15 months after death; Simplified Form 706 EZ; Surviving spouse elections; Foreign trust withholding credit to U.S. beneficiaries; Section 2801 estate tax expatriation guidance; Estate tax closing letters; Estate tax basis consistency reporting; Executive Compensation - Section 409A; Excise tax on excess tax-exempt organization executive compensation; Exempt Organizations - Form 990; Jeopardizing investments; Unrelated Business Income Tax (name and logo royalties treated as unrelated business taxable income; parity of charitable contribution limitation between trusts and corporations; increased specific deduction; qualified sponsorship payments); Penalties (increase in information return penalties; manager-level accuracy-related penalty on underpayment of unrelated business income tax); Tax Exempt Entities/Excise Taxes (modification of intermediate sanctions; modification of taxes on self-dealing; excise tax on failure to distribute within five years contribution to donor advised fund; repeal of exception for private operating foundation failure to distribute income; excise tax based on investment income of private colleges and universities); Supporting organizations; SSNs on EO tax forms; Foreign trusts - Compliance issues continuing monitoring/discussing; Withholding issues with FATCA for foreign trusts and U.S. beneficiaries; Health insurance deduction - Provide full deductibility of health insurance for small businesses; International Taxation - BEPs; Pending Income Tax Treaties and Protocols; Taxation of Foreign Income; IRS authority over tax return preparers and identity theft - Chairman's Mark of A Bill To Prevent Identity Theft And Tax Refund Fraud (JCX-108-15); Taxpayer Protection and Preparer Proficiency Act of 2015 (S. 137); Taxpayer Bill of Rights - Taxpayer Bill of Rights Act of 2015 (H.R. 1058, S. 949, S. 951); Small Business Taxpayer Bill of Rights Act of 2015 (H.R. 1828, S. 949); Taxpayer Bill of Rights Enhancement Act of 2015 (S. 1578); IRS determination letter program; IRS budget, IRS customer service; Kiddie Tax rules; Listed property issues - Removing computer equipment from the definition of listed property; Internet sales and use tax collection: Marketplace Fairness Act of 2015 (S. 698), Remote Transactions Parity Act of 2015 (H.R. 2775); Medical lodging deduction limitation with the allowable business per diem rates; Methods/Periods/Credits - Cost recovery issues/UNICAP (including Sections 168, 179 and 263A); Mischaracterized section 174 expenditures; Modification of Rev. Proc. 2004-34 and Treas. Reg. 1.451-5 concerning the deferral of advance payments; Research credit; Tangible property regulations; Amortization of certain research and experimental expenditures.; Amortization of certain advertising expenditures; Tax treatment of deferred revenue in taxable asset acquisitions; Revenue Procedure 2015-20, De minimis safe harbor limit; Accounting method changes for mischaracterized section 174 expenditures needing a section 481(a) adjustment and audit protection; Mileage rates for business expense, medical expense, moving expense and charitable contribution purposes; Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2015 (H.R. 2315 and S. 386); Net operating loss deduction; Pass-through Entities - Allow Subchapters K and S to Remain as Separate Subchapters; Retain the Flexibility of the Subchapter K Model (Including Special Allocations and Outside Basis for Partnership Level Debt); Retain the Check-the-Box Rules; Obtain Tax Rate Parity Between Pass-Through Business Entities and C Corporations; Repeal Section 1372: Partnership Rules to Apply for Fringe Benefit Purposes for S Corporations; Make Permanent the Reduced Recognition Period for Built-In Gains for S Corporations; Allow Full Consideration of Net Realized Built-In Loss for S Corporations; Make Remedial Allocations Mandatory for Partnerships with Greater than 5% Nonresident Alien Individuals as Partners; Eliminate the Section 751(b) Calculation on Disproportionate Distributions; Oppose Any Proposal for Tax Treatment of "Large" Partnerships as Corporations; Require Mandatory Adjustments to Basis of Partnership Property in Case of Transfer of Partnership Interests and Mandatory Adjustments to Basis of Undistributed Partnership Property; Allow Accumulated Earnings and Profits Withdrawal from S Corporations with Certainty; Reduce Realized Built-In Gains of S Corporations by the Amount of Accrued State Income Tax; Allow Incentive Deductions Permitted by the Internal Revenue Code to Flow Through to Taxpayers Without Basis Limitations; Repeal the Prohibition of Section 179(d)(4) for Estates/Trusts; Alternatively, Allow Pass-Through Entity Allocation and Amortization at the Estate /Trust Level; Charitable Contribution Deduction for Electing Small Business Trusts; Permanent Rule Regarding Basis Adjustment to Stock of S Corporations Making Charitable Contribution of Property; Allow an offset to the built-in gains tax for charitable contribution and foreign tax credit carryforwards from a C year; Add a new 120-day post-termination transition period beginning on the date that a taxpayer files an amended Form 1120S; Allow S corporations to have nonresident aliens as shareholders and potential current beneficiaries of electing small business trusts; Repeal section 1362(d)(3), which terminates an S election due to passive investment income that exceeds a certain threshold, or increase the passive investment income threshold of S corporations under section 1375(a)(2) from 25% to 60%; Extension of time for making S corporation elections; Partnership audits and adjustments; Allow the transfer of any partnership suspended losses to his/her spouse when spousal transfers under section 1041(a) take place; Clarify that husband and wife partnerships that are recognized under state law are eligible to elect Qualified Joint Venture status under section 761(f); Repeal section 708(b)(1)(B) relating to the technical terminations of partnerships; Retain existing safe harbors for allocation of shared partnership liabilities; Request for Guidance Regarding Worthless Stock Deductions Under Section 165(g) for S Corporations; Partnership Audit Simplification Act of 2015 (H.R. 2821); Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148) implementation and related issues; Health reimbursement arrangements: The Small Business Healthcare Relief Act (H.R. 2911 / S. 1697); Savings & Investments - Consolidate and simplify the multiple types of tax-favored retirement plans and the rules governing them; Eliminate Certain Nondiscrimination Tests on Employee Pre-tax and Roth Deferrals for 401(k) Plans, Matching Contributions; Eliminate the Top-Heavy Rules; Create a Uniform Rule Regarding the Determination of Basis in Distributions; Create a Uniform Attribution Rule; Create a Uniform Definition of Owners; Change the Required Minimum Distribution Rules During Life and Remove Half-Year Age References; Create Uniform Rules for Early Withdrawal Penalties; Elimination of Income Limits on Contributions to Roth IRAs; Inflation Adjustments for Roth IRA Contributions; Simplify the tax treatment of Roth individual retirement account contributions; SEPs; SIMPLE 401(k)s; Rules Related to Designated Roth Contributions; Repeal the requirement that benefits become fully vested upon a partial termination of a qualified retirement plan; Small Business Tax Compliance Relief Act of 2015 (S. 1827); The Self-Employment Contributions Act (SECA); Determination of net earnings from self-employment; Equalize the tax treatment between employees and self-employed individuals with respect to the deduction for health insurance costs in determining income subject to OASDI and HI taxes; Tax Reform (General) - Principles of Good Tax Policy; Tax extenders; Permanence of tax legislation; Tax administration and compliance - Amend the section 6051 reporting requirement to permit truncation of employee social security numbers; Clarification of six-year statute of limitations in case of overstatement of basis; Penalties (definition of tax shelters; significant purpose; reasonable cause exceptions; penalty for failure to file; penalty for failure to file correct information returns and provide payee statements; Form 3520 and 3520-A penalties; late filing penalties under sections 6698 and 6699; Form 5471 penalty relief); Pre-populated returns; Repeal the section 7122(c)(1) requirement to provide a 20% partial payment with a lump-sum offer in compromise; Section 9100 relief (administrative relief for missed statutory elections); Tax Administration Integrity Act (H.R. 3167); Tax rates and definitions - Consistent definitions in the Internal Revenue Code; Deduction for adjusted net capital gain; Elimination of surtaxes; Inflation-adjusting thresholds and amounts; Repeal of phase-ins/phase-outs; Simplified Income Tax Rate Structure; Tax return due dates (Public Law 114-41, the Surface Transportation and Veterans Health Care Choice Improvement Act of 2015);

Alternative minimum tax; Cash basis method of accounting; CPA representation of state-legal marijuana businesses; Tax Disaster Relief - National Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2015 (H.R. 3110 / S. 1795); Deductions for adjusted gross income (certain attorney fees and court costs); Education-related provisions; Estates & Trusts - Allow administrative relief for late portability, inter vivos qualified terminal interest property, and qualified revocable trust elections; Treat consistently all federal tax payments of trusts and estates; Amend section 67(e) to simplify the law and allow estates and nongrantor trusts to fully deduct the cost of complying with fiduciary duties in administering estates and trusts; Exempt from the filing requirement of section 6034(a) trusts with charitable deductions only from flow-through entities; Subject estates, certain qualified revocable trusts, and qualified disability trusts to the income tax and net investment income tax in the same manner as married persons filing separate returns; Require Form 1099 reporting of interest and dividends paid to charitable remainder trusts; Provide portability relief - Filing election/tax return15 months after death; Simplified Form 706 EZ; Surviving spouse elections; Foreign trust withholding credit to U.S. beneficiaries; Section 2801 estate tax expatriation guidance; Estate tax closing letters; Estate tax basis consistency reporting; Executive Compensation - Section 409A; Excise tax on excess tax-exempt organization executive compensation; Exempt Organizations - Form 990; Jeopardizing investments; Unrelated Business Income Tax (name and logo royalties treated as unrelated business taxable income; parity of charitable contribution limitation between trusts and corporations; increased specific deduction; qualified sponsorship payments); Penalties (increase in information return penalties; manager-level accuracy-related penalty on underpayment of unrelated business income tax); Tax Exempt Entities/Excise Taxes (modification of intermediate sanctions; modification of taxes on self-dealing; excise tax on failure to distribute within five years contribution to donor advised fund; repeal of exception for private operating foundation failure to distribute income; excise tax based on investment income of private colleges and universities); Supporting organizations; SSNs on EO tax forms; Foreign trusts - Compliance issues continuing monitoring/discussing; Withholding issues with FATCA for foreign trusts and U.S. beneficiaries; Health insurance deduction - Provide full deductibility of health insurance for small businesses; International Taxation - BEPs; Pending Income Tax Treaties and Protocols; Taxation of Foreign Income; IRS authority over tax return preparers and identity theft - Chairman's Mark of A Bill To Prevent Identity Theft And Tax Refund Fraud (JCX-108-15); Taxpayer Protection and Preparer Proficiency Act of 2015 (S. 137); Taxpayer Bill of Rights - Taxpayer Bill of Rights Act of 2015 (H.R. 1058, S. 949, S. 951); Small Business Taxpayer Bill of Rights Act of 2015 (H.R. 1828, S. 949); Taxpayer Bill of Rights Enhancement Act of 2015 (S. 1578); IRS determination letter program; IRS budget, IRS customer service; Kiddie Tax rules; Listed property issues - Removing computer equipment from the definition of listed property; Internet sales and use tax collection: Marketplace Fairness Act of 2015 (S. 698), Remote Transactions Parity Act of 2015 (H.R. 2775); Medical lodging deduction limitation with the allowable business per diem rates; Methods/Periods/Credits - Cost recovery issues/UNICAP (including Sections 168, 179 and 263A); Mischaracterized section 174 expenditures; Modification of Rev. Proc. 2004-34 and Treas. Reg. 1.451-5 concerning the deferral of advance payments; Research credit; Tangible property regulations; Amortization of certain research and experimental expenditures.; Amortization of certain advertising expenditures; Tax treatment of deferred revenue in taxable asset acquisitions; Revenue Procedure 2015-20, De minimis safe harbor limit; Accounting method changes for mischaracterized section 174 expenditures needing a section 481(a) adjustment and audit protection; Mileage rates for business expense, medical expense, moving expense and charitable contribution purposes; Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2015 (H.R. 2315 and S. 386); Net operating loss deduction; Pass-through Entities - Allow Subchapters K and S to Remain as Separate Subchapters; Retain the Flexibility of the Subchapter K Model (Including Special Allocations and Outside Basis for Partnership Level Debt); Retain the Check-the-Box Rules; Obtain Tax Rate Parity Between Pass-Through Business Entities and C Corporations; Repeal Section 1372: Partnership Rules to Apply for Fringe Benefit Purposes for S Corporations; Make Permanent the Reduced Recognition Period for Built-In Gains for S Corporations; Allow Full Consideration of Net Realized Built-In Loss for S Corporations; Make Remedial Allocations Mandatory for Partnerships with Greater than 5% Nonresident Alien Individuals as Partners; Eliminate the Section 751(b) Calculation on Disproportionate Distributions; Oppose Any Proposal for Tax Treatment of "Large" Partnerships as Corporations; Require Mandatory Adjustments to Basis of Partnership Property in Case of Transfer of Partnership Interests and Mandatory Adjustments to Basis of Undistributed Partnership Property; Allow Accumulated Earnings and Profits Withdrawal from S Corporations with Certainty; Reduce Realized Built-In Gains of S Corporations by the Amount of Accrued State Income Tax; Allow Incentive Deductions Permitted by the Internal Revenue Code to Flow Through to Taxpayers Without Basis Limitations; Repeal the Prohibition of Section 179(d)(4) for Estates/Trusts; Alternatively, Allow Pass-Through Entity Allocation and Amortization at the Estate /Trust Level; Charitable Contribution Deduction for Electing Small Business Trusts; Permanent Rule Regarding Basis Adjustment to Stock of S Corporations Making Charitable Contribution of Property; Allow an offset to the built-in gains tax for charitable contribution and foreign tax credit carryforwards from a C year; Add a new 120-day post-termination transition period beginning on the date that a taxpayer files an amended Form 1120S; Allow S corporations to have nonresident aliens as shareholders and potential current beneficiaries of electing small business trusts; Repeal section 1362(d)(3), which terminates an S election due to passive investment income that exceeds a certain threshold, or increase the passive investment income threshold of S corporations under section 1375(a)(2) from 25% to 60%; Extension of time for making S corporation elections; Partnership audits and adjustments; Allow the transfer of any partnership suspended losses to his/her spouse when spousal transfers under section 1041(a) take place; Clarify that husband and wife partnerships that are recognized under state law are eligible to elect Qualified Joint Venture status under section 761(f); Repeal section 708(b)(1)(B) relating to the technical terminations of partnerships; Retain existing safe harbors for allocation of shared partnership liabilities; Request for Guidance Regarding Worthless Stock Deductions Under Section 165(g) for S Corporations; Partnership Audit Simplification Act of 2015 (H.R. 2821); Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148) implementation and related issues; Health reimbursement arrangements: The Small Business Healthcare Relief Act (H.R. 2911 / S. 1697); Savings & Investments - Consolidate and simplify the multiple types of tax-favored retirement plans and the rules governing them; Eliminate Certain Nondiscrimination Tests on Employee Pre-tax and Roth Deferrals for 401(k) Plans, Matching Contributions; Eliminate the Top-Heavy Rules; Create a Uniform Rule Regarding the Determination of Basis in Distributions; Create a Uniform Attribution Rule; Create a Uniform Definition of Owners; Change the Required Minimum Distribution Rules During Life and Remove Half-Year Age References; Create Uniform Rules for Early Withdrawal Penalties; Elimination of Income Limits on Contributions to Roth IRAs; Inflation Adjustments for Roth IRA Contributions; Simplify the tax treatment of Roth individual retirement account contributions; SEPs; SIMPLE 401(k)s; Rules Related to Designated Roth Contributions; Repeal the requirement that benefits become fully vested upon a partial termination of a qualified retirement plan; Small Business Tax Compliance Relief Act of 2015 (S. 1827); The Self-Employment Contributions Act (SECA); Determination of net earnings from self-employment; Equalize the tax treatment between employees and self-employed individuals with respect to the deduction for health insurance costs in determining income subject to OASDI and HI taxes; Tax Reform (General) - Principles of Good Tax Policy; Tax extenders; Permanence of tax legislation; Tax administration and compliance - Amend the section 6051 reporting requirement to permit truncation of employee social security numbers; Clarification of six-year statute of limitations in case of overstatement of basis; Penalties (definition of tax shelters; significant purpose; reasonable cause exceptions; penalty for failure to file; penalty for failure to file correct information returns and provide payee statements; Form 3520 and 3520-A penalties; late filing penalties under sections 6698 and 6699; Form 5471 penalty relief); Pre-populated returns; Repeal the section 7122(c)(1) requirement to provide a 20% partial payment with a lump-sum offer in compromise; Section 9100 relief (administrative relief for missed statutory elections); Tax Administration Integrity Act (H.R. 3167); Tax rates and definitions - Consistent definitions in the Internal Revenue Code; Deduction for adjusted net capital gain; Elimination of surtaxes; Inflation-adjusting thresholds and amounts; Repeal of phase-ins/phase-outs; Simplified Income Tax Rate Structure; Tax return due dates (Public Law 114-41, the Surface Transportation and Veterans Health Care Choice Improvement Act of 2015);

Alternative minimum tax; Cash basis method of accounting; CPA representation of state-legal marijuana businesses; Tax Disaster Relief - National Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2015 (H.R. 3110 / S. 1795); Deductions for adjusted gross income (certain attorney fees and court costs); Education-related provisions; Estates & Trusts - Allow administrative relief for late portability, inter vivos qualified terminal interest property, and qualified revocable trust elections; Treat consistently all federal tax payments of trusts and estates; Amend section 67(e) to simplify the law and allow estates and nongrantor trusts to fully deduct the cost of complying with fiduciary duties in administering estates and trusts; Exempt from the filing requirement of section 6034(a) trusts with charitable deductions only from flow-through entities; Subject estates, certain qualified revocable trusts, and qualified disability trusts to the income tax and net investment income tax in the same manner as married persons filing separate returns; Require Form 1099 reporting of interest and dividends paid to charitable remainder trusts; Provide portability relief - Filing election/tax return15 months after death; Simplified Form 706 EZ; Surviving spouse elections; Foreign trust withholding credit to U.S. beneficiaries; Section 2801 estate tax expatriation guidance; Estate tax closing letters; Estate tax basis consistency reporting; Executive Compensation - Section 409A; Excise tax on excess tax-exempt organization executive compensation; Exempt Organizations - Form 990; Jeopardizing investments; Unrelated Business Income Tax (name and logo royalties treated as unrelated business taxable income; parity of charitable contribution limitation between trusts and corporations; increased specific deduction; qualified sponsorship payments); Penalties (increase in information return penalties; manager-level accuracy-related penalty on underpayment of unrelated business income tax); Tax Exempt Entities/Excise Taxes (modification of intermediate sanctions; modification of taxes on self-dealing; excise tax on failure to distribute within five years contribution to donor advised fund; repeal of exception for private operating foundation failure to distribute income; excise tax based on investment income of private colleges and universities); Supporting organizations; SSNs on EO tax forms; Foreign trusts - Compliance issues continuing monitoring/discussing; Withholding issues with FATCA for foreign trusts and U.S. beneficiaries; Health insurance deduction - Provide full deductibility of health insurance for small businesses; International Taxation - BEPs; Pending Income Tax Treaties and Protocols; Taxation of Foreign Income; IRS authority over tax return preparers and identity theft - Chairman's Mark of A Bill To Prevent Identity Theft And Tax Refund Fraud (JCX-108-15); Taxpayer Protection and Preparer Proficiency Act of 2015 (S. 137); Taxpayer Bill of Rights - Taxpayer Bill of Rights Act of 2015 (H.R. 1058, S. 949, S. 951); Small Business Taxpayer Bill of Rights Act of 2015 (H.R. 1828, S. 949); Taxpayer Bill of Rights Enhancement Act of 2015 (S. 1578); IRS determination letter program; IRS budget, IRS customer service; Kiddie Tax rules; Listed property issues - Removing computer equipment from the definition of listed property; Internet sales and use tax collection: Marketplace Fairness Act of 2015 (S. 698), Remote Transactions Parity Act of 2015 (H.R. 2775); Medical lodging deduction limitation with the allowable business per diem rates; Methods/Periods/Credits - Cost recovery issues/UNICAP (including Sections 168, 179 and 263A); Mischaracterized section 174 expenditures; Modification of Rev. Proc. 2004-34 and Treas. Reg. 1.451-5 concerning the deferral of advance payments; Research credit; Tangible property regulations; Amortization of certain research and experimental expenditures.; Amortization of certain advertising expenditures; Tax treatment of deferred revenue in taxable asset acquisitions; Revenue Procedure 2015-20, De minimis safe harbor limit; Accounting method changes for mischaracterized section 174 expenditures needing a section 481(a) adjustment and audit protection; Mileage rates for business expense, medical expense, moving expense and charitable contribution purposes; Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2015 (H.R. 2315 and S. 386); Net operating loss deduction; Pass-through Entities - Allow Subchapters K and S to Remain as Separate Subchapters; Retain the Flexibility of the Subchapter K Model (Including Special Allocations and Outside Basis for Partnership Level Debt); Retain the Check-the-Box Rules; Obtain Tax Rate Parity Between Pass-Through Business Entities and C Corporations; Repeal Section 1372: Partnership Rules to Apply for Fringe Benefit Purposes for S Corporations; Make Permanent the Reduced Recognition Period for Built-In Gains for S Corporations; Allow Full Consideration of Net Realized Built-In Loss for S Corporations; Make Remedial Allocations Mandatory for Partnerships with Greater than 5% Nonresident Alien Individuals as Partners; Eliminate the Section 751(b) Calculation on Disproportionate Distributions; Oppose Any Proposal for Tax Treatment of "Large" Partnerships as Corporations; Require Mandatory Adjustments to Basis of Partnership Property in Case of Transfer of Partnership Interests and Mandatory Adjustments to Basis of Undistributed Partnership Property; Allow Accumulated Earnings and Profits Withdrawal from S Corporations with Certainty; Reduce Realized Built-In Gains of S Corporations by the Amount of Accrued State Income Tax; Allow Incentive Deductions Permitted by the Internal Revenue Code to Flow Through to Taxpayers Without Basis Limitations; Repeal the Prohibition of Section 179(d)(4) for Estates/Trusts; Alternatively, Allow Pass-Through Entity Allocation and Amortization at the Estate /Trust Level; Charitable Contribution Deduction for Electing Small Business Trusts; Permanent Rule Regarding Basis Adjustment to Stock of S Corporations Making Charitable Contribution of Property; Allow an offset to the built-in gains tax for charitable contribution and foreign tax credit carryforwards from a C year; Add a new 120-day post-termination transition period beginning on the date that a taxpayer files an amended Form 1120S; Allow S corporations to have nonresident aliens as shareholders and potential current beneficiaries of electing small business trusts; Repeal section 1362(d)(3), which terminates an S election due to passive investment income that exceeds a certain threshold, or increase the passive investment income threshold of S corporations under section 1375(a)(2) from 25% to 60%; Extension of time for making S corporation elections; Partnership audits and adjustments; Allow the transfer of any partnership suspended losses to his/her spouse when spousal transfers under section 1041(a) take place; Clarify that husband and wife partnerships that are recognized under state law are eligible to elect Qualified Joint Venture status under section 761(f); Repeal section 708(b)(1)(B) relating to the technical terminations of partnerships; Retain existing safe harbors for allocation of shared partnership liabilities; Request for Guidance Regarding Worthless Stock Deductions Under Section 165(g) for S Corporations; Partnership Audit Simplification Act of 2015 (H.R. 2821); Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148) implementation and related issues; Health reimbursement arrangements: The Small Business Healthcare Relief Act (H.R. 2911 / S. 1697); Savings & Investments - Consolidate and simplify the multiple types of tax-favored retirement plans and the rules governing them; Eliminate Certain Nondiscrimination Tests on Employee Pre-tax and Roth Deferrals for 401(k) Plans, Matching Contributions; Eliminate the Top-Heavy Rules; Create a Uniform Rule Regarding the Determination of Basis in Distributions; Create a Uniform Attribution Rule; Create a Uniform Definition of Owners; Change the Required Minimum Distribution Rules During Life and Remove Half-Year Age References; Create Uniform Rules for Early Withdrawal Penalties; Elimination of Income Limits on Contributions to Roth IRAs; Inflation Adjustments for Roth IRA Contributions; Simplify the tax treatment of Roth individual retirement account contributions; SEPs; SIMPLE 401(k)s; Rules Related to Designated Roth Contributions; Repeal the requirement that benefits become fully vested upon a partial termination of a qualified retirement plan; Small Business Tax Compliance Relief Act of 2015 (S. 1827); The Self-Employment Contributions Act (SECA); Determination of net earnings from self-employment; Equalize the tax treatment between employees and self-employed individuals with respect to the deduction for health insurance costs in determining income subject to OASDI and HI taxes; Tax Reform (General) - Principles of Good Tax Policy; Tax extenders; Permanence of tax legislation; Tax administration and compliance - Amend the section 6051 reporting requirement to permit truncation of employee social security numbers; Clarification of six-year statute of limitations in case of overstatement of basis; Penalties (definition of tax shelters; significant purpose; reasonable cause exceptions; penalty for failure to file; penalty for failure to file correct information returns and provide payee statements; Form 3520 and 3520-A penalties; late filing penalties under sections 6698 and 6699; Form 5471 penalty relief); Pre-populated returns; Repeal the section 7122(c)(1) requirement to provide a 20% partial payment with a lump-sum offer in compromise; Section 9100 relief (administrative relief for missed statutory elections); Tax Administration Integrity Act (H.R. 3167); Tax rates and definitions - Consistent definitions in the Internal Revenue Code; Deduction for adjusted net capital gain; Elimination of surtaxes; Inflation-adjusting thresholds and amounts; Repeal of phase-ins/phase-outs; Simplified Income Tax Rate Structure; Tax return due dates (Public Law 114-41, the Surface Transportation and Veterans Health Care Choice Improvement Act of 2015);

Alternative minimum tax; Cash basis method of accounting; CPA representation of state-legal marijuana businesses; Tax Disaster Relief - National Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2015 (H.R. 3110 / S. 1795); Deductions for adjusted gross income (certain attorney fees and court costs); Education-related provisions; Estates & Trusts - Allow administrative relief for late portability, inter vivos qualified terminal interest property, and qualified revocable trust elections; Treat consistently all federal tax payments of trusts and estates; Amend section 67(e) to simplify the law and allow estates and nongrantor trusts to fully deduct the cost of complying with fiduciary duties in administering estates and trusts; Exempt from the filing requirement of section 6034(a) trusts with charitable deductions only from flow-through entities; Subject estates, certain qualified revocable trusts, and qualified disability trusts to the income tax and net investment income tax in the same manner as married persons filing separate returns; Require Form 1099 reporting of interest and dividends paid to charitable remainder trusts; Provide portability relief - Filing election/tax return15 months after death; Simplified Form 706 EZ; Surviving spouse elections; Foreign trust withholding credit to U.S. beneficiaries; Section 2801 estate tax expatriation guidance; Estate tax closing letters; Estate tax basis consistency reporting; Executive Compensation - Section 409A; Excise tax on excess tax-exempt organization executive compensation; Exempt Organizations - Form 990; Jeopardizing investments; Unrelated Business Income Tax (name and logo royalties treated as unrelated business taxable income; parity of charitable contribution limitation between trusts and corporations; increased specific deduction; qualified sponsorship payments); Penalties (increase in information return penalties; manager-level accuracy-related penalty on underpayment of unrelated business income tax); Tax Exempt Entities/Excise Taxes (modification of intermediate sanctions; modification of taxes on self-dealing; excise tax on failure to distribute within five years contribution to donor advised fund; repeal of exception for private operating foundation failure to distribute income; excise tax based on investment income of private colleges and universities); Supporting organizations; SSNs on EO tax forms; Foreign trusts - Compliance issues continuing monitoring/discussing; Withholding issues with FATCA for foreign trusts and U.S. beneficiaries; Health insurance deduction - Provide full deductibility of health insurance for small businesses; International Taxation - BEPs; Pending Income Tax Treaties and Protocols; Taxation of Foreign Income; IRS authority over tax return preparers and identity theft - Chairman's Mark of A Bill To Prevent Identity Theft And Tax Refund Fraud (JCX-108-15); Taxpayer Protection and Preparer Proficiency Act of 2015 (S. 137); Taxpayer Bill of Rights - Taxpayer Bill of Rights Act of 2015 (H.R. 1058, S. 949, S. 951); Small Business Taxpayer Bill of Rights Act of 2015 (H.R. 1828, S. 949); Taxpayer Bill of Rights Enhancement Act of 2015 (S. 1578); IRS determination letter program; IRS budget, IRS customer service; Kiddie Tax rules; Listed property issues - Removing computer equipment from the definition of listed property; Internet sales and use tax collection: Marketplace Fairness Act of 2015 (S. 698), Remote Transactions Parity Act of 2015 (H.R. 2775); Medical lodging deduction limitation with the allowable business per diem rates; Methods/Periods/Credits - Cost recovery issues/UNICAP (including Sections 168, 179 and 263A); Mischaracterized section 174 expenditures; Modification of Rev. Proc. 2004-34 and Treas. Reg. 1.451-5 concerning the deferral of advance payments; Research credit; Tangible property regulations; Amortization of certain research and experimental expenditures.; Amortization of certain advertising expenditures; Tax treatment of deferred revenue in taxable asset acquisitions; Revenue Procedure 2015-20, De minimis safe harbor limit; Accounting method changes for mischaracterized section 174 expenditures needing a section 481(a) adjustment and audit protection; Mileage rates for business expense, medical expense, moving expense and charitable contribution purposes; Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2015 (H.R. 2315 and S. 386); Net operating loss deduction; Pass-through Entities - Allow Subchapters K and S to Remain as Separate Subchapters; Retain the Flexibility of the Subchapter K Model (Including Special Allocations and Outside Basis for Partnership Level Debt); Retain the Check-the-Box Rules; Obtain Tax Rate Parity Between Pass-Through Business Entities and C Corporations; Repeal Section 1372: Partnership Rules to Apply for Fringe Benefit Purposes for S Corporations; Make Permanent the Reduced Recognition Period for Built-In Gains for S Corporations; Allow Full Consideration of Net Realized Built-In Loss for S Corporations; Make Remedial Allocations Mandatory for Partnerships with Greater than 5% Nonresident Alien Individuals as Partners; Eliminate the Section 751(b) Calculation on Disproportionate Distributions; Oppose Any Proposal for Tax Treatment of "Large" Partnerships as Corporations; Require Mandatory Adjustments to Basis of Partnership Property in Case of Transfer of Partnership Interests and Mandatory Adjustments to Basis of Undistributed Partnership Property; Allow Accumulated Earnings and Profits Withdrawal from S Corporations with Certainty; Reduce Realized Built-In Gains of S Corporations by the Amount of Accrued State Income Tax; Allow Incentive Deductions Permitted by the Internal Revenue Code to Flow Through to Taxpayers Without Basis Limitations; Repeal the Prohibition of Section 179(d)(4) for Estates/Trusts; Alternatively, Allow Pass-Through Entity Allocation and Amortization at the Estate /Trust Level; Charitable Contribution Deduction for Electing Small Business Trusts; Permanent Rule Regarding Basis Adjustment to Stock of S Corporations Making Charitable Contribution of Property; Allow an offset to the built-in gains tax for charitable contribution and foreign tax credit carryforwards from a C year; Add a new 120-day post-termination transition period beginning on the date that a taxpayer files an amended Form 1120S; Allow S corporations to have nonresident aliens as shareholders and potential current beneficiaries of electing small business trusts; Repeal section 1362(d)(3), which terminates an S election due to passive investment income that exceeds a certain threshold, or increase the passive investment income threshold of S corporations under section 1375(a)(2) from 25% to 60%; Extension of time for making S corporation elections; Partnership audits and adjustments; Allow the transfer of any partnership suspended losses to his/her spouse when spousal transfers under section 1041(a) take place; Clarify that husband and wife partnerships that are recognized under state law are eligible to elect Qualified Joint Venture status under section 761(f); Repeal section 708(b)(1)(B) relating to the technical terminations of partnerships; Retain existing safe harbors for allocation of shared partnership liabilities; Request for Guidance Regarding Worthless Stock Deductions Under Section 165(g) for S Corporations; Partnership Audit Simplification Act of 2015 (H.R. 2821); Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148) implementation and related issues; Health reimbursement arrangements: The Small Business Healthcare Relief Act (H.R. 2911 / S. 1697); Savings & Investments - Consolidate and simplify the multiple types of tax-favored retirement plans and the rules governing them; Eliminate Certain Nondiscrimination Tests on Employee Pre-tax and Roth Deferrals for 401(k) Plans, Matching Contributions; Eliminate the Top-Heavy Rules; Create a Uniform Rule Regarding the Determination of Basis in Distributions; Create a Uniform Attribution Rule; Create a Uniform Definition of Owners; Change the Required Minimum Distribution Rules During Life and Remove Half-Year Age References; Create Uniform Rules for Early Withdrawal Penalties; Elimination of Income Limits on Contributions to Roth IRAs; Inflation Adjustments for Roth IRA Contributions; Simplify the tax treatment of Roth individual retirement account contributions; SEPs; SIMPLE 401(k)s; Rules Related to Designated Roth Contributions; Repeal the requirement that benefits become fully vested upon a partial termination of a qualified retirement plan; Small Business Tax Compliance Relief Act of 2015 (S. 1827); The Self-Employment Contributions Act (SECA); Determination of net earnings from self-employment; Equalize the tax treatment between employees and self-employed individuals with respect to the deduction for health insurance costs in determining income subject to OASDI and HI taxes; Tax Reform (General) - Principles of Good Tax Policy; Tax extenders; Permanence of tax legislation; Tax administration and compliance - Amend the section 6051 reporting requirement to permit truncation of employee social security numbers; Clarification of six-year statute of limitations in case of overstatement of basis; Penalties (definition of tax shelters; significant purpose; reasonable cause exceptions; penalty for failure to file; penalty for failure to file correct information returns and provide payee statements; Form 3520 and 3520-A penalties; late filing penalties under sections 6698 and 6699; Form 5471 penalty relief); Pre-populated returns; Repeal the section 7122(c)(1) requirement to provide a 20% partial payment with a lump-sum offer in compromise; Section 9100 relief (administrative relief for missed statutory elections); Tax Administration Integrity Act (H.R. 3167); Tax rates and definitions - Consistent definitions in the Internal Revenue Code; Deduction for adjusted net capital gain; Elimination of surtaxes; Inflation-adjusting thresholds and amounts; Repeal of phase-ins/phase-outs; Simplified Income Tax Rate Structure; Tax return due dates (Public Law 114-41, the Surface Transportation and Veterans Health Care Choice Improvement Act of 2015);

Alternative minimum tax; Cash basis method of accounting; CPA representation of state-legal marijuana businesses; Tax Disaster Relief - National Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2015 (H.R. 3110 / S. 1795); Deductions for adjusted gross income (certain attorney fees and court costs); Education-related provisions; Estates & Trusts - Allow administrative relief for late portability, inter vivos qualified terminal interest property, and qualified revocable trust elections; Treat consistently all federal tax payments of trusts and estates; Amend section 67(e) to simplify the law and allow estates and nongrantor trusts to fully deduct the cost of complying with fiduciary duties in administering estates and trusts; Exempt from the filing requirement of section 6034(a) trusts with charitable deductions only from flow-through entities; Subject estates, certain qualified revocable trusts, and qualified disability trusts to the income tax and net investment income tax in the same manner as married persons filing separate returns; Require Form 1099 reporting of interest and dividends paid to charitable remainder trusts; Provide portability relief - Filing election/tax return15 months after death; Simplified Form 706 EZ; Surviving spouse elections; Foreign trust withholding credit to U.S. beneficiaries; Section 2801 estate tax expatriation guidance; Estate tax closing letters; Estate tax basis consistency reporting; Executive Compensation - Section 409A; Excise tax on excess tax-exempt organization executive compensation; Exempt Organizations - Form 990; Jeopardizing investments; Unrelated Business Income Tax (name and logo royalties treated as unrelated business taxable income; parity of charitable contribution limitation between trusts and corporations; increased specific deduction; qualified sponsorship payments); Penalties (increase in information return penalties; manager-level accuracy-related penalty on underpayment of unrelated business income tax); Tax Exempt Entities/Excise Taxes (modification of intermediate sanctions; modification of taxes on self-dealing; excise tax on failure to distribute within five years contribution to donor advised fund; repeal of exception for private operating foundation failure to distribute income; excise tax based on investment income of private colleges and universities); Supporting organizations; SSNs on EO tax forms; Foreign trusts - Compliance issues continuing monitoring/discussing; Withholding issues with FATCA for foreign trusts and U.S. beneficiaries; Health insurance deduction - Provide full deductibility of health insurance for small businesses; International Taxation - BEPs; Pending Income Tax Treaties and Protocols; Taxation of Foreign Income; IRS authority over tax return preparers and identity theft - Chairman's Mark of A Bill To Prevent Identity Theft And Tax Refund Fraud (JCX-108-15); Taxpayer Protection and Preparer Proficiency Act of 2015 (S. 137); Taxpayer Bill of Rights - Taxpayer Bill of Rights Act of 2015 (H.R. 1058, S. 949, S. 951); Small Business Taxpayer Bill of Rights Act of 2015 (H.R. 1828, S. 949); Taxpayer Bill of Rights Enhancement Act of 2015 (S. 1578); IRS determination letter program; IRS budget, IRS customer service; Kiddie Tax rules; Listed property issues - Removing computer equipment from the definition of listed property; Internet sales and use tax collection: Marketplace Fairness Act of 2015 (S. 698), Remote Transactions Parity Act of 2015 (H.R. 2775); Medical lodging deduction limitation with the allowable business per diem rates; Methods/Periods/Credits - Cost recovery issues/UNICAP (including Sections 168, 179 and 263A); Mischaracterized section 174 expenditures; Modification of Rev. Proc. 2004-34 and Treas. Reg. 1.451-5 concerning the deferral of advance payments; Research credit; Tangible property regulations; Amortization of certain research and experimental expenditures.; Amortization of certain advertising expenditures; Tax treatment of deferred revenue in taxable asset acquisitions; Revenue Procedure 2015-20, De minimis safe harbor limit; Accounting method changes for mischaracterized section 174 expenditures needing a section 481(a) adjustment and audit protection; Mileage rates for business expense, medical expense, moving expense and charitable contribution purposes; Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2015 (H.R. 2315 and S. 386); Net operating loss deduction; Pass-through Entities - Allow Subchapters K and S to Remain as Separate Subchapters; Retain the Flexibility of the Subchapter K Model (Including Special Allocations and Outside Basis for Partnership Level Debt); Retain the Check-the-Box Rules; Obtain Tax Rate Parity Between Pass-Through Business Entities and C Corporations; Repeal Section 1372: Partnership Rules to Apply for Fringe Benefit Purposes for S Corporations; Make Permanent the Reduced Recognition Period for Built-In Gains for S Corporations; Allow Full Consideration of Net Realized Built-In Loss for S Corporations; Make Remedial Allocations Mandatory for Partnerships with Greater than 5% Nonresident Alien Individuals as Partners; Eliminate the Section 751(b) Calculation on Disproportionate Distributions; Oppose Any Proposal for Tax Treatment of "Large" Partnerships as Corporations; Require Mandatory Adjustments to Basis of Partnership Property in Case of Transfer of Partnership Interests and Mandatory Adjustments to Basis of Undistributed Partnership Property; Allow Accumulated Earnings and Profits Withdrawal from S Corporations with Certainty; Reduce Realized Built-In Gains of S Corporations by the Amount of Accrued State Income Tax; Allow Incentive Deductions Permitted by the Internal Revenue Code to Flow Through to Taxpayers Without Basis Limitations; Repeal the Prohibition of Section 179(d)(4) for Estates/Trusts; Alternatively, Allow Pass-Through Entity Allocation and Amortization at the Estate /Trust Level; Charitable Contribution Deduction for Electing Small Business Trusts; Permanent Rule Regarding Basis Adjustment to Stock of S Corporations Making Charitable Contribution of Property; Allow an offset to the built-in gains tax for charitable contribution and foreign tax credit carryforwards from a C year; Add a new 120-day post-termination transition period beginning on the date that a taxpayer files an amended Form 1120S; Allow S corporations to have nonresident aliens as shareholders and potential current beneficiaries of electing small business trusts; Repeal section 1362(d)(3), which terminates an S election due to passive investment income that exceeds a certain threshold, or increase the passive investment income threshold of S corporations under section 1375(a)(2) from 25% to 60%; Extension of time for making S corporation elections; Partnership audits and adjustments; Allow the transfer of any partnership suspended losses to his/her spouse when spousal transfers under section 1041(a) take place; Clarify that husband and wife partnerships that are recognized under state law are eligible to elect Qualified Joint Venture status under section 761(f); Repeal section 708(b)(1)(B) relating to the technical terminations of partnerships; Retain existing safe harbors for allocation of shared partnership liabilities; Request for Guidance Regarding Worthless Stock Deductions Under Section 165(g) for S Corporations; Partnership Audit Simplification Act of 2015 (H.R. 2821); Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148) implementation and related issues; Health reimbursement arrangements: The Small Business Healthcare Relief Act (H.R. 2911 / S. 1697); Savings & Investments - Consolidate and simplify the multiple types of tax-favored retirement plans and the rules governing them; Eliminate Certain Nondiscrimination Tests on Employee Pre-tax and Roth Deferrals for 401(k) Plans, Matching Contributions; Eliminate the Top-Heavy Rules; Create a Uniform Rule Regarding the Determination of Basis in Distributions; Create a Uniform Attribution Rule; Create a Uniform Definition of Owners; Change the Required Minimum Distribution Rules During Life and Remove Half-Year Age References; Create Uniform Rules for Early Withdrawal Penalties; Elimination of Income Limits on Contributions to Roth IRAs; Inflation Adjustments for Roth IRA Contributions; Simplify the tax treatment of Roth individual retirement account contributions; SEPs; SIMPLE 401(k)s; Rules Related to Designated Roth Contributions; Repeal the requirement that benefits become fully vested upon a partial termination of a qualified retirement plan; Small Business Tax Compliance Relief Act of 2015 (S. 1827); The Self-Employment Contributions Act (SECA); Determination of net earnings from self-employment; Equalize the tax treatment between employees and self-employed individuals with respect to the deduction for health insurance costs in determining income subject to OASDI and HI taxes; Tax Reform (General) - Principles of Good Tax Policy; Tax extenders; Permanence of tax legislation; Tax administration and compliance - Amend the section 6051 reporting requirement to permit truncation of employee social security numbers; Clarification of six-year statute of limitations in case of overstatement of basis; Penalties (definition of tax shelters; significant purpose; reasonable cause exceptions; penalty for failure to file; penalty for failure to file correct information returns and provide payee statements; Form 3520 and 3520-A penalties; late filing penalties under sections 6698 and 6699; Form 5471 penalty relief); Pre-populated returns; Repeal the section 7122(c)(1) requirement to provide a 20% partial payment with a lump-sum offer in compromise; Section 9100 relief (administrative relief for missed statutory elections); Tax Administration Integrity Act (H.R. 3167); Tax rates and definitions - Consistent definitions in the Internal Revenue Code; Deduction for adjusted net capital gain; Elimination of surtaxes; Inflation-adjusting thresholds and amounts; Repeal of phase-ins/phase-outs; Simplified Income Tax Rate Structure; Tax return due dates (Public Law 114-41, the Surface Transportation and Veterans Health Care Choice Improvement Act of 2015);

Alternative minimum tax; Cash basis method of accounting; CPA representation of state-legal marijuana businesses; Tax Disaster Relief - National Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2015 (H.R. 3110 / S. 1795); Deductions for adjusted gross income (certain attorney fees and court costs); Education-related provisions; Estates & Trusts - Allow administrative relief for late portability, inter vivos qualified terminal interest property, and qualified revocable trust elections; Treat consistently all federal tax payments of trusts and estates; Amend section 67(e) to simplify the law and allow estates and nongrantor trusts to fully deduct the cost of complying with fiduciary duties in administering estates and trusts; Exempt from the filing requirement of section 6034(a) trusts with charitable deductions only from flow-through entities; Subject estates, certain qualified revocable trusts, and qualified disability trusts to the income tax and net investment income tax in the same manner as married persons filing separate returns; Require Form 1099 reporting of interest and dividends paid to charitable remainder trusts; Provide portability relief - Filing election/tax return15 months after death; Simplified Form 706 EZ; Surviving spouse elections; Foreign trust withholding credit to U.S. beneficiaries; Section 2801 estate tax expatriation guidance; Estate tax closing letters; Estate tax basis consistency reporting; Executive Compensation - Section 409A; Excise tax on excess tax-exempt organization executive compensation; Exempt Organizations - Form 990; Jeopardizing investments; Unrelated Business Income Tax (name and logo royalties treated as unrelated business taxable income; parity of charitable contribution limitation between trusts and corporations; increased specific deduction; qualified sponsorship payments); Penalties (increase in information return penalties; manager-level accuracy-related penalty on underpayment of unrelated business income tax); Tax Exempt Entities/Excise Taxes (modification of intermediate sanctions; modification of taxes on self-dealing; excise tax on failure to distribute within five years contribution to donor advised fund; repeal of exception for private operating foundation failure to distribute income; excise tax based on investment income of private colleges and universities); Supporting organizations; SSNs on EO tax forms; Foreign trusts - Compliance issues continuing monitoring/discussing; Withholding issues with FATCA for foreign trusts and U.S. beneficiaries; Health insurance deduction - Provide full deductibility of health insurance for small businesses; International Taxation - BEPs; Pending Income Tax Treaties and Protocols; Taxation of Foreign Income; IRS authority over tax return preparers and identity theft - Chairman's Mark of A Bill To Prevent Identity Theft And Tax Refund Fraud (JCX-108-15); Taxpayer Protection and Preparer Proficiency Act of 2015 (S. 137); Taxpayer Bill of Rights - Taxpayer Bill of Rights Act of 2015 (H.R. 1058, S. 949, S. 951); Small Business Taxpayer Bill of Rights Act of 2015 (H.R. 1828, S. 949); Taxpayer Bill of Rights Enhancement Act of 2015 (S. 1578); IRS determination letter program; IRS budget, IRS customer service; Kiddie Tax rules; Listed property issues - Removing computer equipment from the definition of listed property; Internet sales and use tax collection: Marketplace Fairness Act of 2015 (S. 698), Remote Transactions Parity Act of 2015 (H.R. 2775); Medical lodging deduction limitation with the allowable business per diem rates; Methods/Periods/Credits - Cost recovery issues/UNICAP (including Sections 168, 179 and 263A); Mischaracterized section 174 expenditures; Modification of Rev. Proc. 2004-34 and Treas. Reg. 1.451-5 concerning the deferral of advance payments; Research credit; Tangible property regulations; Amortization of certain research and experimental expenditures.; Amortization of certain advertising expenditures; Tax treatment of deferred revenue in taxable asset acquisitions; Revenue Procedure 2015-20, De minimis safe harbor limit; Accounting method changes for mischaracterized section 174 expenditures needing a section 481(a) adjustment and audit protection; Mileage rates for business expense, medical expense, moving expense and charitable contribution purposes; Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2015 (H.R. 2315 and S. 386); Net operating loss deduction; Pass-through Entities - Allow Subchapters K and S to Remain as Separate Subchapters; Retain the Flexibility of the Subchapter K Model (Including Special Allocations and Outside Basis for Partnership Level Debt); Retain the Check-the-Box Rules; Obtain Tax Rate Parity Between Pass-Through Business Entities and C Corporations; Repeal Section 1372: Partnership Rules to Apply for Fringe Benefit Purposes for S Corporations; Make Permanent the Reduced Recognition Period for Built-In Gains for S Corporations; Allow Full Consideration of Net Realized Built-In Loss for S Corporations; Make Remedial Allocations Mandatory for Partnerships with Greater than 5% Nonresident Alien Individuals as Partners; Eliminate the Section 751(b) Calculation on Disproportionate Distributions; Oppose Any Proposal for Tax Treatment of "Large" Partnerships as Corporations; Require Mandatory Adjustments to Basis of Partnership Property in Case of Transfer of Partnership Interests and Mandatory Adjustments to Basis of Undistributed Partnership Property; Allow Accumulated Earnings and Profits Withdrawal from S Corporations with Certainty; Reduce Realized Built-In Gains of S Corporations by the Amount of Accrued State Income Tax; Allow Incentive Deductions Permitted by the Internal Revenue Code to Flow Through to Taxpayers Without Basis Limitations; Repeal the Prohibition of Section 179(d)(4) for Estates/Trusts; Alternatively, Allow Pass-Through Entity Allocation and Amortization at the Estate /Trust Level; Charitable Contribution Deduction for Electing Small Business Trusts; Permanent Rule Regarding Basis Adjustment to Stock of S Corporations Making Charitable Contribution of Property; Allow an offset to the built-in gains tax for charitable contribution and foreign tax credit carryforwards from a C year; Add a new 120-day post-termination transition period beginning on the date that a taxpayer files an amended Form 1120S; Allow S corporations to have nonresident aliens as shareholders and potential current beneficiaries of electing small business trusts; Repeal section 1362(d)(3), which terminates an S election due to passive investment income that exceeds a certain threshold, or increase the passive investment income threshold of S corporations under section 1375(a)(2) from 25% to 60%; Extension of time for making S corporation elections; Partnership audits and adjustments; Allow the transfer of any partnership suspended losses to his/her spouse when spousal transfers under section 1041(a) take place; Clarify that husband and wife partnerships that are recognized under state law are eligible to elect Qualified Joint Venture status under section 761(f); Repeal section 708(b)(1)(B) relating to the technical terminations of partnerships; Retain existing safe harbors for allocation of shared partnership liabilities; Request for Guidance Regarding Worthless Stock Deductions Under Section 165(g) for S Corporations; Partnership Audit Simplification Act of 2015 (H.R. 2821); Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148) implementation and related issues; Health reimbursement arrangements: The Small Business Healthcare Relief Act (H.R. 2911 / S. 1697); Savings & Investments - Consolidate and simplify the multiple types of tax-favored retirement plans and the rules governing them; Eliminate Certain Nondiscrimination Tests on Employee Pre-tax and Roth Deferrals for 401(k) Plans, Matching Contributions; Eliminate the Top-Heavy Rules; Create a Uniform Rule Regarding the Determination of Basis in Distributions; Create a Uniform Attribution Rule; Create a Uniform Definition of Owners; Change the Required Minimum Distribution Rules During Life and Remove Half-Year Age References; Create Uniform Rules for Early Withdrawal Penalties; Elimination of Income Limits on Contributions to Roth IRAs; Inflation Adjustments for Roth IRA Contributions; Simplify the tax treatment of Roth individual retirement account contributions; SEPs; SIMPLE 401(k)s; Rules Related to Designated Roth Contributions; Repeal the requirement that benefits become fully vested upon a partial termination of a qualified retirement plan; Small Business Tax Compliance Relief Act of 2015 (S. 1827); The Self-Employment Contributions Act (SECA); Determination of net earnings from self-employment; Equalize the tax treatment between employees and self-employed individuals with respect to the deduction for health insurance costs in determining income subject to OASDI and HI taxes; Tax Reform (General) - Principles of Good Tax Policy; Tax extenders; Permanence of tax legislation; Tax administration and compliance - Amend the section 6051 reporting requirement to permit truncation of employee social security numbers; Clarification of six-year statute of limitations in case of overstatement of basis; Penalties (definition of tax shelters; significant purpose; reasonable cause exceptions; penalty for failure to file; penalty for failure to file correct information returns and provide payee statements; Form 3520 and 3520-A penalties; late filing penalties under sections 6698 and 6699; Form 5471 penalty relief); Pre-populated returns; Repeal the section 7122(c)(1) requirement to provide a 20% partial payment with a lump-sum offer in compromise; Section 9100 relief (administrative relief for missed statutory elections); Tax Administration Integrity Act (H.R. 3167); Tax rates and definitions - Consistent definitions in the Internal Revenue Code; Deduction for adjusted net capital gain; Elimination of surtaxes; Inflation-adjusting thresholds and amounts; Repeal of phase-ins/phase-outs; Simplified Income Tax Rate Structure; Tax return due dates (Public Law 114-41, the Surface Transportation and Veterans Health Care Choice Improvement Act of 2015);

Alternative minimum tax; Cash basis method of accounting; CPA representation of state-legal marijuana businesses; Tax Disaster Relief - National Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2015 (H.R. 3110 / S. 1795); Deductions for adjusted gross income (certain attorney fees and court costs); Education-related provisions; Estates & Trusts - Allow administrative relief for late portability, inter vivos qualified terminal interest property, and qualified revocable trust elections; Treat consistently all federal tax payments of trusts and estates; Amend section 67(e) to simplify the law and allow estates and nongrantor trusts to fully deduct the cost of complying with fiduciary duties in administering estates and trusts; Exempt from the filing requirement of section 6034(a) trusts with charitable deductions only from flow-through entities; Subject estates, certain qualified revocable trusts, and qualified disability trusts to the income tax and net investment income tax in the same manner as married persons filing separate returns; Require Form 1099 reporting of interest and dividends paid to charitable remainder trusts; Provide portability relief - Filing election/tax return15 months after death; Simplified Form 706 EZ; Surviving spouse elections; Foreign trust withholding credit to U.S. beneficiaries; Section 2801 estate tax expatriation guidance; Estate tax closing letters; Estate tax basis consistency reporting; Executive Compensation - Section 409A; Excise tax on excess tax-exempt organization executive compensation; Exempt Organizations - Form 990; Jeopardizing investments; Unrelated Business Income Tax (name and logo royalties treated as unrelated business taxable income; parity of charitable contribution limitation between trusts and corporations; increased specific deduction; qualified sponsorship payments); Penalties (increase in information return penalties; manager-level accuracy-related penalty on underpayment of unrelated business income tax); Tax Exempt Entities/Excise Taxes (modification of intermediate sanctions; modification of taxes on self-dealing; excise tax on failure to distribute within five years contribution to donor advised fund; repeal of exception for private operating foundation failure to distribute income; excise tax based on investment income of private colleges and universities); Supporting organizations; SSNs on EO tax forms; Foreign trusts - Compliance issues continuing monitoring/discussing; Withholding issues with FATCA for foreign trusts and U.S. beneficiaries; Health insurance deduction - Provide full deductibility of health insurance for small businesses; International Taxation - BEPs; Pending Income Tax Treaties and Protocols; Taxation of Foreign Income; IRS authority over tax return preparers and identity theft - Chairman's Mark of A Bill To Prevent Identity Theft And Tax Refund Fraud (JCX-108-15); Taxpayer Protection and Preparer Proficiency Act of 2015 (S. 137); Taxpayer Bill of Rights - Taxpayer Bill of Rights Act of 2015 (H.R. 1058, S. 949, S. 951); Small Business Taxpayer Bill of Rights Act of 2015 (H.R. 1828, S. 949); Taxpayer Bill of Rights Enhancement Act of 2015 (S. 1578); IRS determination letter program; IRS budget, IRS customer service; Kiddie Tax rules; Listed property issues - Removing computer equipment from the definition of listed property; Internet sales and use tax collection: Marketplace Fairness Act of 2015 (S. 698), Remote Transactions Parity Act of 2015 (H.R. 2775); Medical lodging deduction limitation with the allowable business per diem rates; Methods/Periods/Credits - Cost recovery issues/UNICAP (including Sections 168, 179 and 263A); Mischaracterized section 174 expenditures; Modification of Rev. Proc. 2004-34 and Treas. Reg. 1.451-5 concerning the deferral of advance payments; Research credit; Tangible property regulations; Amortization of certain research and experimental expenditures.; Amortization of certain advertising expenditures; Tax treatment of deferred revenue in taxable asset acquisitions; Revenue Procedure 2015-20, De minimis safe harbor limit; Accounting method changes for mischaracterized section 174 expenditures needing a section 481(a) adjustment and audit protection; Mileage rates for business expense, medical expense, moving expense and charitable contribution purposes; Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2015 (H.R. 2315 and S. 386); Net operating loss deduction; Pass-through Entities - Allow Subchapters K and S to Remain as Separate Subchapters; Retain the Flexibility of the Subchapter K Model (Including Special Allocations and Outside Basis for Partnership Level Debt); Retain the Check-the-Box Rules; Obtain Tax Rate Parity Between Pass-Through Business Entities and C Corporations; Repeal Section 1372: Partnership Rules to Apply for Fringe Benefit Purposes for S Corporations; Make Permanent the Reduced Recognition Period for Built-In Gains for S Corporations; Allow Full Consideration of Net Realized Built-In Loss for S Corporations; Make Remedial Allocations Mandatory for Partnerships with Greater than 5% Nonresident Alien Individuals as Partners; Eliminate the Section 751(b) Calculation on Disproportionate Distributions; Oppose Any Proposal for Tax Treatment of "Large" Partnerships as Corporations; Require Mandatory Adjustments to Basis of Partnership Property in Case of Transfer of Partnership Interests and Mandatory Adjustments to Basis of Undistributed Partnership Property; Allow Accumulated Earnings and Profits Withdrawal from S Corporations with Certainty; Reduce Realized Built-In Gains of S Corporations by the Amount of Accrued State Income Tax; Allow Incentive Deductions Permitted by the Internal Revenue Code to Flow Through to Taxpayers Without Basis Limitations; Repeal the Prohibition of Section 179(d)(4) for Estates/Trusts; Alternatively, Allow Pass-Through Entity Allocation and Amortization at the Estate /Trust Level; Charitable Contribution Deduction for Electing Small Business Trusts; Permanent Rule Regarding Basis Adjustment to Stock of S Corporations Making Charitable Contribution of Property; Allow an offset to the built-in gains tax for charitable contribution and foreign tax credit carryforwards from a C year; Add a new 120-day post-termination transition period beginning on the date that a taxpayer files an amended Form 1120S; Allow S corporations to have nonresident aliens as shareholders and potential current beneficiaries of electing small business trusts; Repeal section 1362(d)(3), which terminates an S election due to passive investment income that exceeds a certain threshold, or increase the passive investment income threshold of S corporations under section 1375(a)(2) from 25% to 60%; Extension of time for making S corporation elections; Partnership audits and adjustments; Allow the transfer of any partnership suspended losses to his/her spouse when spousal transfers under section 1041(a) take place; Clarify that husband and wife partnerships that are recognized under state law are eligible to elect Qualified Joint Venture status under section 761(f); Repeal section 708(b)(1)(B) relating to the technical terminations of partnerships; Retain existing safe harbors for allocation of shared partnership liabilities; Request for Guidance Regarding Worthless Stock Deductions Under Section 165(g) for S Corporations; Partnership Audit Simplification Act of 2015 (H.R. 2821); Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148) implementation and related issues; Health reimbursement arrangements: The Small Business Healthcare Relief Act (H.R. 2911 / S. 1697); Savings & Investments - Consolidate and simplify the multiple types of tax-favored retirement plans and the rules governing them; Eliminate Certain Nondiscrimination Tests on Employee Pre-tax and Roth Deferrals for 401(k) Plans, Matching Contributions; Eliminate the Top-Heavy Rules; Create a Uniform Rule Regarding the Determination of Basis in Distributions; Create a Uniform Attribution Rule; Create a Uniform Definition of Owners; Change the Required Minimum Distribution Rules During Life and Remove Half-Year Age References; Create Uniform Rules for Early Withdrawal Penalties; Elimination of Income Limits on Contributions to Roth IRAs; Inflation Adjustments for Roth IRA Contributions; Simplify the tax treatment of Roth individual retirement account contributions; SEPs; SIMPLE 401(k)s; Rules Related to Designated Roth Contributions; Repeal the requirement that benefits become fully vested upon a partial termination of a qualified retirement plan; Small Business Tax Compliance Relief Act of 2015 (S. 1827); The Self-Employment Contributions Act (SECA); Determination of net earnings from self-employment; Equalize the tax treatment between employees and self-employed individuals with respect to the deduction for health insurance costs in determining income subject to OASDI and HI taxes; Tax Reform (General) - Principles of Good Tax Policy; Tax extenders; Permanence of tax legislation; Tax administration and compliance - Amend the section 6051 reporting requirement to permit truncation of employee social security numbers; Clarification of six-year statute of limitations in case of overstatement of basis; Penalties (definition of tax shelters; significant purpose; reasonable cause exceptions; penalty for failure to file; penalty for failure to file correct information returns and provide payee statements; Form 3520 and 3520-A penalties; late filing penalties under sections 6698 and 6699; Form 5471 penalty relief); Pre-populated returns; Repeal the section 7122(c)(1) requirement to provide a 20% partial payment with a lump-sum offer in compromise; Section 9100 relief (administrative relief for missed statutory elections); Tax Administration Integrity Act (H.R. 3167); Tax rates and definitions - Consistent definitions in the Internal Revenue Code; Deduction for adjusted net capital gain; Elimination of surtaxes; Inflation-adjusting thresholds and amounts; Repeal of phase-ins/phase-outs; Simplified Income Tax Rate Structure; Tax return due dates (Public Law 114-41, the Surface Transportation and Veterans Health Care Choice Improvement Act of 2015);

Alternative minimum tax; Cash basis method of accounting; CPA representation of state-legal marijuana businesses; Tax Disaster Relief - National Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2015 (H.R. 3110 / S. 1795); Deductions for adjusted gross income (certain attorney fees and court costs); Education-related provisions; Estates & Trusts - Allow administrative relief for late portability, inter vivos qualified terminal interest property, and qualified revocable trust elections; Treat consistently all federal tax payments of trusts and estates; Amend section 67(e) to simplify the law and allow estates and nongrantor trusts to fully deduct the cost of complying with fiduciary duties in administering estates and trusts; Exempt from the filing requirement of section 6034(a) trusts with charitable deductions only from flow-through entities; Subject estates, certain qualified revocable trusts, and qualified disability trusts to the income tax and net investment income tax in the same manner as married persons filing separate returns; Require Form 1099 reporting of interest and dividends paid to charitable remainder trusts; Provide portability relief - Filing election/tax return15 months after death; Simplified Form 706 EZ; Surviving spouse elections; Foreign trust withholding credit to U.S. beneficiaries; Section 2801 estate tax expatriation guidance; Estate tax closing letters; Estate tax basis consistency reporting; Executive Compensation - Section 409A; Excise tax on excess tax-exempt organization executive compensation; Exempt Organizations - Form 990; Jeopardizing investments; Unrelated Business Income Tax (name and logo royalties treated as unrelated business taxable income; parity of charitable contribution limitation between trusts and corporations; increased specific deduction; qualified sponsorship payments); Penalties (increase in information return penalties; manager-level accuracy-related penalty on underpayment of unrelated business income tax); Tax Exempt Entities/Excise Taxes (modification of intermediate sanctions; modification of taxes on self-dealing; excise tax on failure to distribute within five years contribution to donor advised fund; repeal of exception for private operating foundation failure to distribute income; excise tax based on investment income of private colleges and universities); Supporting organizations; SSNs on EO tax forms; Foreign trusts - Compliance issues continuing monitoring/discussing; Withholding issues with FATCA for foreign trusts and U.S. beneficiaries; Health insurance deduction - Provide full deductibility of health insurance for small businesses; International Taxation - BEPs; Pending Income Tax Treaties and Protocols; Taxation of Foreign Income; IRS authority over tax return preparers and identity theft - Chairman's Mark of A Bill To Prevent Identity Theft And Tax Refund Fraud (JCX-108-15); Taxpayer Protection and Preparer Proficiency Act of 2015 (S. 137); Taxpayer Bill of Rights - Taxpayer Bill of Rights Act of 2015 (H.R. 1058, S. 949, S. 951); Small Business Taxpayer Bill of Rights Act of 2015 (H.R. 1828, S. 949); Taxpayer Bill of Rights Enhancement Act of 2015 (S. 1578); IRS determination letter program; IRS budget, IRS customer service; Kiddie Tax rules; Listed property issues - Removing computer equipment from the definition of listed property; Internet sales and use tax collection: Marketplace Fairness Act of 2015 (S. 698), Remote Transactions Parity Act of 2015 (H.R. 2775); Medical lodging deduction limitation with the allowable business per diem rates; Methods/Periods/Credits - Cost recovery issues/UNICAP (including Sections 168, 179 and 263A); Mischaracterized section 174 expenditures; Modification of Rev. Proc. 2004-34 and Treas. Reg. 1.451-5 concerning the deferral of advance payments; Research credit; Tangible property regulations; Amortization of certain research and experimental expenditures.; Amortization of certain advertising expenditures; Tax treatment of deferred revenue in taxable asset acquisitions; Revenue Procedure 2015-20, De minimis safe harbor limit; Accounting method changes for mischaracterized section 174 expenditures needing a section 481(a) adjustment and audit protection; Mileage rates for business expense, medical expense, moving expense and charitable contribution purposes; Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2015 (H.R. 2315 and S. 386); Net operating loss deduction; Pass-through Entities - Allow Subchapters K and S to Remain as Separate Subchapters; Retain the Flexibility of the Subchapter K Model (Including Special Allocations and Outside Basis for Partnership Level Debt); Retain the Check-the-Box Rules; Obtain Tax Rate Parity Between Pass-Through Business Entities and C Corporations; Repeal Section 1372: Partnership Rules to Apply for Fringe Benefit Purposes for S Corporations; Make Permanent the Reduced Recognition Period for Built-In Gains for S Corporations; Allow Full Consideration of Net Realized Built-In Loss for S Corporations; Make Remedial Allocations Mandatory for Partnerships with Greater than 5% Nonresident Alien Individuals as Partners; Eliminate the Section 751(b) Calculation on Disproportionate Distributions; Oppose Any Proposal for Tax Treatment of "Large" Partnerships as Corporations; Require Mandatory Adjustments to Basis of Partnership Property in Case of Transfer of Partnership Interests and Mandatory Adjustments to Basis of Undistributed Partnership Property; Allow Accumulated Earnings and Profits Withdrawal from S Corporations with Certainty; Reduce Realized Built-In Gains of S Corporations by the Amount of Accrued State Income Tax; Allow Incentive Deductions Permitted by the Internal Revenue Code to Flow Through to Taxpayers Without Basis Limitations; Repeal the Prohibition of Section 179(d)(4) for Estates/Trusts; Alternatively, Allow Pass-Through Entity Allocation and Amortization at the Estate /Trust Level; Charitable Contribution Deduction for Electing Small Business Trusts; Permanent Rule Regarding Basis Adjustment to Stock of S Corporations Making Charitable Contribution of Property; Allow an offset to the built-in gains tax for charitable contribution and foreign tax credit carryforwards from a C year; Add a new 120-day post-termination transition period beginning on the date that a taxpayer files an amended Form 1120S; Allow S corporations to have nonresident aliens as shareholders and potential current beneficiaries of electing small business trusts; Repeal section 1362(d)(3), which terminates an S election due to passive investment income that exceeds a certain threshold, or increase the passive investment income threshold of S corporations under section 1375(a)(2) from 25% to 60%; Extension of time for making S corporation elections; Partnership audits and adjustments; Allow the transfer of any partnership suspended losses to his/her spouse when spousal transfers under section 1041(a) take place; Clarify that husband and wife partnerships that are recognized under state law are eligible to elect Qualified Joint Venture status under section 761(f); Repeal section 708(b)(1)(B) relating to the technical terminations of partnerships; Retain existing safe harbors for allocation of shared partnership liabilities; Request for Guidance Regarding Worthless Stock Deductions Under Section 165(g) for S Corporations; Partnership Audit Simplification Act of 2015 (H.R. 2821); Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148) implementation and related issues; Health reimbursement arrangements: The Small Business Healthcare Relief Act (H.R. 2911 / S. 1697); Savings & Investments - Consolidate and simplify the multiple types of tax-favored retirement plans and the rules governing them; Eliminate Certain Nondiscrimination Tests on Employee Pre-tax and Roth Deferrals for 401(k) Plans, Matching Contributions; Eliminate the Top-Heavy Rules; Create a Uniform Rule Regarding the Determination of Basis in Distributions; Create a Uniform Attribution Rule; Create a Uniform Definition of Owners; Change the Required Minimum Distribution Rules During Life and Remove Half-Year Age References; Create Uniform Rules for Early Withdrawal Penalties; Elimination of Income Limits on Contributions to Roth IRAs; Inflation Adjustments for Roth IRA Contributions; Simplify the tax treatment of Roth individual retirement account contributions; SEPs; SIMPLE 401(k)s; Rules Related to Designated Roth Contributions; Repeal the requirement that benefits become fully vested upon a partial termination of a qualified retirement plan; Small Business Tax Compliance Relief Act of 2015 (S. 1827); The Self-Employment Contributions Act (SECA); Determination of net earnings from self-employment; Equalize the tax treatment between employees and self-employed individuals with respect to the deduction for health insurance costs in determining income subject to OASDI and HI taxes; Tax Reform (General) - Principles of Good Tax Policy; Tax extenders; Permanence of tax legislation; Tax administration and compliance - Amend the section 6051 reporting requirement to permit truncation of employee social security numbers; Clarification of six-year statute of limitations in case of overstatement of basis; Penalties (definition of tax shelters; significant purpose; reasonable cause exceptions; penalty for failure to file; penalty for failure to file correct information returns and provide payee statements; Form 3520 and 3520-A penalties; late filing penalties under sections 6698 and 6699; Form 5471 penalty relief); Pre-populated returns; Repeal the section 7122(c)(1) requirement to provide a 20% partial payment with a lump-sum offer in compromise; Section 9100 relief (administrative relief for missed statutory elections); Tax Administration Integrity Act (H.R. 3167); Tax rates and definitions - Consistent definitions in the Internal Revenue Code; Deduction for adjusted net capital gain; Elimination of surtaxes; Inflation-adjusting thresholds and amounts; Repeal of phase-ins/phase-outs; Simplified Income Tax Rate Structure; Tax return due dates (Public Law 114-41, the Surface Transportation and Veterans Health Care Choice Improvement Act of 2015);

Alternative minimum tax; Cash basis method of accounting; CPA representation of state-legal marijuana businesses; Tax Disaster Relief - National Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2015 (H.R. 3110 / S. 1795); Deductions for adjusted gross income (certain attorney fees and court costs); Education-related provisions; Estates & Trusts - Allow administrative relief for late portability, inter vivos qualified terminal interest property, and qualified revocable trust elections; Treat consistently all federal tax payments of trusts and estates; Amend section 67(e) to simplify the law and allow estates and nongrantor trusts to fully deduct the cost of complying with fiduciary duties in administering estates and trusts; Exempt from the filing requirement of section 6034(a) trusts with charitable deductions only from flow-through entities; Subject estates, certain qualified revocable trusts, and qualified disability trusts to the income tax and net investment income tax in the same manner as married persons filing separate returns; Require Form 1099 reporting of interest and dividends paid to charitable remainder trusts; Provide portability relief - Filing election/tax return15 months after death; Simplified Form 706 EZ; Surviving spouse elections; Foreign trust withholding credit to U.S. beneficiaries; Section 2801 estate tax expatriation guidance; Estate tax closing letters; Estate tax basis consistency reporting; Executive Compensation - Section 409A; Excise tax on excess tax-exempt organization executive compensation; Exempt Organizations - Form 990; Jeopardizing investments; Unrelated Business Income Tax (name and logo royalties treated as unrelated business taxable income; parity of charitable contribution limitation between trusts and corporations; increased specific deduction; qualified sponsorship payments); Penalties (increase in information return penalties; manager-level accuracy-related penalty on underpayment of unrelated business income tax); Tax Exempt Entities/Excise Taxes (modification of intermediate sanctions; modification of taxes on self-dealing; excise tax on failure to distribute within five years contribution to donor advised fund; repeal of exception for private operating foundation failure to distribute income; excise tax based on investment income of private colleges and universities); Supporting organizations; SSNs on EO tax forms; Foreign trusts - Compliance issues continuing monitoring/discussing; Withholding issues with FATCA for foreign trusts and U.S. beneficiaries; Health insurance deduction - Provide full deductibility of health insurance for small businesses; International Taxation - BEPs; Pending Income Tax Treaties and Protocols; Taxation of Foreign Income; IRS authority over tax return preparers and identity theft - Chairman's Mark of A Bill To Prevent Identity Theft And Tax Refund Fraud (JCX-108-15); Taxpayer Protection and Preparer Proficiency Act of 2015 (S. 137); Taxpayer Bill of Rights - Taxpayer Bill of Rights Act of 2015 (H.R. 1058, S. 949, S. 951); Small Business Taxpayer Bill of Rights Act of 2015 (H.R. 1828, S. 949); Taxpayer Bill of Rights Enhancement Act of 2015 (S. 1578); IRS determination letter program; IRS budget, IRS customer service; Kiddie Tax rules; Listed property issues - Removing computer equipment from the definition of listed property; Internet sales and use tax collection: Marketplace Fairness Act of 2015 (S. 698), Remote Transactions Parity Act of 2015 (H.R. 2775); Medical lodging deduction limitation with the allowable business per diem rates; Methods/Periods/Credits - Cost recovery issues/UNICAP (including Sections 168, 179 and 263A); Mischaracterized section 174 expenditures; Modification of Rev. Proc. 2004-34 and Treas. Reg. 1.451-5 concerning the deferral of advance payments; Research credit; Tangible property regulations; Amortization of certain research and experimental expenditures.; Amortization of certain advertising expenditures; Tax treatment of deferred revenue in taxable asset acquisitions; Revenue Procedure 2015-20, De minimis safe harbor limit; Accounting method changes for mischaracterized section 174 expenditures needing a section 481(a) adjustment and audit protection; Mileage rates for business expense, medical expense, moving expense and charitable contribution purposes; Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2015 (H.R. 2315 and S. 386); Net operating loss deduction; Pass-through Entities - Allow Subchapters K and S to Remain as Separate Subchapters; Retain the Flexibility of the Subchapter K Model (Including Special Allocations and Outside Basis for Partnership Level Debt); Retain the Check-the-Box Rules; Obtain Tax Rate Parity Between Pass-Through Business Entities and C Corporations; Repeal Section 1372: Partnership Rules to Apply for Fringe Benefit Purposes for S Corporations; Make Permanent the Reduced Recognition Period for Built-In Gains for S Corporations; Allow Full Consideration of Net Realized Built-In Loss for S Corporations; Make Remedial Allocations Mandatory for Partnerships with Greater than 5% Nonresident Alien Individuals as Partners; Eliminate the Section 751(b) Calculation on Disproportionate Distributions; Oppose Any Proposal for Tax Treatment of "Large" Partnerships as Corporations; Require Mandatory Adjustments to Basis of Partnership Property in Case of Transfer of Partnership Interests and Mandatory Adjustments to Basis of Undistributed Partnership Property; Allow Accumulated Earnings and Profits Withdrawal from S Corporations with Certainty; Reduce Realized Built-In Gains of S Corporations by the Amount of Accrued State Income Tax; Allow Incentive Deductions Permitted by the Internal Revenue Code to Flow Through to Taxpayers Without Basis Limitations; Repeal the Prohibition of Section 179(d)(4) for Estates/Trusts; Alternatively, Allow Pass-Through Entity Allocation and Amortization at the Estate /Trust Level; Charitable Contribution Deduction for Electing Small Business Trusts; Permanent Rule Regarding Basis Adjustment to Stock of S Corporations Making Charitable Contribution of Property; Allow an offset to the built-in gains tax for charitable contribution and foreign tax credit carryforwards from a C year; Add a new 120-day post-termination transition period beginning on the date that a taxpayer files an amended Form 1120S; Allow S corporations to have nonresident aliens as shareholders and potential current beneficiaries of electing small business trusts; Repeal section 1362(d)(3), which terminates an S election due to passive investment income that exceeds a certain threshold, or increase the passive investment income threshold of S corporations under section 1375(a)(2) from 25% to 60%; Extension of time for making S corporation elections; Partnership audits and adjustments; Allow the transfer of any partnership suspended losses to his/her spouse when spousal transfers under section 1041(a) take place; Clarify that husband and wife partnerships that are recognized under state law are eligible to elect Qualified Joint Venture status under section 761(f); Repeal section 708(b)(1)(B) relating to the technical terminations of partnerships; Retain existing safe harbors for allocation of shared partnership liabilities; Request for Guidance Regarding Worthless Stock Deductions Under Section 165(g) for S Corporations; Partnership Audit Simplification Act of 2015 (H.R. 2821); Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148) implementation and related issues; Health reimbursement arrangements: The Small Business Healthcare Relief Act (H.R. 2911 / S. 1697); Savings & Investments - Consolidate and simplify the multiple types of tax-favored retirement plans and the rules governing them; Eliminate Certain Nondiscrimination Tests on Employee Pre-tax and Roth Deferrals for 401(k) Plans, Matching Contributions; Eliminate the Top-Heavy Rules; Create a Uniform Rule Regarding the Determination of Basis in Distributions; Create a Uniform Attribution Rule; Create a Uniform Definition of Owners; Change the Required Minimum Distribution Rules During Life and Remove Half-Year Age References; Create Uniform Rules for Early Withdrawal Penalties; Elimination of Income Limits on Contributions to Roth IRAs; Inflation Adjustments for Roth IRA Contributions; Simplify the tax treatment of Roth individual retirement account contributions; SEPs; SIMPLE 401(k)s; Rules Related to Designated Roth Contributions; Repeal the requirement that benefits become fully vested upon a partial termination of a qualified retirement plan; Small Business Tax Compliance Relief Act of 2015 (S. 1827); The Self-Employment Contributions Act (SECA); Determination of net earnings from self-employment; Equalize the tax treatment between employees and self-employed individuals with respect to the deduction for health insurance costs in determining income subject to OASDI and HI taxes; Tax Reform (General) - Principles of Good Tax Policy; Tax extenders; Permanence of tax legislation; Tax administration and compliance - Amend the section 6051 reporting requirement to permit truncation of employee social security numbers; Clarification of six-year statute of limitations in case of overstatement of basis; Penalties (definition of tax shelters; significant purpose; reasonable cause exceptions; penalty for failure to file; penalty for failure to file correct information returns and provide payee statements; Form 3520 and 3520-A penalties; late filing penalties under sections 6698 and 6699; Form 5471 penalty relief); Pre-populated returns; Repeal the section 7122(c)(1) requirement to provide a 20% partial payment with a lump-sum offer in compromise; Section 9100 relief (administrative relief for missed statutory elections); Tax Administration Integrity Act (H.R. 3167); Tax rates and definitions - Consistent definitions in the Internal Revenue Code; Deduction for adjusted net capital gain; Elimination of surtaxes; Inflation-adjusting thresholds and amounts; Repeal of phase-ins/phase-outs; Simplified Income Tax Rate Structure; Tax return due dates (Public Law 114-41, the Surface Transportation and Veterans Health Care Choice Improvement Act of 2015);

Alternative minimum tax; Cash basis method of accounting; CPA representation of state-legal marijuana businesses; Tax Disaster Relief - National Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2015 (H.R. 3110 / S. 1795); Deductions for adjusted gross income (certain attorney fees and court costs); Education-related provisions; Estates & Trusts - Allow administrative relief for late portability, inter vivos qualified terminal interest property, and qualified revocable trust elections; Treat consistently all federal tax payments of trusts and estates; Amend section 67(e) to simplify the law and allow estates and nongrantor trusts to fully deduct the cost of complying with fiduciary duties in administering estates and trusts; Exempt from the filing requirement of section 6034(a) trusts with charitable deductions only from flow-through entities; Subject estates, certain qualified revocable trusts, and qualified disability trusts to the income tax and net investment income tax in the same manner as married persons filing separate returns; Require Form 1099 reporting of interest and dividends paid to charitable remainder trusts; Provide portability relief - Filing election/tax return15 months after death; Simplified Form 706 EZ; Surviving spouse elections; Foreign trust withholding credit to U.S. beneficiaries; Section 2801 estate tax expatriation guidance; Estate tax closing letters; Estate tax basis consistency reporting; Executive Compensation - Section 409A; Excise tax on excess tax-exempt organization executive compensation; Exempt Organizations - Form 990; Jeopardizing investments; Unrelated Business Income Tax (name and logo royalties treated as unrelated business taxable income; parity of charitable contribution limitation between trusts and corporations; increased specific deduction; qualified sponsorship payments); Penalties (increase in information return penalties; manager-level accuracy-related penalty on underpayment of unrelated business income tax); Tax Exempt Entities/Excise Taxes (modification of intermediate sanctions; modification of taxes on self-dealing; excise tax on failure to distribute within five years contribution to donor advised fund; repeal of exception for private operating foundation failure to distribute income; excise tax based on investment income of private colleges and universities); Supporting organizations; SSNs on EO tax forms; Foreign trusts - Compliance issues continuing monitoring/discussing; Withholding issues with FATCA for foreign trusts and U.S. beneficiaries; Health insurance deduction - Provide full deductibility of health insurance for small businesses; International Taxation - BEPs; Pending Income Tax Treaties and Protocols; Taxation of Foreign Income; IRS authority over tax return preparers and identity theft - Chairman's Mark of A Bill To Prevent Identity Theft And Tax Refund Fraud (JCX-108-15); Taxpayer Protection and Preparer Proficiency Act of 2015 (S. 137); Taxpayer Bill of Rights - Taxpayer Bill of Rights Act of 2015 (H.R. 1058, S. 949, S. 951); Small Business Taxpayer Bill of Rights Act of 2015 (H.R. 1828, S. 949); Taxpayer Bill of Rights Enhancement Act of 2015 (S. 1578); IRS determination letter program; IRS budget, IRS customer service; Kiddie Tax rules; Listed property issues - Removing computer equipment from the definition of listed property; Internet sales and use tax collection: Marketplace Fairness Act of 2015 (S. 698), Remote Transactions Parity Act of 2015 (H.R. 2775); Medical lodging deduction limitation with the allowable business per diem rates; Methods/Periods/Credits - Cost recovery issues/UNICAP (including Sections 168, 179 and 263A); Mischaracterized section 174 expenditures; Modification of Rev. Proc. 2004-34 and Treas. Reg. 1.451-5 concerning the deferral of advance payments; Research credit; Tangible property regulations; Amortization of certain research and experimental expenditures.; Amortization of certain advertising expenditures; Tax treatment of deferred revenue in taxable asset acquisitions; Revenue Procedure 2015-20, De minimis safe harbor limit; Accounting method changes for mischaracterized section 174 expenditures needing a section 481(a) adjustment and audit protection; Mileage rates for business expense, medical expense, moving expense and charitable contribution purposes; Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2015 (H.R. 2315 and S. 386); Net operating loss deduction; Pass-through Entities - Allow Subchapters K and S to Remain as Separate Subchapters; Retain the Flexibility of the Subchapter K Model (Including Special Allocations and Outside Basis for Partnership Level Debt); Retain the Check-the-Box Rules; Obtain Tax Rate Parity Between Pass-Through Business Entities and C Corporations; Repeal Section 1372: Partnership Rules to Apply for Fringe Benefit Purposes for S Corporations; Make Permanent the Reduced Recognition Period for Built-In Gains for S Corporations; Allow Full Consideration of Net Realized Built-In Loss for S Corporations; Make Remedial Allocations Mandatory for Partnerships with Greater than 5% Nonresident Alien Individuals as Partners; Eliminate the Section 751(b) Calculation on Disproportionate Distributions; Oppose Any Proposal for Tax Treatment of "Large" Partnerships as Corporations; Require Mandatory Adjustments to Basis of Partnership Property in Case of Transfer of Partnership Interests and Mandatory Adjustments to Basis of Undistributed Partnership Property; Allow Accumulated Earnings and Profits Withdrawal from S Corporations with Certainty; Reduce Realized Built-In Gains of S Corporations by the Amount of Accrued State Income Tax; Allow Incentive Deductions Permitted by the Internal Revenue Code to Flow Through to Taxpayers Without Basis Limitations; Repeal the Prohibition of Section 179(d)(4) for Estates/Trusts; Alternatively, Allow Pass-Through Entity Allocation and Amortization at the Estate /Trust Level; Charitable Contribution Deduction for Electing Small Business Trusts; Permanent Rule Regarding Basis Adjustment to Stock of S Corporations Making Charitable Contribution of Property; Allow an offset to the built-in gains tax for charitable contribution and foreign tax credit carryforwards from a C year; Add a new 120-day post-termination transition period beginning on the date that a taxpayer files an amended Form 1120S; Allow S corporations to have nonresident aliens as shareholders and potential current beneficiaries of electing small business trusts; Repeal section 1362(d)(3), which terminates an S election due to passive investment income that exceeds a certain threshold, or increase the passive investment income threshold of S corporations under section 1375(a)(2) from 25% to 60%; Extension of time for making S corporation elections; Partnership audits and adjustments; Allow the transfer of any partnership suspended losses to his/her spouse when spousal transfers under section 1041(a) take place; Clarify that husband and wife partnerships that are recognized under state law are eligible to elect Qualified Joint Venture status under section 761(f); Repeal section 708(b)(1)(B) relating to the technical terminations of partnerships; Retain existing safe harbors for allocation of shared partnership liabilities; Request for Guidance Regarding Worthless Stock Deductions Under Section 165(g) for S Corporations; Partnership Audit Simplification Act of 2015 (H.R. 2821); Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148) implementation and related issues; Health reimbursement arrangements: The Small Business Healthcare Relief Act (H.R. 2911 / S. 1697); Savings & Investments - Consolidate and simplify the multiple types of tax-favored retirement plans and the rules governing them; Eliminate Certain Nondiscrimination Tests on Employee Pre-tax and Roth Deferrals for 401(k) Plans, Matching Contributions; Eliminate the Top-Heavy Rules; Create a Uniform Rule Regarding the Determination of Basis in Distributions; Create a Uniform Attribution Rule; Create a Uniform Definition of Owners; Change the Required Minimum Distribution Rules During Life and Remove Half-Year Age References; Create Uniform Rules for Early Withdrawal Penalties; Elimination of Income Limits on Contributions to Roth IRAs; Inflation Adjustments for Roth IRA Contributions; Simplify the tax treatment of Roth individual retirement account contributions; SEPs; SIMPLE 401(k)s; Rules Related to Designated Roth Contributions; Repeal the requirement that benefits become fully vested upon a partial termination of a qualified retirement plan; Small Business Tax Compliance Relief Act of 2015 (S. 1827); The Self-Employment Contributions Act (SECA); Determination of net earnings from self-employment; Equalize the tax treatment between employees and self-employed individuals with respect to the deduction for health insurance costs in determining income subject to OASDI and HI taxes; Tax Reform (General) - Principles of Good Tax Policy; Tax extenders; Permanence of tax legislation; Tax administration and compliance - Amend the section 6051 reporting requirement to permit truncation of employee social security numbers; Clarification of six-year statute of limitations in case of overstatement of basis; Penalties (definition of tax shelters; significant purpose; reasonable cause exceptions; penalty for failure to file; penalty for failure to file correct information returns and provide payee statements; Form 3520 and 3520-A penalties; late filing penalties under sections 6698 and 6699; Form 5471 penalty relief); Pre-populated returns; Repeal the section 7122(c)(1) requirement to provide a 20% partial payment with a lump-sum offer in compromise; Section 9100 relief (administrative relief for missed statutory elections); Tax Administration Integrity Act (H.R. 3167); Tax rates and definitions - Consistent definitions in the Internal Revenue Code; Deduction for adjusted net capital gain; Elimination of surtaxes; Inflation-adjusting thresholds and amounts; Repeal of phase-ins/phase-outs; Simplified Income Tax Rate Structure; Tax return due dates (Public Law 114-41, the Surface Transportation and Veterans Health Care Choice Improvement Act of 2015);

Tax Reform, Tax Reform Act of 2014, Senate Finance Committee Tax Reform Discussion Drafts, H.R. 1, S. 1090, H.R. 2253; (e.g., alternative minimum tax (AMT), education incentives (H.R. 3393), information reporting, Real Time Tax System, earned income tax credit, phase-outs, Kiddie Tax, depreciation, retirement plan options, inflation adjustments, unused provisions deadwood, the Tax Gap, Section 9100 relief, and terms with multiple definitions in the Internal Revenue Code); Tax penalties (e.g., the definitionof tax shelters; significant purpose; reasonable cause exception to penalties under sections 6707A and 6662A; reasonable cause exception to the section 6676 penalty for erroneous claim for refund or credit; and Form 3520 and 3520-A penalties); Identity theft (e.g., truncated taxpayer identification numbers (TTINs) and S. 149, Stop Identity Theft Act of 2013 and H.R. 295; Identity Theft and Tax Fraud Prevention Act of 2013, S. 676); IRS authority over tax preparers, H.R. 1570; preparer tax identification numbers (PTIN) registration process; Cash basis method of accounting; Due dates of tax returns (H.R. 901 and S. 420); (e.g., six-month automatic extension for entire Form 990 series and other information, excise and income tax returns of exempt organizations); Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act (H.R. 1129, S. 1645); Permanent disaster relief; Hurricane Sandy Tax Relief, HR 2137; IRS weather-related impacts in filing due dates; Standardize the allowable mileage rates for business expense, medical expense and charitable contribution purposes; IRS Budget; Administrations fiscal year 2015 revenue proposals; Form 1099B and Form 8949; Form 1040 Questions on Schedule E relating to Form 1099 requirement; Guidance on tax issues for same-sex couples and registered domestic partners; Net investment income tax (Sec. 1411); Allow certain attorney fees and court costs as deductions for adjusted gross income (AGI); Clarify and simplify reporting of cancellation of debt income (Sec. 6050P); Provide parity for employees and self-employed individuals on the deduction of health insurance costs; Remove reference to section 332 from section 367(a)(i); Repeal the section 7122(c)(1) requirement to provide a 20 percent partial payment with a lump-sum offer in compromise; Allow transfer of partnership suspended losses to one another when spousal transfers under section 1041(a) tax place; Target allocations for partnerships; Clarify that husband and wife partnerships are recognized under state law are eligible to elect Qualified Joint Venture status under section 761(f); Allow an offset to the built-in gains tax for charitable contribution and foreign tax credit carryforwards from a C year; Add a new 120-day post-termination transition period (PTTP) beginning on the date that a taxpayer files an amended Form 1120S; Allow S corporations to have nonresident aliens as shareholders and potential current beneficiaries of electing small business trusts; Related party debt (proposed regulations on Sec. 752); Form 1120S; Repeal section 1362(d)(3), which terminates an S election due to passive investment income that exceeds a certain threshold, or increase the passive investment income (PII) threshold of S corporations under 1375(a)(2) from 25 percent to 60 percent; Qualified terminable interest property (QTIP) election relief; Treat consistently all federal tax payments of trusts and estates; 9100 relief; Mexican land trust (Fideicomisos); Amend section 67(e) to simplify the law and allow estates and nongrantor trusts to fully deduct the cost of complying with fiduciary duties in administering estates and trusts; Exempt from the filing requirement of section 6034(a) trusts with charitable deductions only from flow-through entities; Reinstate and make permanent the fair market value exception under section 512(b)(13) and remove the binding contract requirement; Expand the exception from section 509(f)(2), which prohibits an organization from qualifying for section 509(a)(3) status if it accepted certain gifts, to be consistent with the technical change made to section 4958(c)(3)(C); Form 990 and instructions; Form 3115; Interactive Form 1023; e-filing for exempt organizations; Public disclosure of information on exempt organization forms; Top-heavy rules; Repeal full vesting on partial termination of qualified retirement plans; Speaking with Government Accountability Office (GAO) on retirement plan sponsor reporting and disclosure requirements, and issues pertaining to electronic disclosure of content to participants; Mid-year amenders on safe harbor plans; Use of forfeitures on making certain qualified contributions; Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA); PFICs; Automatic penalties assessed on Form 5471; TD F 90-22.1, Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts (FBAR) and its e-filing requirements; The Retail Inventory Method; Rev. Proc. 97-27; Tangible personal property guidance repair regulations (Sec. 263A); Proposed Regulations to Amend the Definition of Research and Experimental Expenditures under Section 174; Estimated taxes for corporations and success based fees; Internal Revenue Services release in the delay of tax forms and abatement of penalties for late payment of tax; IRS preparer compliance visits; IRS e-signature standards; Uncertain tax positions (UTP); Sec. 7212; Individual taxpayer identification numbers (ITINs); Form 1099-K; Form 8937 (form used to report organizational actions affecting basis);Amended Forms 1099; IRS e-services; IRC section 1298 (f) filing requirements; Enrolled Agents, S. 1134, H.R. 2313; Affordable Care Act (e.g., Play or Pay rules; small business health care tax credit; information reporting by applicable large employers on health insurance coverage offered under employer-sponsored plans, and information reporting of minimum essential coverage); Interest Rate Determination Method (adjusted AFRs/Long-term tax-exempt rates); Estate Tax Expat Issues, S. 744; Rev. Proc. 99-6; Technical termination rules (Sec. 708, Sec. 197); State Sales Tax Collection/Marketplace Fairness Act (MFA), S. 336, S. 743, HR 684; Rev. Proc. 97-27 (non-automatic changes in method of accounting); Accounting method changes (Sec. 381); Extend expiring tax provisions; A de minimis threshold for small taxpayers (Sec. 382 NOL Limitation); Modifying the enhanced deduction rules for charitable contribution of inventory; Repeal of the anti-churning rules under sec. 197(f)(g); Modify the definition of W-2 wages for purposes of sec. 199; Modify the rules for capitalization and inclusion in inventory costs for certain expenses under section 263A; Allow an offset to the built-in gains tax for charitable contribution and foreign tax credit carryforwards from a C year; Add a new 120-day Post-Termination Transition Period (PTTP) beginning on the date that a taxpayer files an amended Form 1120S; Allow S corporations to have nonresident aliens as shareholders and potential current beneficiaries of electing small business trusts; Repeal section 1362(d)(3), whichterminates an S election due to passive investment income that exceeds a certain threshold, or increase the passive investment income (PII) threshold of S-corporations under section 1375(a)(2) from 25% to 60%; Repeal section 1372; Sec. 174 research and experimental expenditures; Department of the Treasury Priority Guidance Plan.

Tax Reform, Tax Reform Act of 2014, Senate Finance Committee Tax Reform Discussion Drafts, H.R. 1, S. 1090, H.R. 2253; (e.g., alternative minimum tax (AMT), education incentives (H.R. 3393), information reporting, Real Time Tax System, earned income tax credit, phase-outs, Kiddie Tax, depreciation, retirement plan options, inflation adjustments, unused provisions deadwood, the Tax Gap, Section 9100 relief, and terms with multiple definitions in the Internal Revenue Code), House Ways and Means Committee draft Tax Reform Act of 2014, small business pass-through tax reform; Tax penalties (e.g., the definition of tax shelters; significant purpose; reasonable cause exception to penalties under sections 6707A and 6662A; reasonable cause exception to the section 6676 penalty for erroneous claim for refund or credit; and Form 3520 and 3520-A penalties); Identity theft (e.g., truncated taxpayer identification numbers (TTINs) and S. 149, Stop Identity Theft Act of 2013 and H.R. 295; Identity Theft and Tax Fraud Prevention Act of 2013, S. 676); IRS authority over tax preparers, H.R. 1570 and potential amendment to Senate The Preserving Americas Transit and Highways Act; preparer tax identification numbers (PTIN) registration process, voluntary certification program; Cash basis method of accounting; Due dates of tax returns (H.R. 901 and S. 420); (e.g., six-month automatic extension for entire Form 990 series and other information, excise and income tax returns of exempt organizations); Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act (H.R. 1129, S. 1645); Permanent disaster relief; Hurricane Sandy Tax Relief, HR 2137; IRS weather-related impacts in filing due dates; Standardize the allowable mileage rates for business expense, medical expense and charitable contribution purposes; IRS Budget; Administrations fiscal year 2015 revenue proposals; Form 1099B and Form 8949; Form 1040 Questions on Schedule E relating to Form 1099 requirement; Guidance on tax issues for same-sex couples and registered domestic partners; Net investment income tax (Sec. 1411), threshold/bracket for estates for net-investment income tax and regular income tax, applicability of net investment income tax to bona fide residents of U.S. mirror tax code territories; Allow certain attorney fees and court costs as deductions for adjusted gross income (AGI); Clarify and simplify reporting of cancellation of debt income (Sec. 6050P); Provide parity for employees and self-employed individuals on the deduction of health insurance costs; Remove reference to section 332 from section 367(a)(i); Repeal the section 7122(c)(1) requirement to provide a 20 percent partial payment with a lump-sum offer in compromise; Allow transfer of partnership suspended losses to one another when spousal transfers under section 1041(a) tax place; Target allocations for partnerships; Clarify that husband and wife partnerships are recognized under state law are eligible to elect Qualified Joint Venture status under section 761(f); Allow an offset to the built-in gains tax for charitable contribution and foreign tax credit carryforwards from a C year; Add a new 120-day post-termination transition period (PTTP) beginning on the date that a taxpayer files an amended Form 1120S; Allow S corporations to have nonresident aliens as shareholders and potential current beneficiaries of electing small business trusts; Related party debt (proposed regulations on Sec. 752); Form 1120S; Repeal section 1362(d)(3), which terminates an S election due to passive investment income that exceeds a certain threshold, or increase the passive investment income (PII) threshold of S corporations under 1375(a)(2) from 25 percent to 60 percent; Qualified terminable interest property (QTIP) election relief; Treat consistently all federal tax payments of trusts and estates; 9100 relief; Mexican land trust (Fideicomisos); Amend section 67(e) to simplify the law and allow estates and nongrantor trusts to fully deduct the cost of complying with fiduciary duties in administering estates and trusts; Exempt from the filing requirement of section 6034(a) trusts with charitable deductions only from flow-through entities; Reinstate and make permanent the fair market value exception under section 512(b)(13) and remove the binding contract requirement; Expand the exception from section 509(f)(2), which prohibits an organization from qualifying for section 509(a)(3) status if it accepted certain gifts, to be consistent with the technical change made to section 4958(c)(3)(C); Form 990 and instructions; Form 3115; Interactive Form 1023; e-filing for exempt organizations; Public disclosure of information on exempt organization forms; Top-heavy rules; Repeal full vesting on partial termination of qualified retirement plans; Speaking with Government Accountability Office (GAO) on retirement plan sponsor reporting and disclosure requirements, and issues pertaining to electronic disclosure of content to participants; Mid-year amenders on safe harbor plans; Use of forfeitures on making certain qualified contributions; Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA); PFICs; Automatic penalties assessed on Form 5471; TD F 90-22.1, Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts (FBAR) and its e-filing requirements; The Retail Inventory Method; Rev. Proc. 97-27; Tangible personal property guidance repair regulations (Sec. 263A); Proposed Regulations to Amend the Definition of Research and Experimental Expenditures under Section 174; Estimated taxes for corporations and success based fees; Internal Revenue Services release in the delay of tax forms and abatement of penalties for late payment of tax; IRS preparer compliance visits; IRS e-signature standards; Uncertain tax positions (UTP); Sec. 7212; Individual taxpayer identification numbers (ITINs); Form 1099-K, credit card and receipts reconciliation; Form 8937 (form used to report organizational actions affecting basis);Amended Forms 1099; IRS e-services; IRC section 1298 (f) filing requirements; Enrolled Agents, S. 1134, H.R. 2313; Affordable Care Act (e.g., auto-enrollment issues; implementation issues; Play or Pay rules; small business health care tax credit; information reporting by applicable large employers on health insurance coverage offered under employer-sponsored plans, information reporting of minimum essential coverage, and related information and tax forms); Interest Rate Determination Method (adjusted AFRs/Long-term tax-exempt rates); Estate Tax Expat Issues, S. 744, immigration reform; Rev. Proc. 99-6; Technical termination rules (Sec. 708, Sec. 197); State Sales Tax Collection/Marketplace Fairness Act (MFA), S. 336, S. 743, HR 684; Rev. Proc. 97-27 (non-automatic changes in method of accounting); Accounting method changes (Sec. 381); Extend expiring tax provisions; A de minimis threshold for small taxpayers (Sec. 382 NOL Limitation); Modifying the enhanced deduction rules for charitable contribution of inventory; Repeal of the anti-churning rules under sec. 197(f)(g); Modify the definition of W-2 wages for purposes of sec. 199; Modify the rules for capitalization and inclusion in inventory costs for certain expenses under section 263A; Allow an offset to the built-in gains tax for charitable contribution and foreign tax credit carryforwards from a C year; Add a new 120-day Post-Termination Transition Period (PTTP) beginning on the date that a taxpayer files an amended Form 1120S; Allow S corporations to have nonresident aliens as shareholders and potential current beneficiaries of electing small business trusts; Repeal section 1362(d)(3), which terminates an S election due to passive investment income that exceeds a certain threshold, or increase the passive investment income (PII) threshold of S-corporations under section 1375(a)(2) from 25% to 60%; Repeal section 1372; Sec. 174 research and experimental expenditures; Department of the Treasury Priority Guidance Plan; Expired tax provisions (extenders); Tax treaties; Multi-State Worker Tax Fairness Act (H.R. 4085). .

Tax Reform, Tax Reform Act of 2014, Senate Finance Committee Tax Reform Discussion Drafts, Comprehensive Tax Reform Act of 2014, H.R. 1, S. 1090, H.R. 2253; (e.g., alternative minimum tax (AMT), education incentives (H.R. 3393), information reporting, Real Time Tax System, earned income tax credit, phase-outs, Kiddie Tax, depreciation, retirement plan options, inflation adjustments, unused provisions deadwood, the Tax Gap, Section 9100 relief, and terms with multiple definitions in the Internal Revenue Code), House Ways and Means Committee draft Tax Reform Act of 2014, small business pass-through tax reform; Tax penalties (e.g., the definition of tax shelters; significant purpose; reasonable cause exception to penalties under sections 6707A and 6662A; reasonable cause exception to the section 6676 penalty for erroneous claim for refund or credit; and Form 3520 and 3520-A penalties); Identity theft (e.g., truncated taxpayer identification numbers (TTINs) and S. 149, Stop Identity Theft Act of 2013 and H.R. 295; Identity Theft and Tax Fraud Prevention Act of 2013, S. 676; Tax Refund Theft Prevention Act of 2014, S. 2736); IRS authority over tax preparers, H.R. 1570 and potential amendment to Senate The Preserving Americas Transit and Highways Act; preparer tax identification numbers (PTIN) registration process, voluntary certification program; Cash basis method of accounting; Due dates of tax returns (H.R. 901 and S. 420); (e.g., six-month automatic extension for entire Form 990 series and other information, excise and income tax returns of exempt organizations); Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act (H.R. 1129, S. 1645); Permanent disaster relief; Hurricane Sandy Tax Relief, HR 2137; National Disaster Tax Relief Acto of 2014, S. 2634; IRS weather-related impacts in filing due dates; Standardize the allowable mileage rates for business expense, medical expense and charitable contribution purposes; IRS Budget; Administrations fiscal year 2015 revenue proposals; Form 1099B and Form 8949; Form 1040 Questions on Schedule E relating to Form 1099 requirement; Guidance on tax issues for same-sex couples and registered domestic partners; Net investment income tax (Sec. 1411), threshold/bracket for estates for net-investment income tax and regular income tax, applicability of net investment income tax to bona fide residents of U.S. mirror tax code territories; Allow certain attorney fees and court costs as deductions for adjusted gross income (AGI); Clarify and simplify reporting of cancellation of debt income (Sec. 6050P); Provide parity for employees and self-employed individuals on the deduction of health insurance costs; Remove reference to section 332 from section 367(a)(i); Repeal the section 7122(c)(1) requirement to provide a 20 percent partial payment with a lump-sum offer in compromise; Allow transfer of partnership suspended losses to one another when spousal transfers under section 1041(a) tax place; Target allocations for partnerships; Clarify that husband and wife partnerships are recognized under state law are eligible to elect Qualified Joint Venture status under section 761(f); Allow an offset to the built-in gains tax for charitable contribution and foreign tax credit carryforwards from a C year; Add a new 120-day post-termination transition period (PTTP) beginning on the date that a taxpayer files an amended Form 1120S; Allow S corporations to have nonresident aliens as shareholders and potential current beneficiaries of electing small business trusts; Related party debt (proposed regulations on Sec. 752); Form 1120S; Repeal section 1362(d)(3), which terminates an S election due to passive investment income that exceeds a certain threshold, or increase the passive investment income (PII) threshold of S corporations under 1375(a)(2) from 25 percent to 60 percent; Qualified terminable interest property (QTIP) election relief; Treat consistently all federal tax payments of trusts and estates; 9100 relief; Mexican land trust (Fideicomisos); Amend section 67(e) to simplify the law and allow estates and nongrantor trusts to fully deduct the cost of complying with fiduciary duties in administering estates and trusts; Exempt from the filing requirement of section 6034(a) trusts with charitable deductions only from flow-through entities; Reinstate and make permanent the fair market value exception under section 512(b)(13) and remove the binding contract requirement; Expand the exception from section 509(f)(2), which prohibits an organization from qualifying for section 509(a)(3) status if it accepted certain gifts, to be consistent with the technical change made to section 4958(c)(3)(C); Form 990 and instructions; Form 3115; Interactive Form 1023; e-filing for exempt organizations; Public disclosure of information on exempt organization forms; Top-heavy rules; Repeal full vesting on partial termination of qualified retirement plans; Speaking with Government Accountability Office (GAO) on retirement plan sponsor reporting and disclosure requirements, and issues pertaining to electronic disclosure of content to participants; Mid-year amenders on safe harbor plans; Use of forfeitures on making certain qualified contributions; Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA); PFICs; Automatic penalties assessed on Form 5471; TD F 90-22.1, Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts (FBAR) and its e-filing requirements; The Retail Inventory Method; Rev. Proc. 97-27; Tangible personal property guidance repair regulations (Sec. 263A); Proposed Regulations to Amend the Definition of Research and Experimental Expenditures under Section 174; Estimated taxes for corporations and success based fees; Internal Revenue Services release in the delay of tax forms and abatement of penalties for late payment of tax; IRS preparer compliance visits; IRS e-signature standards; Uncertain tax positions (UTP); Sec. 7212; Individual taxpayer identification numbers (ITINs); Form 1099-K, credit card and receipts reconciliation; Form 8937 (form used to report organizational actions affecting basis);Amended Forms 1099; IRS e-services; IRC section 1298 (f) filing requirements; Enrolled Agents, S. 1134, H.R. 2313; Affordable Care Act (e.g., auto-enrollment issues; implementation issues; Play or Pay rules; small business health care tax credit; information reporting by applicable large employers on health insurance coverage offered under employer-sponsored plans, information reporting of minimum essential coverage, and related information and tax forms); Interest Rate Determination Method (adjusted AFRs/Long-term tax-exempt rates); Estate Tax Expat Issues, S. 744, immigration reform; Rev. Proc. 99-6; Technical termination rules (Sec. 708, Sec. 197); State Sales Tax Collection/Marketplace Fairness Act (MFA), S. 336, S. 743, HR 684; Rev. Proc. 97-27 (non-automatic changes in method of accounting); Accounting method changes (Sec. 381); Extend expiring tax provisions; Tax Increase Prevention Act of 2014, H.R. 5771; A de minimis threshold for small taxpayers (Sec. 382 NOL Limitation); Modifying the enhanced deduction rules for charitable contribution of inventory; Repeal of the anti-churning rules under sec. 197(f)(g); Modify the definition of W-2 wages for purposes of sec. 199; Modify the rules for capitalization and inclusion in inventory costs for certain expenses under section 263A; Allow an offset to the built-in gains tax for charitable contribution and foreign tax credit carryforwards from a C year; Add a new 120-day Post-Termination Transition Period (PTTP) beginning on the date that a taxpayer files an amended Form 1120S; Allow S corporations to have nonresident aliens as shareholders and potential current beneficiaries of electing small business trusts; Repeal section 1362(d)(3), which terminates an S election due to passive investment income that exceeds a certain threshold, or increase the passive investment income (PII) threshold of S-corporations under section 1375(a)(2) from 25% to 60%; Repeal section 1372; Sec. 174 research and experimental expenditures; Department of the Treasury Priority Guidance Plan; Expired tax provisions (extenders); Tax treaties; Multi-State Worker Tax Fairness Act (H.R. 4085).

Tax Reform, Tax Reform Act of 2014, Senate Finance Committee Tax Reform Discussion Drafts, H.R. 1, S. 1090, H.R. 2253; (e.g., alternative minimum tax (AMT), education incentives (H.R. 3393), information reporting, Real Time Tax System, earned income tax credit, phase-outs, Kiddie Tax, depreciation, retirement plan options, inflation adjustments, unused provisions deadwood, the Tax Gap, Section 9100 relief, and terms with multiple definitions in the Internal Revenue Code), House Ways and MeansCommittee draft Tax Reform Act of 2014, small business pass-through tax reform; Tax penalties (e.g., the definition of tax shelters; significant purpose; reasonable cause exception to penalties under sections 6707A and 6662A; reasonable cause exception to the section 6676 penalty for erroneous claim for refund or credit; and Form 3520 and 3520-A penalties); Identity theft (e.g., truncated taxpayer identification numbers (TTINs) and S. 149, Stop Identity Theft Act of 2013 and H.R. 295; Identity Theft and Tax Fraud Prevention Act of 2013, S. 676); IRS authority over tax preparers, H.R. 1570 and potential amendment to Senate The Preserving Americas Transit and Highways Act; preparer tax identification numbers (PTIN) registration process, voluntary certification program; Cash basis method of accounting; Due dates of tax returns (H.R. 901 and S. 420); (e.g., six-month automatic extension for entire Form 990 series and other information, excise and income tax returns of exempt organizations); Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act (H.R. 1129, S. 1645); Permanent disaster relief; Hurricane Sandy Tax Relief, HR 2137; IRS weather-related impacts in filing due dates; Standardize the allowable mileage rates for business expense, medical expense and charitable contribution purposes; IRS Budget; Administrations fiscal year 2015 revenue proposals; Form 1099B and Form 8949; Form 1040 Questions on Schedule E relating to Form 1099 requirement; Guidance on tax issues for same-sex couples and registered domestic partners; Net investment income tax (Sec. 1411) , threshold/bracket for estates for net-investment income tax and regular income tax, applicability of net investment income tax to bona fide residents of U.S. mirror tax code territories; Allow certain attorney fees and court costs as deductions for adjusted gross income (AGI); Clarify and simplify reporting of cancellation of debt income (Sec. 6050P); Provide parity for employees and self-employed individuals on the deduction of health insurance costs; Remove reference to section 332 from section 367(a)(i); Repeal the section 7122(c)(1) requirement to provide a 20 percent partial payment with a lump-sum offer in compromise; Allow transfer of partnership suspended losses to one another when spousal transfers under section 1041(a) tax place; Target allocations for partnerships; Clarify that husband and wife partnerships are recognized under state law are eligible to elect Qualified Joint Venture status under section 761(f); Allow an offset to the built-in gains tax for charitable contribution and foreign tax credit carryforwards from a C year; Add a new 120-day post-termination transition period (PTTP) beginning on the date that a taxpayer files an amended Form 1120S; Allow S corporations to have nonresident aliens as shareholders and potential current beneficiaries of electing small business trusts; Related party debt (proposed regulations on Sec. 752); Form 1120S; Repeal section 1362(d)(3), which terminates an S election due to passive investment income that exceeds a certain threshold, or increase the passive investment income (PII) threshold of S corporations under 1375(a)(2) from 25 percent to 60 percent; Qualified terminable interest property (QTIP) election relief; Treat consistently all federal tax payments of trusts and estates; 9100 relief; Mexican land trust (Fideicomisos); Amend section 67(e) to simplify the law and allow estates and nongrantor trusts to fully deduct the cost of complying with fiduciary duties in administering estates and trusts; Exempt from the filing requirement of section 6034(a) trusts with charitable deductions only from flow-through entities; Reinstate and make permanent the fair market value exception under section 512(b)(13) and remove the binding contract requirement; Expand the exception from section 509(f)(2), which prohibits an organization from qualifying for section 509(a)(3) status if it accepted certain gifts, to be consistent with the technical change made to section 4958(c)(3)(C); Form 990 and instructions; Form 3115; Interactive Form 1023; e-filing for exempt organizations; Public disclosure of information on exempt organization forms; Top-heavy rules; Repeal full vesting on partial termination of qualified retirement plans; Speaking with Government Accountability Office (GAO) on retirement plan sponsor reporting and disclosure requirements, and issues pertaining to electronic disclosure of content to participants; Mid-year amenders on safe harbor plans; Use of forfeitures on making certain qualified contributions; Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA); PFICs; Automatic penalties assessed on Form 5471; TD F 90-22.1, Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts (FBAR) and its e-filing requirements; The Retail Inventory Method; Rev. Proc. 97-27; Tangible personal property guidance repair regulations (Sec. 263A); Proposed Regulations to Amend the Definition of Research and Experimental Expenditures under Section 174; Estimated taxes for corporations and success based fees; Internal Revenue Services release in the delay of tax forms and abatement of penalties for late payment of tax; IRS preparer compliance visits; IRS e-signature standards; Uncertain tax positions (UTP); Sec. 7212; Individual taxpayer identification numbers (ITINs); Form 1099-K, credit card and receipts reconciliation; Form 8937 (form used to report organizational actions affecting basis);Amended Forms 1099; IRS e-services; IRC section 1298 (f) filing requirements; Enrolled Agents, S. 1134, H.R. 2313; Affordable Care Act (e.g., auto-enrollment issues; implementation issues; Play or Pay rules; small business health care tax credit; information reporting by applicable large employers on health insurance coverage offered under employer-sponsored plans, and information reporting of minimum essential coverage); Interest Rate Determination Method (adjusted AFRs/Long-term tax-exempt rates); Estate Tax Expat Issues, S. 744, immigration reform; Rev. Proc. 99-6; Technical termination rules (Sec. 708, Sec. 197); State Sales Tax Collection/Marketplace Fairness Act (MFA), S. 336, S. 743, HR 684; Rev. Proc. 97-27 (non-automatic changes in method of accounting); Accounting method changes (Sec. 381); Extend expiring tax provisions; A de minimis threshold for small taxpayers (Sec. 382 NOL Limitation); Modifying the enhanced deduction rules for charitable contribution of inventory;Repeal of the anti-churning rules under sec. 197(f)(g); Modify the definition of W-2 wages for purposes of sec. 199; Modify the rules for capitalization and inclusion in inventory costs for certain expenses under section 263A; Allow an offset to the built-in gains tax for charitable contribution and foreign tax credit carryforwards from a C year; Add a new 120-day Post-Termination Transition Period (PTTP) beginning on the date that a taxpayer files an amended Form 1120S; Allow S corporations to have nonresident aliens as shareholders and potential current beneficiaries of electing small business trusts; Repeal section 1362(d)(3), which terminates an S election due to passive investment income that exceeds a certain threshold, or increase the passive investment income (PII) threshold of S-corporations under section 1375(a)(2) from 25% to 60%; Repeal section 1372; Sec. 174 research and experimental expenditures; Department of the Treasury Priority Guidance Plan; Expired tax provisions (extenders); Tax treaties; Multi-State Worker Tax Fairness Act (H.R. 4085).

Tax Reform, Tax Reform Act of 2014, Senate Finance Committee Tax Reform Discussion Drafts, H.R. 1, S. 1090, H.R. 2253; (e.g., alternative minimum tax (AMT), education incentives (H.R. 3393), information reporting, Real Time Tax System, earned income tax credit, phase-outs, Kiddie Tax, depreciation, retirement plan options, inflation adjustments, unused provisions deadwood, the Tax Gap, Section 9100 relief, and terms with multiple definitions in the Internal Revenue Code), House Ways and MeansCommittee draft Tax Reform Act of 2014, small business pass-through tax reform; Tax penalties (e.g., the definition of tax shelters; significant purpose; reasonable cause exception to penalties under sections 6707A and 6662A; reasonable cause exception to the section 6676 penalty for erroneous claim for refund or credit; and Form 3520 and 3520-A penalties); Identity theft (e.g., truncated taxpayer identification numbers (TTINs) and S. 149, Stop Identity Theft Act of 2013 and H.R. 295; Identity Theft and Tax Fraud Prevention Act of 2013, S. 676); IRS authority over tax preparers, H.R. 1570 and potential amendment to Senate The Preserving Americas Transit and Highways Act; preparer tax identification numbers (PTIN) registration process, voluntary certification program; Cash basis method of accounting; Due dates of tax returns (H.R. 901 and S. 420); (e.g., six-month automatic extension for entire Form 990 series and other information, excise and income tax returns of exempt organizations); Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act (H.R. 1129, S. 1645); Permanent disaster relief; Hurricane Sandy Tax Relief, HR 2137; IRS weather-related impacts in filing due dates; Standardize the allowable mileage rates for business expense, medical expense and charitable contribution purposes; IRS Budget; Administrations fiscal year 2015 revenue proposals; Form 1099B and Form 8949; Form 1040 Questions on Schedule E relating to Form 1099 requirement; Guidance on tax issues for same-sex couples and registered domestic partners; Net investment income tax (Sec. 1411) , threshold/bracket for estates for net-investment income tax and regular income tax, applicability of net investment income tax to bona fide residents of U.S. mirror tax code territories; Allow certain attorney fees and court costs as deductions for adjusted gross income (AGI); Clarify and simplify reporting of cancellation of debt income (Sec. 6050P); Provide parity for employees and self-employed individuals on the deduction of health insurance costs; Remove reference to section 332 from section 367(a)(i); Repeal the section 7122(c)(1) requirement to provide a 20 percent partial payment with a lump-sum offer in compromise; Allow transfer of partnership suspended losses to one another when spousal transfers under section 1041(a) tax place; Target allocations for partnerships; Clarify that husband and wife partnerships are recognized under state law are eligible to elect Qualified Joint Venture status under section 761(f); Allow an offset to the built-in gains tax for charitable contribution and foreign tax credit carryforwards from a C year; Add a new 120-day post-termination transition period (PTTP) beginning on the date that a taxpayer files an amended Form 1120S; Allow S corporations to have nonresident aliens as shareholders and potential current beneficiaries of electing small business trusts; Related party debt (proposed regulations on Sec. 752); Form 1120S; Repeal section 1362(d)(3), which terminates an S election due to passive investment income that exceeds a certain threshold, or increase the passive investment income (PII) threshold of S corporations under 1375(a)(2) from 25 percent to 60 percent; Qualified terminable interest property (QTIP) election relief; Treat consistently all federal tax payments of trusts and estates; 9100 relief; Mexican land trust (Fideicomisos); Amend section 67(e) to simplify the law and allow estates and nongrantor trusts to fully deduct the cost of complying with fiduciary duties in administering estates and trusts; Exempt from the filing requirement of section 6034(a) trusts with charitable deductions only from flow-through entities; Reinstate and make permanent the fair market value exception under section 512(b)(13) and remove the binding contract requirement; Expand the exception from section 509(f)(2), which prohibits an organization from qualifying for section 509(a)(3) status if it accepted certain gifts, to be consistent with the technical change made to section 4958(c)(3)(C); Form 990 and instructions; Form 3115; Interactive Form 1023; e-filing for exempt organizations; Public disclosure of information on exempt organization forms; Top-heavy rules; Repeal full vesting on partial termination of qualified retirement plans; Speaking with Government Accountability Office (GAO) on retirement plan sponsor reporting and disclosure requirements, and issues pertaining to electronic disclosure of content to participants; Mid-year amenders on safe harbor plans; Use of forfeitures on making certain qualified contributions; Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA); PFICs; Automatic penalties assessed on Form 5471; TD F 90-22.1, Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts (FBAR) and its e-filing requirements; The Retail Inventory Method; Rev. Proc. 97-27; Tangible personal property guidance repair regulations (Sec. 263A); Proposed Regulations to Amend the Definition of Research and Experimental Expenditures under Section 174; Estimated taxes for corporations and success based fees; Internal Revenue Services release in the delay of tax forms and abatement of penalties for late payment of tax; IRS preparer compliance visits; IRS e-signature standards; Uncertain tax positions (UTP); Sec. 7212; Individual taxpayer identification numbers (ITINs); Form 1099-K, credit card and receipts reconciliation; Form 8937 (form used to report organizational actions affecting basis);Amended Forms 1099; IRS e-services; IRC section 1298 (f) filing requirements; Enrolled Agents, S. 1134, H.R. 2313; Affordable Care Act (e.g., auto-enrollment issues; implementation issues; Play or Pay rules; small business health care tax credit; information reporting by applicable large employers on health insurance coverage offered under employer-sponsored plans, and information reporting of minimum essential coverage); Interest Rate Determination Method (adjusted AFRs/Long-term tax-exempt rates); Estate Tax Expat Issues, S. 744, immigration reform; Rev. Proc. 99-6; Technical termination rules (Sec. 708, Sec. 197); State Sales Tax Collection/Marketplace Fairness Act (MFA), S. 336, S. 743, HR 684; Rev. Proc. 97-27 (non-automatic changes in method of accounting); Accounting method changes (Sec. 381); Extend expiring tax provisions; A de minimis threshold for small taxpayers (Sec. 382 NOL Limitation); Modifying the enhanced deduction rules for charitable contribution of inventory;Repeal of the anti-churning rules under sec. 197(f)(g); Modify the definition of W-2 wages for purposes of sec. 199; Modify the rules for capitalization and inclusion in inventory costs for certain expenses under section 263A; Allow an offset to the built-in gains tax for charitable contribution and foreign tax credit carryforwards from a C year; Add a new 120-day Post-Termination Transition Period (PTTP) beginning on the date that a taxpayer files an amended Form 1120S; Allow S corporations to have nonresident aliens as shareholders and potential current beneficiaries of electing small business trusts; Repeal section 1362(d)(3), which terminates an S election due to passive investment income that exceeds a certain threshold, or increase the passive investment income (PII) threshold of S-corporations under section 1375(a)(2) from 25% to 60%; Repeal section 1372; Sec. 174 research and experimental expenditures; Department of the Treasury Priority Guidance Plan; Expired tax provisions (extenders); Tax treaties; Multi-State Worker Tax Fairness Act (H.R. 4085).

Tax Reform, Tax Reform Act of 2014, Senate Finance Committee Tax Reform Discussion Drafts, H.R. 1, S. 1090, H.R. 2253; (e.g., alternative minimum tax (AMT), education incentives (H.R. 3393), information reporting, Real Time Tax System, earned income tax credit, phase-outs, Kiddie Tax, depreciation, retirement plan options, inflation adjustments, unused provisions deadwood, the Tax Gap, Section 9100 relief, and terms with multiple definitions in the Internal Revenue Code), House Ways and Means Committee draft Tax Reform Act of 2014, small business pass-through tax reform; Tax penalties (e.g., the definition of tax shelters; significant purpose; reasonable cause exception to penalties under sections 6707A and 6662A; reasonable cause exception to the section 6676 penalty for erroneous claim for refund or credit; and Form 3520 and 3520-A penalties); Identity theft (e.g., truncated taxpayer identification numbers (TTINs) and S. 149, Stop Identity Theft Act of 2013 and H.R. 295; Identity Theft and Tax Fraud Prevention Act of 2013, S. 676); IRS authority over tax preparers, H.R. 1570 and potential amendment to Senate The Preserving Americas Transit and Highways Act; preparer tax identification numbers (PTIN) registration process, voluntary certification program; Cash basis method of accounting; Due dates of tax returns (H.R. 901 and S. 420); (e.g., six-month automatic extension for entire Form 990 series and other information, excise and income tax returns of exempt organizations); Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act (H.R. 1129, S. 1645); Permanent disaster relief; Hurricane Sandy Tax Relief, HR 2137; IRS weather-related impacts in filing due dates; Standardize the allowable mileage rates for business expense, medical expense and charitable contribution purposes; IRS Budget; Administrations fiscal year 2015 revenue proposals; Form 1099B and Form 8949; Form 1040 Questions on Schedule E relating to Form 1099 requirement; Guidance on tax issues for same-sex couples and registered domestic partners; Net investment income tax (Sec. 1411), threshold/bracket for estates for net-investment income tax and regular income tax, applicability of net investment income tax to bona fide residents of U.S. mirror tax code territories; Allow certain attorney fees and court costs as deductions for adjusted gross income (AGI); Clarify and simplify reporting of cancellation of debt income (Sec. 6050P); Provide parity for employees and self-employed individuals on the deduction of health insurance costs; Remove reference to section 332 from section 367(a)(i); Repeal the section 7122(c)(1) requirement to provide a 20 percent partial payment with a lump-sum offer in compromise; Allow transfer of partnership suspended losses to one another when spousal transfers under section 1041(a) tax place; Target allocations for partnerships; Clarify that husband and wife partnerships are recognized under state law are eligible to elect Qualified Joint Venture status under section 761(f); Allow an offset to the built-in gains tax for charitable contribution and foreign tax credit carryforwards from a C year; Add a new 120-day post-termination transition period (PTTP) beginning on the date that a taxpayer files an amended Form 1120S; Allow S corporations to have nonresident aliens as shareholders and potential current beneficiaries of electing small business trusts; Related party debt (proposed regulations on Sec. 752); Form 1120S; Repeal section 1362(d)(3), which terminates an S election due to passive investment income that exceeds a certain threshold, or increase the passive investment income (PII) threshold of S corporations under 1375(a)(2) from 25 percent to 60 percent; Qualified terminable interest property (QTIP) election relief; Treat consistently all federal tax payments of trusts and estates; 9100 relief; Mexican land trust (Fideicomisos); Amend section 67(e) to simplify the law and allow estates and nongrantor trusts to fully deduct the cost of complying with fiduciary duties in administering estates and trusts; Exempt from the filing requirement of section 6034(a) trusts with charitable deductions only from flow-through entities; Reinstate and make permanent the fair market value exception under section 512(b)(13) and remove the binding contract requirement; Expand the exception from section 509(f)(2), which prohibits an organization from qualifying for section 509(a)(3) status if it accepted certain gifts, to be consistent with the technical change made to section 4958(c)(3)(C); Form 990 and instructions; Form 3115; Interactive Form 1023; e-filing for exempt organizations; Public disclosure of information on exempt organization forms; Top-heavy rules; Repeal full vesting on partial termination of qualified retirement plans; Speaking with Government Accountability Office (GAO) on retirement plan sponsor reporting and disclosure requirements, and issues pertaining to electronic disclosure of content to participants; Mid-year amenders on safe harbor plans; Use of forfeitures on making certain qualified contributions; Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA); PFICs; Automatic penalties assessed on Form 5471; TD F 90-22.1, Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts (FBAR) and its e-filing requirements; The Retail Inventory Method; Rev. Proc. 97-27; Tangible personal property guidance repair regulations (Sec. 263A); Proposed Regulations to Amend the Definition of Research and Experimental Expenditures under Section 174; Estimated taxes for corporations and success based fees; Internal Revenue Services release in the delay of tax forms and abatement of penalties for late payment of tax; IRS preparer compliance visits; IRS e-signature standards; Uncertain tax positions (UTP); Sec. 7212; Individual taxpayer identification numbers (ITINs); Form 1099-K, credit card and receipts reconciliation; Form 8937 (form used to report organizational actions affecting basis);Amended Forms 1099; IRS e-services; IRC section 1298 (f) filing requirements; Enrolled Agents, S. 1134, H.R. 2313; Affordable Care Act (e.g., auto-enrollment issues; implementation issues; Play or Pay rules; small business health care tax credit; information reporting by applicable large employers on health insurance coverage offered under employer-sponsored plans, information reporting of minimum essential coverage, and related information and tax forms); Interest Rate Determination Method (adjusted AFRs/Long-term tax-exempt rates); Estate Tax Expat Issues, S. 744, immigration reform; Rev. Proc. 99-6; Technical termination rules (Sec. 708, Sec. 197); State Sales Tax Collection/Marketplace Fairness Act (MFA), S. 336, S. 743, HR 684; Rev. Proc. 97-27 (non-automatic changes in method of accounting); Accounting method changes (Sec. 381); Extend expiring tax provisions; A de minimis threshold for small taxpayers (Sec. 382 NOL Limitation); Modifying the enhanced deduction rules for charitable contribution of inventory; Repeal of the anti-churning rules under sec. 197(f)(g); Modify the definition of W-2 wages for purposes of sec. 199; Modify the rules for capitalization and inclusion in inventory costs for certain expenses under section 263A; Allow an offset to the built-in gains tax for charitable contribution and foreign tax credit carryforwards from a C year; Add a new 120-day Post-Termination Transition Period (PTTP) beginning on the date that a taxpayer files an amended Form 1120S; Allow S corporations to have nonresident aliens as shareholders and potential current beneficiaries of electing small business trusts; Repeal section 1362(d)(3), which terminates an S election due to passive investment income that exceeds a certain threshold, or increase the passive investment income (PII) threshold of S-corporations under section 1375(a)(2) from 25% to 60%; Repeal section 1372; Sec. 174 research and experimental expenditures; Department of the Treasury Priority Guidance Plan; Expired tax provisions (extenders); Tax treaties; Multi-State Worker Tax Fairness Act (H.R. 4085). .

Tax Reform, Tax Reform Act of 2014, Senate Finance Committee Tax Reform Discussion Drafts, Comprehensive Tax Reform Act of 2014, H.R. 1, S. 1090, H.R. 2253; (e.g., alternative minimum tax (AMT), education incentives (H.R. 3393), information reporting, Real Time Tax System, earned income tax credit, phase-outs, Kiddie Tax, depreciation, retirement plan options, inflation adjustments, unused provisions deadwood, the Tax Gap, Section 9100 relief, and terms with multiple definitions in the Internal Revenue Code), House Ways and Means Committee draft Tax Reform Act of 2014, small business pass-through tax reform; Tax penalties (e.g., the definition of tax shelters; significant purpose; reasonable cause exception to penalties under sections 6707A and 6662A; reasonable cause exception to the section 6676 penalty for erroneous claim for refund or credit; and Form 3520 and 3520-A penalties); Identity theft (e.g., truncated taxpayer identification numbers (TTINs) and S. 149, Stop Identity Theft Act of 2013 and H.R. 295; Identity Theft and Tax Fraud Prevention Act of 2013, S. 676; Tax Refund Theft Prevention Act of 2014, S. 2736); IRS authority over tax preparers, H.R. 1570 and potential amendment to Senate The Preserving Americas Transit and Highways Act; preparer tax identification numbers (PTIN) registration process, voluntary certification program; Cash basis method of accounting; Due dates of tax returns (H.R. 901 and S. 420); (e.g., six-month automatic extension for entire Form 990 series and other information, excise and income tax returns of exempt organizations); Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act (H.R. 1129, S. 1645); Permanent disaster relief; Hurricane Sandy Tax Relief, HR 2137; National Disaster Tax Relief Acto of 2014, S. 2634; IRS weather-related impacts in filing due dates; Standardize the allowable mileage rates for business expense, medical expense and charitable contribution purposes; IRS Budget; Administrations fiscal year 2015 revenue proposals; Form 1099B and Form 8949; Form 1040 Questions on Schedule E relating to Form 1099 requirement; Guidance on tax issues for same-sex couples and registered domestic partners; Net investment income tax (Sec. 1411), threshold/bracket for estates for net-investment income tax and regular income tax, applicability of net investment income tax to bona fide residents of U.S. mirror tax code territories; Allow certain attorney fees and court costs as deductions for adjusted gross income (AGI); Clarify and simplify reporting of cancellation of debt income (Sec. 6050P); Provide parity for employees and self-employed individuals on the deduction of health insurance costs; Remove reference to section 332 from section 367(a)(i); Repeal the section 7122(c)(1) requirement to provide a 20 percent partial payment with a lump-sum offer in compromise; Allow transfer of partnership suspended losses to one another when spousal transfers under section 1041(a) tax place; Target allocations for partnerships; Clarify that husband and wife partnerships are recognized under state law are eligible to elect Qualified Joint Venture status under section 761(f); Allow an offset to the built-in gains tax for charitable contribution and foreign tax credit carryforwards from a C year; Add a new 120-day post-termination transition period (PTTP) beginning on the date that a taxpayer files an amended Form 1120S; Allow S corporations to have nonresident aliens as shareholders and potential current beneficiaries of electing small business trusts; Related party debt (proposed regulations on Sec. 752); Form 1120S; Repeal section 1362(d)(3), which terminates an S election due to passive investment income that exceeds a certain threshold, or increase the passive investment income (PII) threshold of S corporations under 1375(a)(2) from 25 percent to 60 percent; Qualified terminable interest property (QTIP) election relief; Treat consistently all federal tax payments of trusts and estates; 9100 relief; Mexican land trust (Fideicomisos); Amend section 67(e) to simplify the law and allow estates and nongrantor trusts to fully deduct the cost of complying with fiduciary duties in administering estates and trusts; Exempt from the filing requirement of section 6034(a) trusts with charitable deductions only from flow-through entities; Reinstate and make permanent the fair market value exception under section 512(b)(13) and remove the binding contract requirement; Expand the exception from section 509(f)(2), which prohibits an organization from qualifying for section 509(a)(3) status if it accepted certain gifts, to be consistent with the technical change made to section 4958(c)(3)(C); Form 990 and instructions; Form 3115; Interactive Form 1023; e-filing for exempt organizations; Public disclosure of information on exempt organization forms; Top-heavy rules; Repeal full vesting on partial termination of qualified retirement plans; Speaking with Government Accountability Office (GAO) on retirement plan sponsor reporting and disclosure requirements, and issues pertaining to electronic disclosure of content to participants; Mid-year amenders on safe harbor plans; Use of forfeitures on making certain qualified contributions; Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA); PFICs; Automatic penalties assessed on Form 5471; TD F 90-22.1, Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts (FBAR) and its e-filing requirements; The Retail Inventory Method; Rev. Proc. 97-27; Tangible personal property guidance repair regulations (Sec. 263A); Proposed Regulations to Amend the Definition of Research and Experimental Expenditures under Section 174; Estimated taxes for corporations and success based fees; Internal Revenue Services release in the delay of tax forms and abatement of penalties for late payment of tax; IRS preparer compliance visits; IRS e-signature standards; Uncertain tax positions (UTP); Sec. 7212; Individual taxpayer identification numbers (ITINs); Form 1099-K, credit card and receipts reconciliation; Form 8937 (form used to report organizational actions affecting basis);Amended Forms 1099; IRS e-services; IRC section 1298 (f) filing requirements; Enrolled Agents, S. 1134, H.R. 2313; Affordable Care Act (e.g., auto-enrollment issues; implementation issues; Play or Pay rules; small business health care tax credit; information reporting by applicable large employers on health insurance coverage offered under employer-sponsored plans, information reporting of minimum essential coverage, and related information and tax forms); Interest Rate Determination Method (adjusted AFRs/Long-term tax-exempt rates); Estate Tax Expat Issues, S. 744, immigration reform; Rev. Proc. 99-6; Technical termination rules (Sec. 708, Sec. 197); State Sales Tax Collection/Marketplace Fairness Act (MFA), S. 336, S. 743, HR 684; Rev. Proc. 97-27 (non-automatic changes in method of accounting); Accounting method changes (Sec. 381); Extend expiring tax provisions; Tax Increase Prevention Act of 2014, H.R. 5771; A de minimis threshold for small taxpayers (Sec. 382 NOL Limitation); Modifying the enhanced deduction rules for charitable contribution of inventory; Repeal of the anti-churning rules under sec. 197(f)(g); Modify the definition of W-2 wages for purposes of sec. 199; Modify the rules for capitalization and inclusion in inventory costs for certain expenses under section 263A; Allow an offset to the built-in gains tax for charitable contribution and foreign tax credit carryforwards from a C year; Add a new 120-day Post-Termination Transition Period (PTTP) beginning on the date that a taxpayer files an amended Form 1120S; Allow S corporations to have nonresident aliens as shareholders and potential current beneficiaries of electing small business trusts; Repeal section 1362(d)(3), which terminates an S election due to passive investment income that exceeds a certain threshold, or increase the passive investment income (PII) threshold of S-corporations under section 1375(a)(2) from 25% to 60%; Repeal section 1372; Sec. 174 research and experimental expenditures; Department of the Treasury Priority Guidance Plan; Expired tax provisions (extenders); Tax treaties; Multi-State Worker Tax Fairness Act (H.R. 4085).

Tax Reform, Tax Reform Act of 2014, Senate Finance Committee Tax Reform Discussion Drafts, H.R. 1, S. 1090, H.R. 2253; (e.g., alternative minimum tax (AMT), education incentives (H.R. 3393), information reporting, Real Time Tax System, earned income tax credit, phase-outs, Kiddie Tax, depreciation, retirement plan options, inflation adjustments, unused provisions deadwood, the Tax Gap, Section 9100 relief, and terms with multiple definitions in the Internal Revenue Code); Tax penalties (e.g., the definitionof tax shelters; significant purpose; reasonable cause exception to penalties under sections 6707A and 6662A; reasonable cause exception to the section 6676 penalty for erroneous claim for refund or credit; and Form 3520 and 3520-A penalties); Identity theft (e.g., truncated taxpayer identification numbers (TTINs) and S. 149, Stop Identity Theft Act of 2013 and H.R. 295; Identity Theft and Tax Fraud Prevention Act of 2013, S. 676); IRS authority over tax preparers, H.R. 1570; preparer tax identification numbers (PTIN) registration process; Cash basis method of accounting; Due dates of tax returns (H.R. 901 and S. 420); (e.g., six-month automatic extension for entire Form 990 series and other information, excise and income tax returns of exempt organizations); Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act (H.R. 1129, S. 1645); Permanent disaster relief; Hurricane Sandy Tax Relief, HR 2137; IRS weather-related impacts in filing due dates; Standardize the allowable mileage rates for business expense, medical expense and charitable contribution purposes; IRS Budget; Administrations fiscal year 2015 revenue proposals; Form 1099B and Form 8949; Form 1040 Questions on Schedule E relating to Form 1099 requirement; Guidance on tax issues for same-sex couples and registered domestic partners; Net investment income tax (Sec. 1411); Allow certain attorney fees and court costs as deductions for adjusted gross income (AGI); Clarify and simplify reporting of cancellation of debt income (Sec. 6050P); Provide parity for employees and self-employed individuals on the deduction of health insurance costs; Remove reference to section 332 from section 367(a)(i); Repeal the section 7122(c)(1) requirement to provide a 20 percent partial payment with a lump-sum offer in compromise; Allow transfer of partnership suspended losses to one another when spousal transfers under section 1041(a) tax place; Target allocations for partnerships; Clarify that husband and wife partnerships are recognized under state law are eligible to elect Qualified Joint Venture status under section 761(f); Allow an offset to the built-in gains tax for charitable contribution and foreign tax credit carryforwards from a C year; Add a new 120-day post-termination transition period (PTTP) beginning on the date that a taxpayer files an amended Form 1120S; Allow S corporations to have nonresident aliens as shareholders and potential current beneficiaries of electing small business trusts; Related party debt (proposed regulations on Sec. 752); Form 1120S; Repeal section 1362(d)(3), which terminates an S election due to passive investment income that exceeds a certain threshold, or increase the passive investment income (PII) threshold of S corporations under 1375(a)(2) from 25 percent to 60 percent; Qualified terminable interest property (QTIP) election relief; Treat consistently all federal tax payments of trusts and estates; 9100 relief; Mexican land trust (Fideicomisos); Amend section 67(e) to simplify the law and allow estates and nongrantor trusts to fully deduct the cost of complying with fiduciary duties in administering estates and trusts; Exempt from the filing requirement of section 6034(a) trusts with charitable deductions only from flow-through entities; Reinstate and make permanent the fair market value exception under section 512(b)(13) and remove the binding contract requirement; Expand the exception from section 509(f)(2), which prohibits an organization from qualifying for section 509(a)(3) status if it accepted certain gifts, to be consistent with the technical change made to section 4958(c)(3)(C); Form 990 and instructions; Form 3115; Interactive Form 1023; e-filing for exempt organizations; Public disclosure of information on exempt organization forms; Top-heavy rules; Repeal full vesting on partial termination of qualified retirement plans; Speaking with Government Accountability Office (GAO) on retirement plan sponsor reporting and disclosure requirements, and issues pertaining to electronic disclosure of content to participants; Mid-year amenders on safe harbor plans; Use of forfeitures on making certain qualified contributions; Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA); PFICs; Automatic penalties assessed on Form 5471; TD F 90-22.1, Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts (FBAR) and its e-filing requirements; The Retail Inventory Method; Rev. Proc. 97-27; Tangible personal property guidance repair regulations (Sec. 263A); Proposed Regulations to Amend the Definition of Research and Experimental Expenditures under Section 174; Estimated taxes for corporations and success based fees; Internal Revenue Services release in the delay of tax forms and abatement of penalties for late payment of tax; IRS preparer compliance visits; IRS e-signature standards; Uncertain tax positions (UTP); Sec. 7212; Individual taxpayer identification numbers (ITINs); Form 1099-K; Form 8937 (form used to report organizational actions affecting basis);Amended Forms 1099; IRS e-services; IRC section 1298 (f) filing requirements; Enrolled Agents, S. 1134, H.R. 2313; Affordable Care Act (e.g., Play or Pay rules; small business health care tax credit; information reporting by applicable large employers on health insurance coverage offered under employer-sponsored plans, and information reporting of minimum essential coverage); Interest Rate Determination Method (adjusted AFRs/Long-term tax-exempt rates); Estate Tax Expat Issues, S. 744; Rev. Proc. 99-6; Technical termination rules (Sec. 708, Sec. 197); State Sales Tax Collection/Marketplace Fairness Act (MFA), S. 336, S. 743, HR 684; Rev. Proc. 97-27 (non-automatic changes in method of accounting); Accounting method changes (Sec. 381); Extend expiring tax provisions; A de minimis threshold for small taxpayers (Sec. 382 NOL Limitation); Modifying the enhanced deduction rules for charitable contribution of inventory; Repeal of the anti-churning rules under sec. 197(f)(g); Modify the definition of W-2 wages for purposes of sec. 199; Modify the rules for capitalization and inclusion in inventory costs for certain expenses under section 263A; Allow an offset to the built-in gains tax for charitable contribution and foreign tax credit carryforwards from a C year; Add a new 120-day Post-Termination Transition Period (PTTP) beginning on the date that a taxpayer files an amended Form 1120S; Allow S corporations to have nonresident aliens as shareholders and potential current beneficiaries of electing small business trusts; Repeal section 1362(d)(3), whichterminates an S election due to passive investment income that exceeds a certain threshold, or increase the passive investment income (PII) threshold of S-corporations under section 1375(a)(2) from 25% to 60%; Repeal section 1372; Sec. 174 research and experimental expenditures; Department of the Treasury Priority Guidance Plan.

Tax Reform, Tax Reform Act of 2014, Senate Finance Committee Tax Reform Discussion Drafts, H.R. 1, S. 1090, H.R. 2253; (e.g., alternative minimum tax (AMT), education incentives (H.R. 3393), information reporting, Real Time Tax System, earned income tax credit, phase-outs, Kiddie Tax, depreciation, retirement plan options, inflation adjustments, unused provisions deadwood, the Tax Gap, Section 9100 relief, and terms with multiple definitions in the Internal Revenue Code), House Ways and MeansCommittee draft Tax Reform Act of 2014, small business pass-through tax reform; Tax penalties (e.g., the definition of tax shelters; significant purpose; reasonable cause exception to penalties under sections 6707A and 6662A; reasonable cause exception to the section 6676 penalty for erroneous claim for refund or credit; and Form 3520 and 3520-A penalties); Identity theft (e.g., truncated taxpayer identification numbers (TTINs) and S. 149, Stop Identity Theft Act of 2013 and H.R. 295; Identity Theft and Tax Fraud Prevention Act of 2013, S. 676); IRS authority over tax preparers, H.R. 1570 and potential amendment to Senate The Preserving Americas Transit and Highways Act; preparer tax identification numbers (PTIN) registration process, voluntary certification program; Cash basis method of accounting; Due dates of tax returns (H.R. 901 and S. 420); (e.g., six-month automatic extension for entire Form 990 series and other information, excise and income tax returns of exempt organizations); Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act (H.R. 1129, S. 1645); Permanent disaster relief; Hurricane Sandy Tax Relief, HR 2137; IRS weather-related impacts in filing due dates; Standardize the allowable mileage rates for business expense, medical expense and charitable contribution purposes; IRS Budget; Administrations fiscal year 2015 revenue proposals; Form 1099B and Form 8949; Form 1040 Questions on Schedule E relating to Form 1099 requirement; Guidance on tax issues for same-sex couples and registered domestic partners; Net investment income tax (Sec. 1411) , threshold/bracket for estates for net-investment income tax and regular income tax, applicability of net investment income tax to bona fide residents of U.S. mirror tax code territories; Allow certain attorney fees and court costs as deductions for adjusted gross income (AGI); Clarify and simplify reporting of cancellation of debt income (Sec. 6050P); Provide parity for employees and self-employed individuals on the deduction of health insurance costs; Remove reference to section 332 from section 367(a)(i); Repeal the section 7122(c)(1) requirement to provide a 20 percent partial payment with a lump-sum offer in compromise; Allow transfer of partnership suspended losses to one another when spousal transfers under section 1041(a) tax place; Target allocations for partnerships; Clarify that husband and wife partnerships are recognized under state law are eligible to elect Qualified Joint Venture status under section 761(f); Allow an offset to the built-in gains tax for charitable contribution and foreign tax credit carryforwards from a C year; Add a new 120-day post-termination transition period (PTTP) beginning on the date that a taxpayer files an amended Form 1120S; Allow S corporations to have nonresident aliens as shareholders and potential current beneficiaries of electing small business trusts; Related party debt (proposed regulations on Sec. 752); Form 1120S; Repeal section 1362(d)(3), which terminates an S election due to passive investment income that exceeds a certain threshold, or increase the passive investment income (PII) threshold of S corporations under 1375(a)(2) from 25 percent to 60 percent; Qualified terminable interest property (QTIP) election relief; Treat consistently all federal tax payments of trusts and estates; 9100 relief; Mexican land trust (Fideicomisos); Amend section 67(e) to simplify the law and allow estates and nongrantor trusts to fully deduct the cost of complying with fiduciary duties in administering estates and trusts; Exempt from the filing requirement of section 6034(a) trusts with charitable deductions only from flow-through entities; Reinstate and make permanent the fair market value exception under section 512(b)(13) and remove the binding contract requirement; Expand the exception from section 509(f)(2), which prohibits an organization from qualifying for section 509(a)(3) status if it accepted certain gifts, to be consistent with the technical change made to section 4958(c)(3)(C); Form 990 and instructions; Form 3115; Interactive Form 1023; e-filing for exempt organizations; Public disclosure of information on exempt organization forms; Top-heavy rules; Repeal full vesting on partial termination of qualified retirement plans; Speaking with Government Accountability Office (GAO) on retirement plan sponsor reporting and disclosure requirements, and issues pertaining to electronic disclosure of content to participants; Mid-year amenders on safe harbor plans; Use of forfeitures on making certain qualified contributions; Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA); PFICs; Automatic penalties assessed on Form 5471; TD F 90-22.1, Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts (FBAR) and its e-filing requirements; The Retail Inventory Method; Rev. Proc. 97-27; Tangible personal property guidance repair regulations (Sec. 263A); Proposed Regulations to Amend the Definition of Research and Experimental Expenditures under Section 174; Estimated taxes for corporations and success based fees; Internal Revenue Services release in the delay of tax forms and abatement of penalties for late payment of tax; IRS preparer compliance visits; IRS e-signature standards; Uncertain tax positions (UTP); Sec. 7212; Individual taxpayer identification numbers (ITINs); Form 1099-K, credit card and receipts reconciliation; Form 8937 (form used to report organizational actions affecting basis);Amended Forms 1099; IRS e-services; IRC section 1298 (f) filing requirements; Enrolled Agents, S. 1134, H.R. 2313; Affordable Care Act (e.g., auto-enrollment issues; implementation issues; Play or Pay rules; small business health care tax credit; information reporting by applicable large employers on health insurance coverage offered under employer-sponsored plans, and information reporting of minimum essential coverage); Interest Rate Determination Method (adjusted AFRs/Long-term tax-exempt rates); Estate Tax Expat Issues, S. 744, immigration reform; Rev. Proc. 99-6; Technical termination rules (Sec. 708, Sec. 197); State Sales Tax Collection/Marketplace Fairness Act (MFA), S. 336, S. 743, HR 684; Rev. Proc. 97-27 (non-automatic changes in method of accounting); Accounting method changes (Sec. 381); Extend expiring tax provisions; A de minimis threshold for small taxpayers (Sec. 382 NOL Limitation); Modifying the enhanced deduction rules for charitable contribution of inventory;Repeal of the anti-churning rules under sec. 197(f)(g); Modify the definition of W-2 wages for purposes of sec. 199; Modify the rules for capitalization and inclusion in inventory costs for certain expenses under section 263A; Allow an offset to the built-in gains tax for charitable contribution and foreign tax credit carryforwards from a C year; Add a new 120-day Post-Termination Transition Period (PTTP) beginning on the date that a taxpayer files an amended Form 1120S; Allow S corporations to have nonresident aliens as shareholders and potential current beneficiaries of electing small business trusts; Repeal section 1362(d)(3), which terminates an S election due to passive investment income that exceeds a certain threshold, or increase the passive investment income (PII) threshold of S-corporations under section 1375(a)(2) from 25% to 60%; Repeal section 1372; Sec. 174 research and experimental expenditures; Department of the Treasury Priority Guidance Plan; Expired tax provisions (extenders); Tax treaties; Multi-State Worker Tax Fairness Act (H.R. 4085).

Tax Reform, Tax Reform Act of 2014, Senate Finance Committee Tax Reform Discussion Drafts, H.R. 1, S. 1090, H.R. 2253; (e.g., alternative minimum tax (AMT), education incentives (H.R. 3393), information reporting, Real Time Tax System, earned income tax credit, phase-outs, Kiddie Tax, depreciation, retirement plan options, inflation adjustments, unused provisions deadwood, the Tax Gap, Section 9100 relief, and terms with multiple definitions in the Internal Revenue Code), House Ways and Means Committee draft Tax Reform Act of 2014, small business pass-through tax reform; Tax penalties (e.g., the definition of tax shelters; significant purpose; reasonable cause exception to penalties under sections 6707A and 6662A; reasonable cause exception to the section 6676 penalty for erroneous claim for refund or credit; and Form 3520 and 3520-A penalties); Identity theft (e.g., truncated taxpayer identification numbers (TTINs) and S. 149, Stop Identity Theft Act of 2013 and H.R. 295; Identity Theft and Tax Fraud Prevention Act of 2013, S. 676); IRS authority over tax preparers, H.R. 1570 and potential amendment to Senate The Preserving Americas Transit and Highways Act; preparer tax identification numbers (PTIN) registration process, voluntary certification program; Cash basis method of accounting; Due dates of tax returns (H.R. 901 and S. 420); (e.g., six-month automatic extension for entire Form 990 series and other information, excise and income tax returns of exempt organizations); Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act (H.R. 1129, S. 1645); Permanent disaster relief; Hurricane Sandy Tax Relief, HR 2137; IRS weather-related impacts in filing due dates; Standardize the allowable mileage rates for business expense, medical expense and charitable contribution purposes; IRS Budget; Administrations fiscal year 2015 revenue proposals; Form 1099B and Form 8949; Form 1040 Questions on Schedule E relating to Form 1099 requirement; Guidance on tax issues for same-sex couples and registered domestic partners; Net investment income tax (Sec. 1411), threshold/bracket for estates for net-investment income tax and regular income tax, applicability of net investment income tax to bona fide residents of U.S. mirror tax code territories; Allow certain attorney fees and court costs as deductions for adjusted gross income (AGI); Clarify and simplify reporting of cancellation of debt income (Sec. 6050P); Provide parity for employees and self-employed individuals on the deduction of health insurance costs; Remove reference to section 332 from section 367(a)(i); Repeal the section 7122(c)(1) requirement to provide a 20 percent partial payment with a lump-sum offer in compromise; Allow transfer of partnership suspended losses to one another when spousal transfers under section 1041(a) tax place; Target allocations for partnerships; Clarify that husband and wife partnerships are recognized under state law are eligible to elect Qualified Joint Venture status under section 761(f); Allow an offset to the built-in gains tax for charitable contribution and foreign tax credit carryforwards from a C year; Add a new 120-day post-termination transition period (PTTP) beginning on the date that a taxpayer files an amended Form 1120S; Allow S corporations to have nonresident aliens as shareholders and potential current beneficiaries of electing small business trusts; Related party debt (proposed regulations on Sec. 752); Form 1120S; Repeal section 1362(d)(3), which terminates an S election due to passive investment income that exceeds a certain threshold, or increase the passive investment income (PII) threshold of S corporations under 1375(a)(2) from 25 percent to 60 percent; Qualified terminable interest property (QTIP) election relief; Treat consistently all federal tax payments of trusts and estates; 9100 relief; Mexican land trust (Fideicomisos); Amend section 67(e) to simplify the law and allow estates and nongrantor trusts to fully deduct the cost of complying with fiduciary duties in administering estates and trusts; Exempt from the filing requirement of section 6034(a) trusts with charitable deductions only from flow-through entities; Reinstate and make permanent the fair market value exception under section 512(b)(13) and remove the binding contract requirement; Expand the exception from section 509(f)(2), which prohibits an organization from qualifying for section 509(a)(3) status if it accepted certain gifts, to be consistent with the technical change made to section 4958(c)(3)(C); Form 990 and instructions; Form 3115; Interactive Form 1023; e-filing for exempt organizations; Public disclosure of information on exempt organization forms; Top-heavy rules; Repeal full vesting on partial termination of qualified retirement plans; Speaking with Government Accountability Office (GAO) on retirement plan sponsor reporting and disclosure requirements, and issues pertaining to electronic disclosure of content to participants; Mid-year amenders on safe harbor plans; Use of forfeitures on making certain qualified contributions; Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA); PFICs; Automatic penalties assessed on Form 5471; TD F 90-22.1, Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts (FBAR) and its e-filing requirements; The Retail Inventory Method; Rev. Proc. 97-27; Tangible personal property guidance repair regulations (Sec. 263A); Proposed Regulations to Amend the Definition of Research and Experimental Expenditures under Section 174; Estimated taxes for corporations and success based fees; Internal Revenue Services release in the delay of tax forms and abatement of penalties for late payment of tax; IRS preparer compliance visits; IRS e-signature standards; Uncertain tax positions (UTP); Sec. 7212; Individual taxpayer identification numbers (ITINs); Form 1099-K, credit card and receipts reconciliation; Form 8937 (form used to report organizational actions affecting basis);Amended Forms 1099; IRS e-services; IRC section 1298 (f) filing requirements; Enrolled Agents, S. 1134, H.R. 2313; Affordable Care Act (e.g., auto-enrollment issues; implementation issues; Play or Pay rules; small business health care tax credit; information reporting by applicable large employers on health insurance coverage offered under employer-sponsored plans, information reporting of minimum essential coverage, and related information and tax forms); Interest Rate Determination Method (adjusted AFRs/Long-term tax-exempt rates); Estate Tax Expat Issues, S. 744, immigration reform; Rev. Proc. 99-6; Technical termination rules (Sec. 708, Sec. 197); State Sales Tax Collection/Marketplace Fairness Act (MFA), S. 336, S. 743, HR 684; Rev. Proc. 97-27 (non-automatic changes in method of accounting); Accounting method changes (Sec. 381); Extend expiring tax provisions; A de minimis threshold for small taxpayers (Sec. 382 NOL Limitation); Modifying the enhanced deduction rules for charitable contribution of inventory; Repeal of the anti-churning rules under sec. 197(f)(g); Modify the definition of W-2 wages for purposes of sec. 199; Modify the rules for capitalization and inclusion in inventory costs for certain expenses under section 263A; Allow an offset to the built-in gains tax for charitable contribution and foreign tax credit carryforwards from a C year; Add a new 120-day Post-Termination Transition Period (PTTP) beginning on the date that a taxpayer files an amended Form 1120S; Allow S corporations to have nonresident aliens as shareholders and potential current beneficiaries of electing small business trusts; Repeal section 1362(d)(3), which terminates an S election due to passive investment income that exceeds a certain threshold, or increase the passive investment income (PII) threshold of S-corporations under section 1375(a)(2) from 25% to 60%; Repeal section 1372; Sec. 174 research and experimental expenditures; Department of the Treasury Priority Guidance Plan; Expired tax provisions (extenders); Tax treaties; Multi-State Worker Tax Fairness Act (H.R. 4085). .

Tax Reform, Tax Reform Act of 2014, Senate Finance Committee Tax Reform Discussion Drafts, Comprehensive Tax Reform Act of 2014, H.R. 1, S. 1090, H.R. 2253; (e.g., alternative minimum tax (AMT), education incentives (H.R. 3393), information reporting, Real Time Tax System, earned income tax credit, phase-outs, Kiddie Tax, depreciation, retirement plan options, inflation adjustments, unused provisions deadwood, the Tax Gap, Section 9100 relief, and terms with multiple definitions in the Internal Revenue Code), House Ways and Means Committee draft Tax Reform Act of 2014, small business pass-through tax reform; Tax penalties (e.g., the definition of tax shelters; significant purpose; reasonable cause exception to penalties under sections 6707A and 6662A; reasonable cause exception to the section 6676 penalty for erroneous claim for refund or credit; and Form 3520 and 3520-A penalties); Identity theft (e.g., truncated taxpayer identification numbers (TTINs) and S. 149, Stop Identity Theft Act of 2013 and H.R. 295; Identity Theft and Tax Fraud Prevention Act of 2013, S. 676; Tax Refund Theft Prevention Act of 2014, S. 2736); IRS authority over tax preparers, H.R. 1570 and potential amendment to Senate The Preserving Americas Transit and Highways Act; preparer tax identification numbers (PTIN) registration process, voluntary certification program; Cash basis method of accounting; Due dates of tax returns (H.R. 901 and S. 420); (e.g., six-month automatic extension for entire Form 990 series and other information, excise and income tax returns of exempt organizations); Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act (H.R. 1129, S. 1645); Permanent disaster relief; Hurricane Sandy Tax Relief, HR 2137; National Disaster Tax Relief Acto of 2014, S. 2634; IRS weather-related impacts in filing due dates; Standardize the allowable mileage rates for business expense, medical expense and charitable contribution purposes; IRS Budget; Administrations fiscal year 2015 revenue proposals; Form 1099B and Form 8949; Form 1040 Questions on Schedule E relating to Form 1099 requirement; Guidance on tax issues for same-sex couples and registered domestic partners; Net investment income tax (Sec. 1411), threshold/bracket for estates for net-investment income tax and regular income tax, applicability of net investment income tax to bona fide residents of U.S. mirror tax code territories; Allow certain attorney fees and court costs as deductions for adjusted gross income (AGI); Clarify and simplify reporting of cancellation of debt income (Sec. 6050P); Provide parity for employees and self-employed individuals on the deduction of health insurance costs; Remove reference to section 332 from section 367(a)(i); Repeal the section 7122(c)(1) requirement to provide a 20 percent partial payment with a lump-sum offer in compromise; Allow transfer of partnership suspended losses to one another when spousal transfers under section 1041(a) tax place; Target allocations for partnerships; Clarify that husband and wife partnerships are recognized under state law are eligible to elect Qualified Joint Venture status under section 761(f); Allow an offset to the built-in gains tax for charitable contribution and foreign tax credit carryforwards from a C year; Add a new 120-day post-termination transition period (PTTP) beginning on the date that a taxpayer files an amended Form 1120S; Allow S corporations to have nonresident aliens as shareholders and potential current beneficiaries of electing small business trusts; Related party debt (proposed regulations on Sec. 752); Form 1120S; Repeal section 1362(d)(3), which terminates an S election due to passive investment income that exceeds a certain threshold, or increase the passive investment income (PII) threshold of S corporations under 1375(a)(2) from 25 percent to 60 percent; Qualified terminable interest property (QTIP) election relief; Treat consistently all federal tax payments of trusts and estates; 9100 relief; Mexican land trust (Fideicomisos); Amend section 67(e) to simplify the law and allow estates and nongrantor trusts to fully deduct the cost of complying with fiduciary duties in administering estates and trusts; Exempt from the filing requirement of section 6034(a) trusts with charitable deductions only from flow-through entities; Reinstate and make permanent the fair market value exception under section 512(b)(13) and remove the binding contract requirement; Expand the exception from section 509(f)(2), which prohibits an organization from qualifying for section 509(a)(3) status if it accepted certain gifts, to be consistent with the technical change made to section 4958(c)(3)(C); Form 990 and instructions; Form 3115; Interactive Form 1023; e-filing for exempt organizations; Public disclosure of information on exempt organization forms; Top-heavy rules; Repeal full vesting on partial termination of qualified retirement plans; Speaking with Government Accountability Office (GAO) on retirement plan sponsor reporting and disclosure requirements, and issues pertaining to electronic disclosure of content to participants; Mid-year amenders on safe harbor plans; Use of forfeitures on making certain qualified contributions; Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA); PFICs; Automatic penalties assessed on Form 5471; TD F 90-22.1, Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts (FBAR) and its e-filing requirements; The Retail Inventory Method; Rev. Proc. 97-27; Tangible personal property guidance repair regulations (Sec. 263A); Proposed Regulations to Amend the Definition of Research and Experimental Expenditures under Section 174; Estimated taxes for corporations and success based fees; Internal Revenue Services release in the delay of tax forms and abatement of penalties for late payment of tax; IRS preparer compliance visits; IRS e-signature standards; Uncertain tax positions (UTP); Sec. 7212; Individual taxpayer identification numbers (ITINs); Form 1099-K, credit card and receipts reconciliation; Form 8937 (form used to report organizational actions affecting basis);Amended Forms 1099; IRS e-services; IRC section 1298 (f) filing requirements; Enrolled Agents, S. 1134, H.R. 2313; Affordable Care Act (e.g., auto-enrollment issues; implementation issues; Play or Pay rules; small business health care tax credit; information reporting by applicable large employers on health insurance coverage offered under employer-sponsored plans, information reporting of minimum essential coverage, and related information and tax forms); Interest Rate Determination Method (adjusted AFRs/Long-term tax-exempt rates); Estate Tax Expat Issues, S. 744, immigration reform; Rev. Proc. 99-6; Technical termination rules (Sec. 708, Sec. 197); State Sales Tax Collection/Marketplace Fairness Act (MFA), S. 336, S. 743, HR 684; Rev. Proc. 97-27 (non-automatic changes in method of accounting); Accounting method changes (Sec. 381); Extend expiring tax provisions; Tax Increase Prevention Act of 2014, H.R. 5771; A de minimis threshold for small taxpayers (Sec. 382 NOL Limitation); Modifying the enhanced deduction rules for charitable contribution of inventory; Repeal of the anti-churning rules under sec. 197(f)(g); Modify the definition of W-2 wages for purposes of sec. 199; Modify the rules for capitalization and inclusion in inventory costs for certain expenses under section 263A; Allow an offset to the built-in gains tax for charitable contribution and foreign tax credit carryforwards from a C year; Add a new 120-day Post-Termination Transition Period (PTTP) beginning on the date that a taxpayer files an amended Form 1120S; Allow S corporations to have nonresident aliens as shareholders and potential current beneficiaries of electing small business trusts; Repeal section 1362(d)(3), which terminates an S election due to passive investment income that exceeds a certain threshold, or increase the passive investment income (PII) threshold of S-corporations under section 1375(a)(2) from 25% to 60%; Repeal section 1372; Sec. 174 research and experimental expenditures; Department of the Treasury Priority Guidance Plan; Expired tax provisions (extenders); Tax treaties; Multi-State Worker Tax Fairness Act (H.R. 4085).

Tax Reform, Tax Reform Act of 2014, Senate Finance Committee Tax Reform Discussion Drafts, H.R. 1, S. 1090, H.R. 2253; (e.g., alternative minimum tax (AMT), education incentives (H.R. 3393), information reporting, Real Time Tax System, earned income tax credit, phase-outs, Kiddie Tax, depreciation, retirement plan options, inflation adjustments, unused provisions deadwood, the Tax Gap, Section 9100 relief, and terms with multiple definitions in the Internal Revenue Code); Tax penalties (e.g., the definitionof tax shelters; significant purpose; reasonable cause exception to penalties under sections 6707A and 6662A; reasonable cause exception to the section 6676 penalty for erroneous claim for refund or credit; and Form 3520 and 3520-A penalties); Identity theft (e.g., truncated taxpayer identification numbers (TTINs) and S. 149, Stop Identity Theft Act of 2013 and H.R. 295; Identity Theft and Tax Fraud Prevention Act of 2013, S. 676); IRS authority over tax preparers, H.R. 1570; preparer tax identification numbers (PTIN) registration process; Cash basis method of accounting; Due dates of tax returns (H.R. 901 and S. 420); (e.g., six-month automatic extension for entire Form 990 series and other information, excise and income tax returns of exempt organizations); Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act (H.R. 1129, S. 1645); Permanent disaster relief; Hurricane Sandy Tax Relief, HR 2137; IRS weather-related impacts in filing due dates; Standardize the allowable mileage rates for business expense, medical expense and charitable contribution purposes; IRS Budget; Administrations fiscal year 2015 revenue proposals; Form 1099B and Form 8949; Form 1040 Questions on Schedule E relating to Form 1099 requirement; Guidance on tax issues for same-sex couples and registered domestic partners; Net investment income tax (Sec. 1411); Allow certain attorney fees and court costs as deductions for adjusted gross income (AGI); Clarify and simplify reporting of cancellation of debt income (Sec. 6050P); Provide parity for employees and self-employed individuals on the deduction of health insurance costs; Remove reference to section 332 from section 367(a)(i); Repeal the section 7122(c)(1) requirement to provide a 20 percent partial payment with a lump-sum offer in compromise; Allow transfer of partnership suspended losses to one another when spousal transfers under section 1041(a) tax place; Target allocations for partnerships; Clarify that husband and wife partnerships are recognized under state law are eligible to elect Qualified Joint Venture status under section 761(f); Allow an offset to the built-in gains tax for charitable contribution and foreign tax credit carryforwards from a C year; Add a new 120-day post-termination transition period (PTTP) beginning on the date that a taxpayer files an amended Form 1120S; Allow S corporations to have nonresident aliens as shareholders and potential current beneficiaries of electing small business trusts; Related party debt (proposed regulations on Sec. 752); Form 1120S; Repeal section 1362(d)(3), which terminates an S election due to passive investment income that exceeds a certain threshold, or increase the passive investment income (PII) threshold of S corporations under 1375(a)(2) from 25 percent to 60 percent; Qualified terminable interest property (QTIP) election relief; Treat consistently all federal tax payments of trusts and estates; 9100 relief; Mexican land trust (Fideicomisos); Amend section 67(e) to simplify the law and allow estates and nongrantor trusts to fully deduct the cost of complying with fiduciary duties in administering estates and trusts; Exempt from the filing requirement of section 6034(a) trusts with charitable deductions only from flow-through entities; Reinstate and make permanent the fair market value exception under section 512(b)(13) and remove the binding contract requirement; Expand the exception from section 509(f)(2), which prohibits an organization from qualifying for section 509(a)(3) status if it accepted certain gifts, to be consistent with the technical change made to section 4958(c)(3)(C); Form 990 and instructions; Form 3115; Interactive Form 1023; e-filing for exempt organizations; Public disclosure of information on exempt organization forms; Top-heavy rules; Repeal full vesting on partial termination of qualified retirement plans; Speaking with Government Accountability Office (GAO) on retirement plan sponsor reporting and disclosure requirements, and issues pertaining to electronic disclosure of content to participants; Mid-year amenders on safe harbor plans; Use of forfeitures on making certain qualified contributions; Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA); PFICs; Automatic penalties assessed on Form 5471; TD F 90-22.1, Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts (FBAR) and its e-filing requirements; The Retail Inventory Method; Rev. Proc. 97-27; Tangible personal property guidance repair regulations (Sec. 263A); Proposed Regulations to Amend the Definition of Research and Experimental Expenditures under Section 174; Estimated taxes for corporations and success based fees; Internal Revenue Services release in the delay of tax forms and abatement of penalties for late payment of tax; IRS preparer compliance visits; IRS e-signature standards; Uncertain tax positions (UTP); Sec. 7212; Individual taxpayer identification numbers (ITINs); Form 1099-K; Form 8937 (form used to report organizational actions affecting basis);Amended Forms 1099; IRS e-services; IRC section 1298 (f) filing requirements; Enrolled Agents, S. 1134, H.R. 2313; Affordable Care Act (e.g., Play or Pay rules; small business health care tax credit; information reporting by applicable large employers on health insurance coverage offered under employer-sponsored plans, and information reporting of minimum essential coverage); Interest Rate Determination Method (adjusted AFRs/Long-term tax-exempt rates); Estate Tax Expat Issues, S. 744; Rev. Proc. 99-6; Technical termination rules (Sec. 708, Sec. 197); State Sales Tax Collection/Marketplace Fairness Act (MFA), S. 336, S. 743, HR 684; Rev. Proc. 97-27 (non-automatic changes in method of accounting); Accounting method changes (Sec. 381); Extend expiring tax provisions; A de minimis threshold for small taxpayers (Sec. 382 NOL Limitation); Modifying the enhanced deduction rules for charitable contribution of inventory; Repeal of the anti-churning rules under sec. 197(f)(g); Modify the definition of W-2 wages for purposes of sec. 199; Modify the rules for capitalization and inclusion in inventory costs for certain expenses under section 263A; Allow an offset to the built-in gains tax for charitable contribution and foreign tax credit carryforwards from a C year; Add a new 120-day Post-Termination Transition Period (PTTP) beginning on the date that a taxpayer files an amended Form 1120S; Allow S corporations to have nonresident aliens as shareholders and potential current beneficiaries of electing small business trusts; Repeal section 1362(d)(3), whichterminates an S election due to passive investment income that exceeds a certain threshold, or increase the passive investment income (PII) threshold of S-corporations under section 1375(a)(2) from 25% to 60%; Repeal section 1372; Sec. 174 research and experimental expenditures; Department of the Treasury Priority Guidance Plan.

Tax Reform, Tax Reform Act of 2014, Senate Finance Committee Tax Reform Discussion Drafts, Comprehensive Tax Reform Act of 2014, H.R. 1, S. 1090, H.R. 2253; (e.g., alternative minimum tax (AMT), education incentives (H.R. 3393), information reporting, Real Time Tax System, earned income tax credit, phase-outs, Kiddie Tax, depreciation, retirement plan options, inflation adjustments, unused provisions deadwood, the Tax Gap, Section 9100 relief, and terms with multiple definitions in the Internal Revenue Code), House Ways and Means Committee draft Tax Reform Act of 2014, small business pass-through tax reform; Tax penalties (e.g., the definition of tax shelters; significant purpose; reasonable cause exception to penalties under sections 6707A and 6662A; reasonable cause exception to the section 6676 penalty for erroneous claim for refund or credit; and Form 3520 and 3520-A penalties); Identity theft (e.g., truncated taxpayer identification numbers (TTINs) and S. 149, Stop Identity Theft Act of 2013 and H.R. 295; Identity Theft and Tax Fraud Prevention Act of 2013, S. 676; Tax Refund Theft Prevention Act of 2014, S. 2736); IRS authority over tax preparers, H.R. 1570 and potential amendment to Senate The Preserving Americas Transit and Highways Act; preparer tax identification numbers (PTIN) registration process, voluntary certification program; Cash basis method of accounting; Due dates of tax returns (H.R. 901 and S. 420); (e.g., six-month automatic extension for entire Form 990 series and other information, excise and income tax returns of exempt organizations); Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act (H.R. 1129, S. 1645); Permanent disaster relief; Hurricane Sandy Tax Relief, HR 2137; National Disaster Tax Relief Acto of 2014, S. 2634; IRS weather-related impacts in filing due dates; Standardize the allowable mileage rates for business expense, medical expense and charitable contribution purposes; IRS Budget; Administrations fiscal year 2015 revenue proposals; Form 1099B and Form 8949; Form 1040 Questions on Schedule E relating to Form 1099 requirement; Guidance on tax issues for same-sex couples and registered domestic partners; Net investment income tax (Sec. 1411), threshold/bracket for estates for net-investment income tax and regular income tax, applicability of net investment income tax to bona fide residents of U.S. mirror tax code territories; Allow certain attorney fees and court costs as deductions for adjusted gross income (AGI); Clarify and simplify reporting of cancellation of debt income (Sec. 6050P); Provide parity for employees and self-employed individuals on the deduction of health insurance costs; Remove reference to section 332 from section 367(a)(i); Repeal the section 7122(c)(1) requirement to provide a 20 percent partial payment with a lump-sum offer in compromise; Allow transfer of partnership suspended losses to one another when spousal transfers under section 1041(a) tax place; Target allocations for partnerships; Clarify that husband and wife partnerships are recognized under state law are eligible to elect Qualified Joint Venture status under section 761(f); Allow an offset to the built-in gains tax for charitable contribution and foreign tax credit carryforwards from a C year; Add a new 120-day post-termination transition period (PTTP) beginning on the date that a taxpayer files an amended Form 1120S; Allow S corporations to have nonresident aliens as shareholders and potential current beneficiaries of electing small business trusts; Related party debt (proposed regulations on Sec. 752); Form 1120S; Repeal section 1362(d)(3), which terminates an S election due to passive investment income that exceeds a certain threshold, or increase the passive investment income (PII) threshold of S corporations under 1375(a)(2) from 25 percent to 60 percent; Qualified terminable interest property (QTIP) election relief; Treat consistently all federal tax payments of trusts and estates; 9100 relief; Mexican land trust (Fideicomisos); Amend section 67(e) to simplify the law and allow estates and nongrantor trusts to fully deduct the cost of complying with fiduciary duties in administering estates and trusts; Exempt from the filing requirement of section 6034(a) trusts with charitable deductions only from flow-through entities; Reinstate and make permanent the fair market value exception under section 512(b)(13) and remove the binding contract requirement; Expand the exception from section 509(f)(2), which prohibits an organization from qualifying for section 509(a)(3) status if it accepted certain gifts, to be consistent with the technical change made to section 4958(c)(3)(C); Form 990 and instructions; Form 3115; Interactive Form 1023; e-filing for exempt organizations; Public disclosure of information on exempt organization forms; Top-heavy rules; Repeal full vesting on partial termination of qualified retirement plans; Speaking with Government Accountability Office (GAO) on retirement plan sponsor reporting and disclosure requirements, and issues pertaining to electronic disclosure of content to participants; Mid-year amenders on safe harbor plans; Use of forfeitures on making certain qualified contributions; Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA); PFICs; Automatic penalties assessed on Form 5471; TD F 90-22.1, Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts (FBAR) and its e-filing requirements; The Retail Inventory Method; Rev. Proc. 97-27; Tangible personal property guidance repair regulations (Sec. 263A); Proposed Regulations to Amend the Definition of Research and Experimental Expenditures under Section 174; Estimated taxes for corporations and success based fees; Internal Revenue Services release in the delay of tax forms and abatement of penalties for late payment of tax; IRS preparer compliance visits; IRS e-signature standards; Uncertain tax positions (UTP); Sec. 7212; Individual taxpayer identification numbers (ITINs); Form 1099-K, credit card and receipts reconciliation; Form 8937 (form used to report organizational actions affecting basis);Amended Forms 1099; IRS e-services; IRC section 1298 (f) filing requirements; Enrolled Agents, S. 1134, H.R. 2313; Affordable Care Act (e.g., auto-enrollment issues; implementation issues; Play or Pay rules; small business health care tax credit; information reporting by applicable large employers on health insurance coverage offered under employer-sponsored plans, information reporting of minimum essential coverage, and related information and tax forms); Interest Rate Determination Method (adjusted AFRs/Long-term tax-exempt rates); Estate Tax Expat Issues, S. 744, immigration reform; Rev. Proc. 99-6; Technical termination rules (Sec. 708, Sec. 197); State Sales Tax Collection/Marketplace Fairness Act (MFA), S. 336, S. 743, HR 684; Rev. Proc. 97-27 (non-automatic changes in method of accounting); Accounting method changes (Sec. 381); Extend expiring tax provisions; Tax Increase Prevention Act of 2014, H.R. 5771; A de minimis threshold for small taxpayers (Sec. 382 NOL Limitation); Modifying the enhanced deduction rules for charitable contribution of inventory; Repeal of the anti-churning rules under sec. 197(f)(g); Modify the definition of W-2 wages for purposes of sec. 199; Modify the rules for capitalization and inclusion in inventory costs for certain expenses under section 263A; Allow an offset to the built-in gains tax for charitable contribution and foreign tax credit carryforwards from a C year; Add a new 120-day Post-Termination Transition Period (PTTP) beginning on the date that a taxpayer files an amended Form 1120S; Allow S corporations to have nonresident aliens as shareholders and potential current beneficiaries of electing small business trusts; Repeal section 1362(d)(3), which terminates an S election due to passive investment income that exceeds a certain threshold, or increase the passive investment income (PII) threshold of S-corporations under section 1375(a)(2) from 25% to 60%; Repeal section 1372; Sec. 174 research and experimental expenditures; Department of the Treasury Priority Guidance Plan; Expired tax provisions (extenders); Tax treaties; Multi-State Worker Tax Fairness Act (H.R. 4085).

Tax Reform, Tax Reform Act of 2014, Senate Finance Committee Tax Reform Discussion Drafts, H.R. 1, S. 1090, H.R. 2253; (e.g., alternative minimum tax (AMT), education incentives (H.R. 3393), information reporting, Real Time Tax System, earned income tax credit, phase-outs, Kiddie Tax, depreciation, retirement plan options, inflation adjustments, unused provisions deadwood, the Tax Gap, Section 9100 relief, and terms with multiple definitions in the Internal Revenue Code), House Ways and MeansCommittee draft Tax Reform Act of 2014, small business pass-through tax reform; Tax penalties (e.g., the definition of tax shelters; significant purpose; reasonable cause exception to penalties under sections 6707A and 6662A; reasonable cause exception to the section 6676 penalty for erroneous claim for refund or credit; and Form 3520 and 3520-A penalties); Identity theft (e.g., truncated taxpayer identification numbers (TTINs) and S. 149, Stop Identity Theft Act of 2013 and H.R. 295; Identity Theft and Tax Fraud Prevention Act of 2013, S. 676); IRS authority over tax preparers, H.R. 1570 and potential amendment to Senate The Preserving Americas Transit and Highways Act; preparer tax identification numbers (PTIN) registration process, voluntary certification program; Cash basis method of accounting; Due dates of tax returns (H.R. 901 and S. 420); (e.g., six-month automatic extension for entire Form 990 series and other information, excise and income tax returns of exempt organizations); Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act (H.R. 1129, S. 1645); Permanent disaster relief; Hurricane Sandy Tax Relief, HR 2137; IRS weather-related impacts in filing due dates; Standardize the allowable mileage rates for business expense, medical expense and charitable contribution purposes; IRS Budget; Administrations fiscal year 2015 revenue proposals; Form 1099B and Form 8949; Form 1040 Questions on Schedule E relating to Form 1099 requirement; Guidance on tax issues for same-sex couples and registered domestic partners; Net investment income tax (Sec. 1411) , threshold/bracket for estates for net-investment income tax and regular income tax, applicability of net investment income tax to bona fide residents of U.S. mirror tax code territories; Allow certain attorney fees and court costs as deductions for adjusted gross income (AGI); Clarify and simplify reporting of cancellation of debt income (Sec. 6050P); Provide parity for employees and self-employed individuals on the deduction of health insurance costs; Remove reference to section 332 from section 367(a)(i); Repeal the section 7122(c)(1) requirement to provide a 20 percent partial payment with a lump-sum offer in compromise; Allow transfer of partnership suspended losses to one another when spousal transfers under section 1041(a) tax place; Target allocations for partnerships; Clarify that husband and wife partnerships are recognized under state law are eligible to elect Qualified Joint Venture status under section 761(f); Allow an offset to the built-in gains tax for charitable contribution and foreign tax credit carryforwards from a C year; Add a new 120-day post-termination transition period (PTTP) beginning on the date that a taxpayer files an amended Form 1120S; Allow S corporations to have nonresident aliens as shareholders and potential current beneficiaries of electing small business trusts; Related party debt (proposed regulations on Sec. 752); Form 1120S; Repeal section 1362(d)(3), which terminates an S election due to passive investment income that exceeds a certain threshold, or increase the passive investment income (PII) threshold of S corporations under 1375(a)(2) from 25 percent to 60 percent; Qualified terminable interest property (QTIP) election relief; Treat consistently all federal tax payments of trusts and estates; 9100 relief; Mexican land trust (Fideicomisos); Amend section 67(e) to simplify the law and allow estates and nongrantor trusts to fully deduct the cost of complying with fiduciary duties in administering estates and trusts; Exempt from the filing requirement of section 6034(a) trusts with charitable deductions only from flow-through entities; Reinstate and make permanent the fair market value exception under section 512(b)(13) and remove the binding contract requirement; Expand the exception from section 509(f)(2), which prohibits an organization from qualifying for section 509(a)(3) status if it accepted certain gifts, to be consistent with the technical change made to section 4958(c)(3)(C); Form 990 and instructions; Form 3115; Interactive Form 1023; e-filing for exempt organizations; Public disclosure of information on exempt organization forms; Top-heavy rules; Repeal full vesting on partial termination of qualified retirement plans; Speaking with Government Accountability Office (GAO) on retirement plan sponsor reporting and disclosure requirements, and issues pertaining to electronic disclosure of content to participants; Mid-year amenders on safe harbor plans; Use of forfeitures on making certain qualified contributions; Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA); PFICs; Automatic penalties assessed on Form 5471; TD F 90-22.1, Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts (FBAR) and its e-filing requirements; The Retail Inventory Method; Rev. Proc. 97-27; Tangible personal property guidance repair regulations (Sec. 263A); Proposed Regulations to Amend the Definition of Research and Experimental Expenditures under Section 174; Estimated taxes for corporations and success based fees; Internal Revenue Services release in the delay of tax forms and abatement of penalties for late payment of tax; IRS preparer compliance visits; IRS e-signature standards; Uncertain tax positions (UTP); Sec. 7212; Individual taxpayer identification numbers (ITINs); Form 1099-K, credit card and receipts reconciliation; Form 8937 (form used to report organizational actions affecting basis);Amended Forms 1099; IRS e-services; IRC section 1298 (f) filing requirements; Enrolled Agents, S. 1134, H.R. 2313; Affordable Care Act (e.g., auto-enrollment issues; implementation issues; Play or Pay rules; small business health care tax credit; information reporting by applicable large employers on health insurance coverage offered under employer-sponsored plans, and information reporting of minimum essential coverage); Interest Rate Determination Method (adjusted AFRs/Long-term tax-exempt rates); Estate Tax Expat Issues, S. 744, immigration reform; Rev. Proc. 99-6; Technical termination rules (Sec. 708, Sec. 197); State Sales Tax Collection/Marketplace Fairness Act (MFA), S. 336, S. 743, HR 684; Rev. Proc. 97-27 (non-automatic changes in method of accounting); Accounting method changes (Sec. 381); Extend expiring tax provisions; A de minimis threshold for small taxpayers (Sec. 382 NOL Limitation); Modifying the enhanced deduction rules for charitable contribution of inventory;Repeal of the anti-churning rules under sec. 197(f)(g); Modify the definition of W-2 wages for purposes of sec. 199; Modify the rules for capitalization and inclusion in inventory costs for certain expenses under section 263A; Allow an offset to the built-in gains tax for charitable contribution and foreign tax credit carryforwards from a C year; Add a new 120-day Post-Termination Transition Period (PTTP) beginning on the date that a taxpayer files an amended Form 1120S; Allow S corporations to have nonresident aliens as shareholders and potential current beneficiaries of electing small business trusts; Repeal section 1362(d)(3), which terminates an S election due to passive investment income that exceeds a certain threshold, or increase the passive investment income (PII) threshold of S-corporations under section 1375(a)(2) from 25% to 60%; Repeal section 1372; Sec. 174 research and experimental expenditures; Department of the Treasury Priority Guidance Plan; Expired tax provisions (extenders); Tax treaties; Multi-State Worker Tax Fairness Act (H.R. 4085).

Tax Reform, Tax Reform Act of 2014, Senate Finance Committee Tax Reform Discussion Drafts, H.R. 1, S. 1090, H.R. 2253; (e.g., alternative minimum tax (AMT), education incentives (H.R. 3393), information reporting, Real Time Tax System, earned income tax credit, phase-outs, Kiddie Tax, depreciation, retirement plan options, inflation adjustments, unused provisions deadwood, the Tax Gap, Section 9100 relief, and terms with multiple definitions in the Internal Revenue Code); Tax penalties (e.g., the definitionof tax shelters; significant purpose; reasonable cause exception to penalties under sections 6707A and 6662A; reasonable cause exception to the section 6676 penalty for erroneous claim for refund or credit; and Form 3520 and 3520-A penalties); Identity theft (e.g., truncated taxpayer identification numbers (TTINs) and S. 149, Stop Identity Theft Act of 2013 and H.R. 295; Identity Theft and Tax Fraud Prevention Act of 2013, S. 676); IRS authority over tax preparers, H.R. 1570; preparer tax identification numbers (PTIN) registration process; Cash basis method of accounting; Due dates of tax returns (H.R. 901 and S. 420); (e.g., six-month automatic extension for entire Form 990 series and other information, excise and income tax returns of exempt organizations); Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act (H.R. 1129, S. 1645); Permanent disaster relief; Hurricane Sandy Tax Relief, HR 2137; IRS weather-related impacts in filing due dates; Standardize the allowable mileage rates for business expense, medical expense and charitable contribution purposes; IRS Budget; Administrations fiscal year 2015 revenue proposals; Form 1099B and Form 8949; Form 1040 Questions on Schedule E relating to Form 1099 requirement; Guidance on tax issues for same-sex couples and registered domestic partners; Net investment income tax (Sec. 1411); Allow certain attorney fees and court costs as deductions for adjusted gross income (AGI); Clarify and simplify reporting of cancellation of debt income (Sec. 6050P); Provide parity for employees and self-employed individuals on the deduction of health insurance costs; Remove reference to section 332 from section 367(a)(i); Repeal the section 7122(c)(1) requirement to provide a 20 percent partial payment with a lump-sum offer in compromise; Allow transfer of partnership suspended losses to one another when spousal transfers under section 1041(a) tax place; Target allocations for partnerships; Clarify that husband and wife partnerships are recognized under state law are eligible to elect Qualified Joint Venture status under section 761(f); Allow an offset to the built-in gains tax for charitable contribution and foreign tax credit carryforwards from a C year; Add a new 120-day post-termination transition period (PTTP) beginning on the date that a taxpayer files an amended Form 1120S; Allow S corporations to have nonresident aliens as shareholders and potential current beneficiaries of electing small business trusts; Related party debt (proposed regulations on Sec. 752); Form 1120S; Repeal section 1362(d)(3), which terminates an S election due to passive investment income that exceeds a certain threshold, or increase the passive investment income (PII) threshold of S corporations under 1375(a)(2) from 25 percent to 60 percent; Qualified terminable interest property (QTIP) election relief; Treat consistently all federal tax payments of trusts and estates; 9100 relief; Mexican land trust (Fideicomisos); Amend section 67(e) to simplify the law and allow estates and nongrantor trusts to fully deduct the cost of complying with fiduciary duties in administering estates and trusts; Exempt from the filing requirement of section 6034(a) trusts with charitable deductions only from flow-through entities; Reinstate and make permanent the fair market value exception under section 512(b)(13) and remove the binding contract requirement; Expand the exception from section 509(f)(2), which prohibits an organization from qualifying for section 509(a)(3) status if it accepted certain gifts, to be consistent with the technical change made to section 4958(c)(3)(C); Form 990 and instructions; Form 3115; Interactive Form 1023; e-filing for exempt organizations; Public disclosure of information on exempt organization forms; Top-heavy rules; Repeal full vesting on partial termination of qualified retirement plans; Speaking with Government Accountability Office (GAO) on retirement plan sponsor reporting and disclosure requirements, and issues pertaining to electronic disclosure of content to participants; Mid-year amenders on safe harbor plans; Use of forfeitures on making certain qualified contributions; Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA); PFICs; Automatic penalties assessed on Form 5471; TD F 90-22.1, Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts (FBAR) and its e-filing requirements; The Retail Inventory Method; Rev. Proc. 97-27; Tangible personal property guidance repair regulations (Sec. 263A); Proposed Regulations to Amend the Definition of Research and Experimental Expenditures under Section 174; Estimated taxes for corporations and success based fees; Internal Revenue Services release in the delay of tax forms and abatement of penalties for late payment of tax; IRS preparer compliance visits; IRS e-signature standards; Uncertain tax positions (UTP); Sec. 7212; Individual taxpayer identification numbers (ITINs); Form 1099-K; Form 8937 (form used to report organizational actions affecting basis);Amended Forms 1099; IRS e-services; IRC section 1298 (f) filing requirements; Enrolled Agents, S. 1134, H.R. 2313; Affordable Care Act (e.g., Play or Pay rules; small business health care tax credit; information reporting by applicable large employers on health insurance coverage offered under employer-sponsored plans, and information reporting of minimum essential coverage); Interest Rate Determination Method (adjusted AFRs/Long-term tax-exempt rates); Estate Tax Expat Issues, S. 744; Rev. Proc. 99-6; Technical termination rules (Sec. 708, Sec. 197); State Sales Tax Collection/Marketplace Fairness Act (MFA), S. 336, S. 743, HR 684; Rev. Proc. 97-27 (non-automatic changes in method of accounting); Accounting method changes (Sec. 381); Extend expiring tax provisions; A de minimis threshold for small taxpayers (Sec. 382 NOL Limitation); Modifying the enhanced deduction rules for charitable contribution of inventory; Repeal of the anti-churning rules under sec. 197(f)(g); Modify the definition of W-2 wages for purposes of sec. 199; Modify the rules for capitalization and inclusion in inventory costs for certain expenses under section 263A; Allow an offset to the built-in gains tax for charitable contribution and foreign tax credit carryforwards from a C year; Add a new 120-day Post-Termination Transition Period (PTTP) beginning on the date that a taxpayer files an amended Form 1120S; Allow S corporations to have nonresident aliens as shareholders and potential current beneficiaries of electing small business trusts; Repeal section 1362(d)(3), whichterminates an S election due to passive investment income that exceeds a certain threshold, or increase the passive investment income (PII) threshold of S-corporations under section 1375(a)(2) from 25% to 60%; Repeal section 1372; Sec. 174 research and experimental expenditures; Department of the Treasury Priority Guidance Plan.

Tax Reform, Tax Reform Act of 2014, Senate Finance Committee Tax Reform Discussion Drafts, H.R. 1, S. 1090, H.R. 2253; (e.g., alternative minimum tax (AMT), education incentives (H.R. 3393), information reporting, Real Time Tax System, earned income tax credit, phase-outs, Kiddie Tax, depreciation, retirement plan options, inflation adjustments, unused provisions deadwood, the Tax Gap, Section 9100 relief, and terms with multiple definitions in the Internal Revenue Code), House Ways and Means Committee draft Tax Reform Act of 2014, small business pass-through tax reform; Tax penalties (e.g., the definition of tax shelters; significant purpose; reasonable cause exception to penalties under sections 6707A and 6662A; reasonable cause exception to the section 6676 penalty for erroneous claim for refund or credit; and Form 3520 and 3520-A penalties); Identity theft (e.g., truncated taxpayer identification numbers (TTINs) and S. 149, Stop Identity Theft Act of 2013 and H.R. 295; Identity Theft and Tax Fraud Prevention Act of 2013, S. 676); IRS authority over tax preparers, H.R. 1570 and potential amendment to Senate The Preserving Americas Transit and Highways Act; preparer tax identification numbers (PTIN) registration process, voluntary certification program; Cash basis method of accounting; Due dates of tax returns (H.R. 901 and S. 420); (e.g., six-month automatic extension for entire Form 990 series and other information, excise and income tax returns of exempt organizations); Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act (H.R. 1129, S. 1645); Permanent disaster relief; Hurricane Sandy Tax Relief, HR 2137; IRS weather-related impacts in filing due dates; Standardize the allowable mileage rates for business expense, medical expense and charitable contribution purposes; IRS Budget; Administrations fiscal year 2015 revenue proposals; Form 1099B and Form 8949; Form 1040 Questions on Schedule E relating to Form 1099 requirement; Guidance on tax issues for same-sex couples and registered domestic partners; Net investment income tax (Sec. 1411), threshold/bracket for estates for net-investment income tax and regular income tax, applicability of net investment income tax to bona fide residents of U.S. mirror tax code territories; Allow certain attorney fees and court costs as deductions for adjusted gross income (AGI); Clarify and simplify reporting of cancellation of debt income (Sec. 6050P); Provide parity for employees and self-employed individuals on the deduction of health insurance costs; Remove reference to section 332 from section 367(a)(i); Repeal the section 7122(c)(1) requirement to provide a 20 percent partial payment with a lump-sum offer in compromise; Allow transfer of partnership suspended losses to one another when spousal transfers under section 1041(a) tax place; Target allocations for partnerships; Clarify that husband and wife partnerships are recognized under state law are eligible to elect Qualified Joint Venture status under section 761(f); Allow an offset to the built-in gains tax for charitable contribution and foreign tax credit carryforwards from a C year; Add a new 120-day post-termination transition period (PTTP) beginning on the date that a taxpayer files an amended Form 1120S; Allow S corporations to have nonresident aliens as shareholders and potential current beneficiaries of electing small business trusts; Related party debt (proposed regulations on Sec. 752); Form 1120S; Repeal section 1362(d)(3), which terminates an S election due to passive investment income that exceeds a certain threshold, or increase the passive investment income (PII) threshold of S corporations under 1375(a)(2) from 25 percent to 60 percent; Qualified terminable interest property (QTIP) election relief; Treat consistently all federal tax payments of trusts and estates; 9100 relief; Mexican land trust (Fideicomisos); Amend section 67(e) to simplify the law and allow estates and nongrantor trusts to fully deduct the cost of complying with fiduciary duties in administering estates and trusts; Exempt from the filing requirement of section 6034(a) trusts with charitable deductions only from flow-through entities; Reinstate and make permanent the fair market value exception under section 512(b)(13) and remove the binding contract requirement; Expand the exception from section 509(f)(2), which prohibits an organization from qualifying for section 509(a)(3) status if it accepted certain gifts, to be consistent with the technical change made to section 4958(c)(3)(C); Form 990 and instructions; Form 3115; Interactive Form 1023; e-filing for exempt organizations; Public disclosure of information on exempt organization forms; Top-heavy rules; Repeal full vesting on partial termination of qualified retirement plans; Speaking with Government Accountability Office (GAO) on retirement plan sponsor reporting and disclosure requirements, and issues pertaining to electronic disclosure of content to participants; Mid-year amenders on safe harbor plans; Use of forfeitures on making certain qualified contributions; Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA); PFICs; Automatic penalties assessed on Form 5471; TD F 90-22.1, Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts (FBAR) and its e-filing requirements; The Retail Inventory Method; Rev. Proc. 97-27; Tangible personal property guidance repair regulations (Sec. 263A); Proposed Regulations to Amend the Definition of Research and Experimental Expenditures under Section 174; Estimated taxes for corporations and success based fees; Internal Revenue Services release in the delay of tax forms and abatement of penalties for late payment of tax; IRS preparer compliance visits; IRS e-signature standards; Uncertain tax positions (UTP); Sec. 7212; Individual taxpayer identification numbers (ITINs); Form 1099-K, credit card and receipts reconciliation; Form 8937 (form used to report organizational actions affecting basis);Amended Forms 1099; IRS e-services; IRC section 1298 (f) filing requirements; Enrolled Agents, S. 1134, H.R. 2313; Affordable Care Act (e.g., auto-enrollment issues; implementation issues; Play or Pay rules; small business health care tax credit; information reporting by applicable large employers on health insurance coverage offered under employer-sponsored plans, information reporting of minimum essential coverage, and related information and tax forms); Interest Rate Determination Method (adjusted AFRs/Long-term tax-exempt rates); Estate Tax Expat Issues, S. 744, immigration reform; Rev. Proc. 99-6; Technical termination rules (Sec. 708, Sec. 197); State Sales Tax Collection/Marketplace Fairness Act (MFA), S. 336, S. 743, HR 684; Rev. Proc. 97-27 (non-automatic changes in method of accounting); Accounting method changes (Sec. 381); Extend expiring tax provisions; A de minimis threshold for small taxpayers (Sec. 382 NOL Limitation); Modifying the enhanced deduction rules for charitable contribution of inventory; Repeal of the anti-churning rules under sec. 197(f)(g); Modify the definition of W-2 wages for purposes of sec. 199; Modify the rules for capitalization and inclusion in inventory costs for certain expenses under section 263A; Allow an offset to the built-in gains tax for charitable contribution and foreign tax credit carryforwards from a C year; Add a new 120-day Post-Termination Transition Period (PTTP) beginning on the date that a taxpayer files an amended Form 1120S; Allow S corporations to have nonresident aliens as shareholders and potential current beneficiaries of electing small business trusts; Repeal section 1362(d)(3), which terminates an S election due to passive investment income that exceeds a certain threshold, or increase the passive investment income (PII) threshold of S-corporations under section 1375(a)(2) from 25% to 60%; Repeal section 1372; Sec. 174 research and experimental expenditures; Department of the Treasury Priority Guidance Plan; Expired tax provisions (extenders); Tax treaties; Multi-State Worker Tax Fairness Act (H.R. 4085). .

Tax Reform, Tax Reform Act of 2014, Senate Finance Committee Tax Reform Discussion Drafts, H.R. 1, S. 1090, H.R. 2253; (e.g., alternative minimum tax (AMT), education incentives (H.R. 3393), information reporting, Real Time Tax System, earned income tax credit, phase-outs, Kiddie Tax, depreciation, retirement plan options, inflation adjustments, unused provisions deadwood, the Tax Gap, Section 9100 relief, and terms with multiple definitions in the Internal Revenue Code), House Ways and MeansCommittee draft Tax Reform Act of 2014, small business pass-through tax reform; Tax penalties (e.g., the definition of tax shelters; significant purpose; reasonable cause exception to penalties under sections 6707A and 6662A; reasonable cause exception to the section 6676 penalty for erroneous claim for refund or credit; and Form 3520 and 3520-A penalties); Identity theft (e.g., truncated taxpayer identification numbers (TTINs) and S. 149, Stop Identity Theft Act of 2013 and H.R. 295; Identity Theft and Tax Fraud Prevention Act of 2013, S. 676); IRS authority over tax preparers, H.R. 1570 and potential amendment to Senate The Preserving Americas Transit and Highways Act; preparer tax identification numbers (PTIN) registration process, voluntary certification program; Cash basis method of accounting; Due dates of tax returns (H.R. 901 and S. 420); (e.g., six-month automatic extension for entire Form 990 series and other information, excise and income tax returns of exempt organizations); Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act (H.R. 1129, S. 1645); Permanent disaster relief; Hurricane Sandy Tax Relief, HR 2137; IRS weather-related impacts in filing due dates; Standardize the allowable mileage rates for business expense, medical expense and charitable contribution purposes; IRS Budget; Administrations fiscal year 2015 revenue proposals; Form 1099B and Form 8949; Form 1040 Questions on Schedule E relating to Form 1099 requirement; Guidance on tax issues for same-sex couples and registered domestic partners; Net investment income tax (Sec. 1411) , threshold/bracket for estates for net-investment income tax and regular income tax, applicability of net investment income tax to bona fide residents of U.S. mirror tax code territories; Allow certain attorney fees and court costs as deductions for adjusted gross income (AGI); Clarify and simplify reporting of cancellation of debt income (Sec. 6050P); Provide parity for employees and self-employed individuals on the deduction of health insurance costs; Remove reference to section 332 from section 367(a)(i); Repeal the section 7122(c)(1) requirement to provide a 20 percent partial payment with a lump-sum offer in compromise; Allow transfer of partnership suspended losses to one another when spousal transfers under section 1041(a) tax place; Target allocations for partnerships; Clarify that husband and wife partnerships are recognized under state law are eligible to elect Qualified Joint Venture status under section 761(f); Allow an offset to the built-in gains tax for charitable contribution and foreign tax credit carryforwards from a C year; Add a new 120-day post-termination transition period (PTTP) beginning on the date that a taxpayer files an amended Form 1120S; Allow S corporations to have nonresident aliens as shareholders and potential current beneficiaries of electing small business trusts; Related party debt (proposed regulations on Sec. 752); Form 1120S; Repeal section 1362(d)(3), which terminates an S election due to passive investment income that exceeds a certain threshold, or increase the passive investment income (PII) threshold of S corporations under 1375(a)(2) from 25 percent to 60 percent; Qualified terminable interest property (QTIP) election relief; Treat consistently all federal tax payments of trusts and estates; 9100 relief; Mexican land trust (Fideicomisos); Amend section 67(e) to simplify the law and allow estates and nongrantor trusts to fully deduct the cost of complying with fiduciary duties in administering estates and trusts; Exempt from the filing requirement of section 6034(a) trusts with charitable deductions only from flow-through entities; Reinstate and make permanent the fair market value exception under section 512(b)(13) and remove the binding contract requirement; Expand the exception from section 509(f)(2), which prohibits an organization from qualifying for section 509(a)(3) status if it accepted certain gifts, to be consistent with the technical change made to section 4958(c)(3)(C); Form 990 and instructions; Form 3115; Interactive Form 1023; e-filing for exempt organizations; Public disclosure of information on exempt organization forms; Top-heavy rules; Repeal full vesting on partial termination of qualified retirement plans; Speaking with Government Accountability Office (GAO) on retirement plan sponsor reporting and disclosure requirements, and issues pertaining to electronic disclosure of content to participants; Mid-year amenders on safe harbor plans; Use of forfeitures on making certain qualified contributions; Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA); PFICs; Automatic penalties assessed on Form 5471; TD F 90-22.1, Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts (FBAR) and its e-filing requirements; The Retail Inventory Method; Rev. Proc. 97-27; Tangible personal property guidance repair regulations (Sec. 263A); Proposed Regulations to Amend the Definition of Research and Experimental Expenditures under Section 174; Estimated taxes for corporations and success based fees; Internal Revenue Services release in the delay of tax forms and abatement of penalties for late payment of tax; IRS preparer compliance visits; IRS e-signature standards; Uncertain tax positions (UTP); Sec. 7212; Individual taxpayer identification numbers (ITINs); Form 1099-K, credit card and receipts reconciliation; Form 8937 (form used to report organizational actions affecting basis);Amended Forms 1099; IRS e-services; IRC section 1298 (f) filing requirements; Enrolled Agents, S. 1134, H.R. 2313; Affordable Care Act (e.g., auto-enrollment issues; implementation issues; Play or Pay rules; small business health care tax credit; information reporting by applicable large employers on health insurance coverage offered under employer-sponsored plans, and information reporting of minimum essential coverage); Interest Rate Determination Method (adjusted AFRs/Long-term tax-exempt rates); Estate Tax Expat Issues, S. 744, immigration reform; Rev. Proc. 99-6; Technical termination rules (Sec. 708, Sec. 197); State Sales Tax Collection/Marketplace Fairness Act (MFA), S. 336, S. 743, HR 684; Rev. Proc. 97-27 (non-automatic changes in method of accounting); Accounting method changes (Sec. 381); Extend expiring tax provisions; A de minimis threshold for small taxpayers (Sec. 382 NOL Limitation); Modifying the enhanced deduction rules for charitable contribution of inventory;Repeal of the anti-churning rules under sec. 197(f)(g); Modify the definition of W-2 wages for purposes of sec. 199; Modify the rules for capitalization and inclusion in inventory costs for certain expenses under section 263A; Allow an offset to the built-in gains tax for charitable contribution and foreign tax credit carryforwards from a C year; Add a new 120-day Post-Termination Transition Period (PTTP) beginning on the date that a taxpayer files an amended Form 1120S; Allow S corporations to have nonresident aliens as shareholders and potential current beneficiaries of electing small business trusts; Repeal section 1362(d)(3), which terminates an S election due to passive investment income that exceeds a certain threshold, or increase the passive investment income (PII) threshold of S-corporations under section 1375(a)(2) from 25% to 60%; Repeal section 1372; Sec. 174 research and experimental expenditures; Department of the Treasury Priority Guidance Plan; Expired tax provisions (extenders); Tax treaties; Multi-State Worker Tax Fairness Act (H.R. 4085).

Tax Reform, Tax Reform Act of 2014, Senate Finance Committee Tax Reform Discussion Drafts, H.R. 1, S. 1090, H.R. 2253; (e.g., alternative minimum tax (AMT), education incentives (H.R. 3393), information reporting, Real Time Tax System, earned income tax credit, phase-outs, Kiddie Tax, depreciation, retirement plan options, inflation adjustments, unused provisions deadwood, the Tax Gap, Section 9100 relief, and terms with multiple definitions in the Internal Revenue Code), House Ways and Means Committee draft Tax Reform Act of 2014, small business pass-through tax reform; Tax penalties (e.g., the definition of tax shelters; significant purpose; reasonable cause exception to penalties under sections 6707A and 6662A; reasonable cause exception to the section 6676 penalty for erroneous claim for refund or credit; and Form 3520 and 3520-A penalties); Identity theft (e.g., truncated taxpayer identification numbers (TTINs) and S. 149, Stop Identity Theft Act of 2013 and H.R. 295; Identity Theft and Tax Fraud Prevention Act of 2013, S. 676); IRS authority over tax preparers, H.R. 1570 and potential amendment to Senate The Preserving Americas Transit and Highways Act; preparer tax identification numbers (PTIN) registration process, voluntary certification program; Cash basis method of accounting; Due dates of tax returns (H.R. 901 and S. 420); (e.g., six-month automatic extension for entire Form 990 series and other information, excise and income tax returns of exempt organizations); Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act (H.R. 1129, S. 1645); Permanent disaster relief; Hurricane Sandy Tax Relief, HR 2137; IRS weather-related impacts in filing due dates; Standardize the allowable mileage rates for business expense, medical expense and charitable contribution purposes; IRS Budget; Administrations fiscal year 2015 revenue proposals; Form 1099B and Form 8949; Form 1040 Questions on Schedule E relating to Form 1099 requirement; Guidance on tax issues for same-sex couples and registered domestic partners; Net investment income tax (Sec. 1411), threshold/bracket for estates for net-investment income tax and regular income tax, applicability of net investment income tax to bona fide residents of U.S. mirror tax code territories; Allow certain attorney fees and court costs as deductions for adjusted gross income (AGI); Clarify and simplify reporting of cancellation of debt income (Sec. 6050P); Provide parity for employees and self-employed individuals on the deduction of health insurance costs; Remove reference to section 332 from section 367(a)(i); Repeal the section 7122(c)(1) requirement to provide a 20 percent partial payment with a lump-sum offer in compromise; Allow transfer of partnership suspended losses to one another when spousal transfers under section 1041(a) tax place; Target allocations for partnerships; Clarify that husband and wife partnerships are recognized under state law are eligible to elect Qualified Joint Venture status under section 761(f); Allow an offset to the built-in gains tax for charitable contribution and foreign tax credit carryforwards from a C year; Add a new 120-day post-termination transition period (PTTP) beginning on the date that a taxpayer files an amended Form 1120S; Allow S corporations to have nonresident aliens as shareholders and potential current beneficiaries of electing small business trusts; Related party debt (proposed regulations on Sec. 752); Form 1120S; Repeal section 1362(d)(3), which terminates an S election due to passive investment income that exceeds a certain threshold, or increase the passive investment income (PII) threshold of S corporations under 1375(a)(2) from 25 percent to 60 percent; Qualified terminable interest property (QTIP) election relief; Treat consistently all federal tax payments of trusts and estates; 9100 relief; Mexican land trust (Fideicomisos); Amend section 67(e) to simplify the law and allow estates and nongrantor trusts to fully deduct the cost of complying with fiduciary duties in administering estates and trusts; Exempt from the filing requirement of section 6034(a) trusts with charitable deductions only from flow-through entities; Reinstate and make permanent the fair market value exception under section 512(b)(13) and remove the binding contract requirement; Expand the exception from section 509(f)(2), which prohibits an organization from qualifying for section 509(a)(3) status if it accepted certain gifts, to be consistent with the technical change made to section 4958(c)(3)(C); Form 990 and instructions; Form 3115; Interactive Form 1023; e-filing for exempt organizations; Public disclosure of information on exempt organization forms; Top-heavy rules; Repeal full vesting on partial termination of qualified retirement plans; Speaking with Government Accountability Office (GAO) on retirement plan sponsor reporting and disclosure requirements, and issues pertaining to electronic disclosure of content to participants; Mid-year amenders on safe harbor plans; Use of forfeitures on making certain qualified contributions; Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA); PFICs; Automatic penalties assessed on Form 5471; TD F 90-22.1, Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts (FBAR) and its e-filing requirements; The Retail Inventory Method; Rev. Proc. 97-27; Tangible personal property guidance repair regulations (Sec. 263A); Proposed Regulations to Amend the Definition of Research and Experimental Expenditures under Section 174; Estimated taxes for corporations and success based fees; Internal Revenue Services release in the delay of tax forms and abatement of penalties for late payment of tax; IRS preparer compliance visits; IRS e-signature standards; Uncertain tax positions (UTP); Sec. 7212; Individual taxpayer identification numbers (ITINs); Form 1099-K, credit card and receipts reconciliation; Form 8937 (form used to report organizational actions affecting basis);Amended Forms 1099; IRS e-services; IRC section 1298 (f) filing requirements; Enrolled Agents, S. 1134, H.R. 2313; Affordable Care Act (e.g., auto-enrollment issues; implementation issues; Play or Pay rules; small business health care tax credit; information reporting by applicable large employers on health insurance coverage offered under employer-sponsored plans, information reporting of minimum essential coverage, and related information and tax forms); Interest Rate Determination Method (adjusted AFRs/Long-term tax-exempt rates); Estate Tax Expat Issues, S. 744, immigration reform; Rev. Proc. 99-6; Technical termination rules (Sec. 708, Sec. 197); State Sales Tax Collection/Marketplace Fairness Act (MFA), S. 336, S. 743, HR 684; Rev. Proc. 97-27 (non-automatic changes in method of accounting); Accounting method changes (Sec. 381); Extend expiring tax provisions; A de minimis threshold for small taxpayers (Sec. 382 NOL Limitation); Modifying the enhanced deduction rules for charitable contribution of inventory; Repeal of the anti-churning rules under sec. 197(f)(g); Modify the definition of W-2 wages for purposes of sec. 199; Modify the rules for capitalization and inclusion in inventory costs for certain expenses under section 263A; Allow an offset to the built-in gains tax for charitable contribution and foreign tax credit carryforwards from a C year; Add a new 120-day Post-Termination Transition Period (PTTP) beginning on the date that a taxpayer files an amended Form 1120S; Allow S corporations to have nonresident aliens as shareholders and potential current beneficiaries of electing small business trusts; Repeal section 1362(d)(3), which terminates an S election due to passive investment income that exceeds a certain threshold, or increase the passive investment income (PII) threshold of S-corporations under section 1375(a)(2) from 25% to 60%; Repeal section 1372; Sec. 174 research and experimental expenditures; Department of the Treasury Priority Guidance Plan; Expired tax provisions (extenders); Tax treaties; Multi-State Worker Tax Fairness Act (H.R. 4085). .

Tax Reform, Tax Reform Act of 2014, Senate Finance Committee Tax Reform Discussion Drafts, Comprehensive Tax Reform Act of 2014, H.R. 1, S. 1090, H.R. 2253; (e.g., alternative minimum tax (AMT), education incentives (H.R. 3393), information reporting, Real Time Tax System, earned income tax credit, phase-outs, Kiddie Tax, depreciation, retirement plan options, inflation adjustments, unused provisions deadwood, the Tax Gap, Section 9100 relief, and terms with multiple definitions in the Internal Revenue Code), House Ways and Means Committee draft Tax Reform Act of 2014, small business pass-through tax reform; Tax penalties (e.g., the definition of tax shelters; significant purpose; reasonable cause exception to penalties under sections 6707A and 6662A; reasonable cause exception to the section 6676 penalty for erroneous claim for refund or credit; and Form 3520 and 3520-A penalties); Identity theft (e.g., truncated taxpayer identification numbers (TTINs) and S. 149, Stop Identity Theft Act of 2013 and H.R. 295; Identity Theft and Tax Fraud Prevention Act of 2013, S. 676; Tax Refund Theft Prevention Act of 2014, S. 2736); IRS authority over tax preparers, H.R. 1570 and potential amendment to Senate The Preserving Americas Transit and Highways Act; preparer tax identification numbers (PTIN) registration process, voluntary certification program; Cash basis method of accounting; Due dates of tax returns (H.R. 901 and S. 420); (e.g., six-month automatic extension for entire Form 990 series and other information, excise and income tax returns of exempt organizations); Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act (H.R. 1129, S. 1645); Permanent disaster relief; Hurricane Sandy Tax Relief, HR 2137; National Disaster Tax Relief Acto of 2014, S. 2634; IRS weather-related impacts in filing due dates; Standardize the allowable mileage rates for business expense, medical expense and charitable contribution purposes; IRS Budget; Administrations fiscal year 2015 revenue proposals; Form 1099B and Form 8949; Form 1040 Questions on Schedule E relating to Form 1099 requirement; Guidance on tax issues for same-sex couples and registered domestic partners; Net investment income tax (Sec. 1411), threshold/bracket for estates for net-investment income tax and regular income tax, applicability of net investment income tax to bona fide residents of U.S. mirror tax code territories; Allow certain attorney fees and court costs as deductions for adjusted gross income (AGI); Clarify and simplify reporting of cancellation of debt income (Sec. 6050P); Provide parity for employees and self-employed individuals on the deduction of health insurance costs; Remove reference to section 332 from section 367(a)(i); Repeal the section 7122(c)(1) requirement to provide a 20 percent partial payment with a lump-sum offer in compromise; Allow transfer of partnership suspended losses to one another when spousal transfers under section 1041(a) tax place; Target allocations for partnerships; Clarify that husband and wife partnerships are recognized under state law are eligible to elect Qualified Joint Venture status under section 761(f); Allow an offset to the built-in gains tax for charitable contribution and foreign tax credit carryforwards from a C year; Add a new 120-day post-termination transition period (PTTP) beginning on the date that a taxpayer files an amended Form 1120S; Allow S corporations to have nonresident aliens as shareholders and potential current beneficiaries of electing small business trusts; Related party debt (proposed regulations on Sec. 752); Form 1120S; Repeal section 1362(d)(3), which terminates an S election due to passive investment income that exceeds a certain threshold, or increase the passive investment income (PII) threshold of S corporations under 1375(a)(2) from 25 percent to 60 percent; Qualified terminable interest property (QTIP) election relief; Treat consistently all federal tax payments of trusts and estates; 9100 relief; Mexican land trust (Fideicomisos); Amend section 67(e) to simplify the law and allow estates and nongrantor trusts to fully deduct the cost of complying with fiduciary duties in administering estates and trusts; Exempt from the filing requirement of section 6034(a) trusts with charitable deductions only from flow-through entities; Reinstate and make permanent the fair market value exception under section 512(b)(13) and remove the binding contract requirement; Expand the exception from section 509(f)(2), which prohibits an organization from qualifying for section 509(a)(3) status if it accepted certain gifts, to be consistent with the technical change made to section 4958(c)(3)(C); Form 990 and instructions; Form 3115; Interactive Form 1023; e-filing for exempt organizations; Public disclosure of information on exempt organization forms; Top-heavy rules; Repeal full vesting on partial termination of qualified retirement plans; Speaking with Government Accountability Office (GAO) on retirement plan sponsor reporting and disclosure requirements, and issues pertaining to electronic disclosure of content to participants; Mid-year amenders on safe harbor plans; Use of forfeitures on making certain qualified contributions; Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA); PFICs; Automatic penalties assessed on Form 5471; TD F 90-22.1, Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts (FBAR) and its e-filing requirements; The Retail Inventory Method; Rev. Proc. 97-27; Tangible personal property guidance repair regulations (Sec. 263A); Proposed Regulations to Amend the Definition of Research and Experimental Expenditures under Section 174; Estimated taxes for corporations and success based fees; Internal Revenue Services release in the delay of tax forms and abatement of penalties for late payment of tax; IRS preparer compliance visits; IRS e-signature standards; Uncertain tax positions (UTP); Sec. 7212; Individual taxpayer identification numbers (ITINs); Form 1099-K, credit card and receipts reconciliation; Form 8937 (form used to report organizational actions affecting basis);Amended Forms 1099; IRS e-services; IRC section 1298 (f) filing requirements; Enrolled Agents, S. 1134, H.R. 2313; Affordable Care Act (e.g., auto-enrollment issues; implementation issues; Play or Pay rules; small business health care tax credit; information reporting by applicable large employers on health insurance coverage offered under employer-sponsored plans, information reporting of minimum essential coverage, and related information and tax forms); Interest Rate Determination Method (adjusted AFRs/Long-term tax-exempt rates); Estate Tax Expat Issues, S. 744, immigration reform; Rev. Proc. 99-6; Technical termination rules (Sec. 708, Sec. 197); State Sales Tax Collection/Marketplace Fairness Act (MFA), S. 336, S. 743, HR 684; Rev. Proc. 97-27 (non-automatic changes in method of accounting); Accounting method changes (Sec. 381); Extend expiring tax provisions; Tax Increase Prevention Act of 2014, H.R. 5771; A de minimis threshold for small taxpayers (Sec. 382 NOL Limitation); Modifying the enhanced deduction rules for charitable contribution of inventory; Repeal of the anti-churning rules under sec. 197(f)(g); Modify the definition of W-2 wages for purposes of sec. 199; Modify the rules for capitalization and inclusion in inventory costs for certain expenses under section 263A; Allow an offset to the built-in gains tax for charitable contribution and foreign tax credit carryforwards from a C year; Add a new 120-day Post-Termination Transition Period (PTTP) beginning on the date that a taxpayer files an amended Form 1120S; Allow S corporations to have nonresident aliens as shareholders and potential current beneficiaries of electing small business trusts; Repeal section 1362(d)(3), which terminates an S election due to passive investment income that exceeds a certain threshold, or increase the passive investment income (PII) threshold of S-corporations under section 1375(a)(2) from 25% to 60%; Repeal section 1372; Sec. 174 research and experimental expenditures; Department of the Treasury Priority Guidance Plan; Expired tax provisions (extenders); Tax treaties; Multi-State Worker Tax Fairness Act (H.R. 4085).

Tax Reform, Tax Reform Act of 2014, Senate Finance Committee Tax Reform Discussion Drafts, H.R. 1, S. 1090, H.R. 2253; (e.g., alternative minimum tax (AMT), education incentives (H.R. 3393), information reporting, Real Time Tax System, earned income tax credit, phase-outs, Kiddie Tax, depreciation, retirement plan options, inflation adjustments, unused provisions deadwood, the Tax Gap, Section 9100 relief, and terms with multiple definitions in the Internal Revenue Code); Tax penalties (e.g., the definitionof tax shelters; significant purpose; reasonable cause exception to penalties under sections 6707A and 6662A; reasonable cause exception to the section 6676 penalty for erroneous claim for refund or credit; and Form 3520 and 3520-A penalties); Identity theft (e.g., truncated taxpayer identification numbers (TTINs) and S. 149, Stop Identity Theft Act of 2013 and H.R. 295; Identity Theft and Tax Fraud Prevention Act of 2013, S. 676); IRS authority over tax preparers, H.R. 1570; preparer tax identification numbers (PTIN) registration process; Cash basis method of accounting; Due dates of tax returns (H.R. 901 and S. 420); (e.g., six-month automatic extension for entire Form 990 series and other information, excise and income tax returns of exempt organizations); Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act (H.R. 1129, S. 1645); Permanent disaster relief; Hurricane Sandy Tax Relief, HR 2137; IRS weather-related impacts in filing due dates; Standardize the allowable mileage rates for business expense, medical expense and charitable contribution purposes; IRS Budget; Administrations fiscal year 2015 revenue proposals; Form 1099B and Form 8949; Form 1040 Questions on Schedule E relating to Form 1099 requirement; Guidance on tax issues for same-sex couples and registered domestic partners; Net investment income tax (Sec. 1411); Allow certain attorney fees and court costs as deductions for adjusted gross income (AGI); Clarify and simplify reporting of cancellation of debt income (Sec. 6050P); Provide parity for employees and self-employed individuals on the deduction of health insurance costs; Remove reference to section 332 from section 367(a)(i); Repeal the section 7122(c)(1) requirement to provide a 20 percent partial payment with a lump-sum offer in compromise; Allow transfer of partnership suspended losses to one another when spousal transfers under section 1041(a) tax place; Target allocations for partnerships; Clarify that husband and wife partnerships are recognized under state law are eligible to elect Qualified Joint Venture status under section 761(f); Allow an offset to the built-in gains tax for charitable contribution and foreign tax credit carryforwards from a C year; Add a new 120-day post-termination transition period (PTTP) beginning on the date that a taxpayer files an amended Form 1120S; Allow S corporations to have nonresident aliens as shareholders and potential current beneficiaries of electing small business trusts; Related party debt (proposed regulations on Sec. 752); Form 1120S; Repeal section 1362(d)(3), which terminates an S election due to passive investment income that exceeds a certain threshold, or increase the passive investment income (PII) threshold of S corporations under 1375(a)(2) from 25 percent to 60 percent; Qualified terminable interest property (QTIP) election relief; Treat consistently all federal tax payments of trusts and estates; 9100 relief; Mexican land trust (Fideicomisos); Amend section 67(e) to simplify the law and allow estates and nongrantor trusts to fully deduct the cost of complying with fiduciary duties in administering estates and trusts; Exempt from the filing requirement of section 6034(a) trusts with charitable deductions only from flow-through entities; Reinstate and make permanent the fair market value exception under section 512(b)(13) and remove the binding contract requirement; Expand the exception from section 509(f)(2), which prohibits an organization from qualifying for section 509(a)(3) status if it accepted certain gifts, to be consistent with the technical change made to section 4958(c)(3)(C); Form 990 and instructions; Form 3115; Interactive Form 1023; e-filing for exempt organizations; Public disclosure of information on exempt organization forms; Top-heavy rules; Repeal full vesting on partial termination of qualified retirement plans; Speaking with Government Accountability Office (GAO) on retirement plan sponsor reporting and disclosure requirements, and issues pertaining to electronic disclosure of content to participants; Mid-year amenders on safe harbor plans; Use of forfeitures on making certain qualified contributions; Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA); PFICs; Automatic penalties assessed on Form 5471; TD F 90-22.1, Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts (FBAR) and its e-filing requirements; The Retail Inventory Method; Rev. Proc. 97-27; Tangible personal property guidance repair regulations (Sec. 263A); Proposed Regulations to Amend the Definition of Research and Experimental Expenditures under Section 174; Estimated taxes for corporations and success based fees; Internal Revenue Services release in the delay of tax forms and abatement of penalties for late payment of tax; IRS preparer compliance visits; IRS e-signature standards; Uncertain tax positions (UTP); Sec. 7212; Individual taxpayer identification numbers (ITINs); Form 1099-K; Form 8937 (form used to report organizational actions affecting basis);Amended Forms 1099; IRS e-services; IRC section 1298 (f) filing requirements; Enrolled Agents, S. 1134, H.R. 2313; Affordable Care Act (e.g., Play or Pay rules; small business health care tax credit; information reporting by applicable large employers on health insurance coverage offered under employer-sponsored plans, and information reporting of minimum essential coverage); Interest Rate Determination Method (adjusted AFRs/Long-term tax-exempt rates); Estate Tax Expat Issues, S. 744; Rev. Proc. 99-6; Technical termination rules (Sec. 708, Sec. 197); State Sales Tax Collection/Marketplace Fairness Act (MFA), S. 336, S. 743, HR 684; Rev. Proc. 97-27 (non-automatic changes in method of accounting); Accounting method changes (Sec. 381); Extend expiring tax provisions; A de minimis threshold for small taxpayers (Sec. 382 NOL Limitation); Modifying the enhanced deduction rules for charitable contribution of inventory; Repeal of the anti-churning rules under sec. 197(f)(g); Modify the definition of W-2 wages for purposes of sec. 199; Modify the rules for capitalization and inclusion in inventory costs for certain expenses under section 263A; Allow an offset to the built-in gains tax for charitable contribution and foreign tax credit carryforwards from a C year; Add a new 120-day Post-Termination Transition Period (PTTP) beginning on the date that a taxpayer files an amended Form 1120S; Allow S corporations to have nonresident aliens as shareholders and potential current beneficiaries of electing small business trusts; Repeal section 1362(d)(3), whichterminates an S election due to passive investment income that exceeds a certain threshold, or increase the passive investment income (PII) threshold of S-corporations under section 1375(a)(2) from 25% to 60%; Repeal section 1372; Sec. 174 research and experimental expenditures; Department of the Treasury Priority Guidance Plan.

Tax Reform, Tax Reform Act of 2014, Senate Finance Committee Tax Reform Discussion Drafts, H.R. 1, S. 1090, H.R. 2253; (e.g., alternative minimum tax (AMT), education incentives (H.R. 3393), information reporting, Real Time Tax System, earned income tax credit, phase-outs, Kiddie Tax, depreciation, retirement plan options, inflation adjustments, unused provisions deadwood, the Tax Gap, Section 9100 relief, and terms with multiple definitions in the Internal Revenue Code), House Ways and MeansCommittee draft Tax Reform Act of 2014, small business pass-through tax reform; Tax penalties (e.g., the definition of tax shelters; significant purpose; reasonable cause exception to penalties under sections 6707A and 6662A; reasonable cause exception to the section 6676 penalty for erroneous claim for refund or credit; and Form 3520 and 3520-A penalties); Identity theft (e.g., truncated taxpayer identification numbers (TTINs) and S. 149, Stop Identity Theft Act of 2013 and H.R. 295; Identity Theft and Tax Fraud Prevention Act of 2013, S. 676); IRS authority over tax preparers, H.R. 1570 and potential amendment to Senate The Preserving Americas Transit and Highways Act; preparer tax identification numbers (PTIN) registration process, voluntary certification program; Cash basis method of accounting; Due dates of tax returns (H.R. 901 and S. 420); (e.g., six-month automatic extension for entire Form 990 series and other information, excise and income tax returns of exempt organizations); Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act (H.R. 1129, S. 1645); Permanent disaster relief; Hurricane Sandy Tax Relief, HR 2137; IRS weather-related impacts in filing due dates; Standardize the allowable mileage rates for business expense, medical expense and charitable contribution purposes; IRS Budget; Administrations fiscal year 2015 revenue proposals; Form 1099B and Form 8949; Form 1040 Questions on Schedule E relating to Form 1099 requirement; Guidance on tax issues for same-sex couples and registered domestic partners; Net investment income tax (Sec. 1411) , threshold/bracket for estates for net-investment income tax and regular income tax, applicability of net investment income tax to bona fide residents of U.S. mirror tax code territories; Allow certain attorney fees and court costs as deductions for adjusted gross income (AGI); Clarify and simplify reporting of cancellation of debt income (Sec. 6050P); Provide parity for employees and self-employed individuals on the deduction of health insurance costs; Remove reference to section 332 from section 367(a)(i); Repeal the section 7122(c)(1) requirement to provide a 20 percent partial payment with a lump-sum offer in compromise; Allow transfer of partnership suspended losses to one another when spousal transfers under section 1041(a) tax place; Target allocations for partnerships; Clarify that husband and wife partnerships are recognized under state law are eligible to elect Qualified Joint Venture status under section 761(f); Allow an offset to the built-in gains tax for charitable contribution and foreign tax credit carryforwards from a C year; Add a new 120-day post-termination transition period (PTTP) beginning on the date that a taxpayer files an amended Form 1120S; Allow S corporations to have nonresident aliens as shareholders and potential current beneficiaries of electing small business trusts; Related party debt (proposed regulations on Sec. 752); Form 1120S; Repeal section 1362(d)(3), which terminates an S election due to passive investment income that exceeds a certain threshold, or increase the passive investment income (PII) threshold of S corporations under 1375(a)(2) from 25 percent to 60 percent; Qualified terminable interest property (QTIP) election relief; Treat consistently all federal tax payments of trusts and estates; 9100 relief; Mexican land trust (Fideicomisos); Amend section 67(e) to simplify the law and allow estates and nongrantor trusts to fully deduct the cost of complying with fiduciary duties in administering estates and trusts; Exempt from the filing requirement of section 6034(a) trusts with charitable deductions only from flow-through entities; Reinstate and make permanent the fair market value exception under section 512(b)(13) and remove the binding contract requirement; Expand the exception from section 509(f)(2), which prohibits an organization from qualifying for section 509(a)(3) status if it accepted certain gifts, to be consistent with the technical change made to section 4958(c)(3)(C); Form 990 and instructions; Form 3115; Interactive Form 1023; e-filing for exempt organizations; Public disclosure of information on exempt organization forms; Top-heavy rules; Repeal full vesting on partial termination of qualified retirement plans; Speaking with Government Accountability Office (GAO) on retirement plan sponsor reporting and disclosure requirements, and issues pertaining to electronic disclosure of content to participants; Mid-year amenders on safe harbor plans; Use of forfeitures on making certain qualified contributions; Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA); PFICs; Automatic penalties assessed on Form 5471; TD F 90-22.1, Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts (FBAR) and its e-filing requirements; The Retail Inventory Method; Rev. Proc. 97-27; Tangible personal property guidance repair regulations (Sec. 263A); Proposed Regulations to Amend the Definition of Research and Experimental Expenditures under Section 174; Estimated taxes for corporations and success based fees; Internal Revenue Services release in the delay of tax forms and abatement of penalties for late payment of tax; IRS preparer compliance visits; IRS e-signature standards; Uncertain tax positions (UTP); Sec. 7212; Individual taxpayer identification numbers (ITINs); Form 1099-K, credit card and receipts reconciliation; Form 8937 (form used to report organizational actions affecting basis);Amended Forms 1099; IRS e-services; IRC section 1298 (f) filing requirements; Enrolled Agents, S. 1134, H.R. 2313; Affordable Care Act (e.g., auto-enrollment issues; implementation issues; Play or Pay rules; small business health care tax credit; information reporting by applicable large employers on health insurance coverage offered under employer-sponsored plans, and information reporting of minimum essential coverage); Interest Rate Determination Method (adjusted AFRs/Long-term tax-exempt rates); Estate Tax Expat Issues, S. 744, immigration reform; Rev. Proc. 99-6; Technical termination rules (Sec. 708, Sec. 197); State Sales Tax Collection/Marketplace Fairness Act (MFA), S. 336, S. 743, HR 684; Rev. Proc. 97-27 (non-automatic changes in method of accounting); Accounting method changes (Sec. 381); Extend expiring tax provisions; A de minimis threshold for small taxpayers (Sec. 382 NOL Limitation); Modifying the enhanced deduction rules for charitable contribution of inventory;Repeal of the anti-churning rules under sec. 197(f)(g); Modify the definition of W-2 wages for purposes of sec. 199; Modify the rules for capitalization and inclusion in inventory costs for certain expenses under section 263A; Allow an offset to the built-in gains tax for charitable contribution and foreign tax credit carryforwards from a C year; Add a new 120-day Post-Termination Transition Period (PTTP) beginning on the date that a taxpayer files an amended Form 1120S; Allow S corporations to have nonresident aliens as shareholders and potential current beneficiaries of electing small business trusts; Repeal section 1362(d)(3), which terminates an S election due to passive investment income that exceeds a certain threshold, or increase the passive investment income (PII) threshold of S-corporations under section 1375(a)(2) from 25% to 60%; Repeal section 1372; Sec. 174 research and experimental expenditures; Department of the Treasury Priority Guidance Plan; Expired tax provisions (extenders); Tax treaties; Multi-State Worker Tax Fairness Act (H.R. 4085).

Tax Reform, Tax Reform Act of 2014, Senate Finance Committee Tax Reform Discussion Drafts, H.R. 1, S. 1090, H.R. 2253; (e.g., alternative minimum tax (AMT), education incentives (H.R. 3393), information reporting, Real Time Tax System, earned income tax credit, phase-outs, Kiddie Tax, depreciation, retirement plan options, inflation adjustments, unused provisions deadwood, the Tax Gap, Section 9100 relief, and terms with multiple definitions in the Internal Revenue Code), House Ways and Means Committee draft Tax Reform Act of 2014, small business pass-through tax reform; Tax penalties (e.g., the definition of tax shelters; significant purpose; reasonable cause exception to penalties under sections 6707A and 6662A; reasonable cause exception to the section 6676 penalty for erroneous claim for refund or credit; and Form 3520 and 3520-A penalties); Identity theft (e.g., truncated taxpayer identification numbers (TTINs) and S. 149, Stop Identity Theft Act of 2013 and H.R. 295; Identity Theft and Tax Fraud Prevention Act of 2013, S. 676); IRS authority over tax preparers, H.R. 1570 and potential amendment to Senate The Preserving Americas Transit and Highways Act; preparer tax identification numbers (PTIN) registration process, voluntary certification program; Cash basis method of accounting; Due dates of tax returns (H.R. 901 and S. 420); (e.g., six-month automatic extension for entire Form 990 series and other information, excise and income tax returns of exempt organizations); Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act (H.R. 1129, S. 1645); Permanent disaster relief; Hurricane Sandy Tax Relief, HR 2137; IRS weather-related impacts in filing due dates; Standardize the allowable mileage rates for business expense, medical expense and charitable contribution purposes; IRS Budget; Administrations fiscal year 2015 revenue proposals; Form 1099B and Form 8949; Form 1040 Questions on Schedule E relating to Form 1099 requirement; Guidance on tax issues for same-sex couples and registered domestic partners; Net investment income tax (Sec. 1411), threshold/bracket for estates for net-investment income tax and regular income tax, applicability of net investment income tax to bona fide residents of U.S. mirror tax code territories; Allow certain attorney fees and court costs as deductions for adjusted gross income (AGI); Clarify and simplify reporting of cancellation of debt income (Sec. 6050P); Provide parity for employees and self-employed individuals on the deduction of health insurance costs; Remove reference to section 332 from section 367(a)(i); Repeal the section 7122(c)(1) requirement to provide a 20 percent partial payment with a lump-sum offer in compromise; Allow transfer of partnership suspended losses to one another when spousal transfers under section 1041(a) tax place; Target allocations for partnerships; Clarify that husband and wife partnerships are recognized under state law are eligible to elect Qualified Joint Venture status under section 761(f); Allow an offset to the built-in gains tax for charitable contribution and foreign tax credit carryforwards from a C year; Add a new 120-day post-termination transition period (PTTP) beginning on the date that a taxpayer files an amended Form 1120S; Allow S corporations to have nonresident aliens as shareholders and potential current beneficiaries of electing small business trusts; Related party debt (proposed regulations on Sec. 752); Form 1120S; Repeal section 1362(d)(3), which terminates an S election due to passive investment income that exceeds a certain threshold, or increase the passive investment income (PII) threshold of S corporations under 1375(a)(2) from 25 percent to 60 percent; Qualified terminable interest property (QTIP) election relief; Treat consistently all federal tax payments of trusts and estates; 9100 relief; Mexican land trust (Fideicomisos); Amend section 67(e) to simplify the law and allow estates and nongrantor trusts to fully deduct the cost of complying with fiduciary duties in administering estates and trusts; Exempt from the filing requirement of section 6034(a) trusts with charitable deductions only from flow-through entities; Reinstate and make permanent the fair market value exception under section 512(b)(13) and remove the binding contract requirement; Expand the exception from section 509(f)(2), which prohibits an organization from qualifying for section 509(a)(3) status if it accepted certain gifts, to be consistent with the technical change made to section 4958(c)(3)(C); Form 990 and instructions; Form 3115; Interactive Form 1023; e-filing for exempt organizations; Public disclosure of information on exempt organization forms; Top-heavy rules; Repeal full vesting on partial termination of qualified retirement plans; Speaking with Government Accountability Office (GAO) on retirement plan sponsor reporting and disclosure requirements, and issues pertaining to electronic disclosure of content to participants; Mid-year amenders on safe harbor plans; Use of forfeitures on making certain qualified contributions; Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA); PFICs; Automatic penalties assessed on Form 5471; TD F 90-22.1, Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts (FBAR) and its e-filing requirements; The Retail Inventory Method; Rev. Proc. 97-27; Tangible personal property guidance repair regulations (Sec. 263A); Proposed Regulations to Amend the Definition of Research and Experimental Expenditures under Section 174; Estimated taxes for corporations and success based fees; Internal Revenue Services release in the delay of tax forms and abatement of penalties for late payment of tax; IRS preparer compliance visits; IRS e-signature standards; Uncertain tax positions (UTP); Sec. 7212; Individual taxpayer identification numbers (ITINs); Form 1099-K, credit card and receipts reconciliation; Form 8937 (form used to report organizational actions affecting basis);Amended Forms 1099; IRS e-services; IRC section 1298 (f) filing requirements; Enrolled Agents, S. 1134, H.R. 2313; Affordable Care Act (e.g., auto-enrollment issues; implementation issues; Play or Pay rules; small business health care tax credit; information reporting by applicable large employers on health insurance coverage offered under employer-sponsored plans, information reporting of minimum essential coverage, and related information and tax forms); Interest Rate Determination Method (adjusted AFRs/Long-term tax-exempt rates); Estate Tax Expat Issues, S. 744, immigration reform; Rev. Proc. 99-6; Technical termination rules (Sec. 708, Sec. 197); State Sales Tax Collection/Marketplace Fairness Act (MFA), S. 336, S. 743, HR 684; Rev. Proc. 97-27 (non-automatic changes in method of accounting); Accounting method changes (Sec. 381); Extend expiring tax provisions; A de minimis threshold for small taxpayers (Sec. 382 NOL Limitation); Modifying the enhanced deduction rules for charitable contribution of inventory; Repeal of the anti-churning rules under sec. 197(f)(g); Modify the definition of W-2 wages for purposes of sec. 199; Modify the rules for capitalization and inclusion in inventory costs for certain expenses under section 263A; Allow an offset to the built-in gains tax for charitable contribution and foreign tax credit carryforwards from a C year; Add a new 120-day Post-Termination Transition Period (PTTP) beginning on the date that a taxpayer files an amended Form 1120S; Allow S corporations to have nonresident aliens as shareholders and potential current beneficiaries of electing small business trusts; Repeal section 1362(d)(3), which terminates an S election due to passive investment income that exceeds a certain threshold, or increase the passive investment income (PII) threshold of S-corporations under section 1375(a)(2) from 25% to 60%; Repeal section 1372; Sec. 174 research and experimental expenditures; Department of the Treasury Priority Guidance Plan; Expired tax provisions (extenders); Tax treaties; Multi-State Worker Tax Fairness Act (H.R. 4085). .

Tax Reform, Tax Reform Act of 2014, Senate Finance Committee Tax Reform Discussion Drafts, Comprehensive Tax Reform Act of 2014, H.R. 1, S. 1090, H.R. 2253; (e.g., alternative minimum tax (AMT), education incentives (H.R. 3393), information reporting, Real Time Tax System, earned income tax credit, phase-outs, Kiddie Tax, depreciation, retirement plan options, inflation adjustments, unused provisions deadwood, the Tax Gap, Section 9100 relief, and terms with multiple definitions in the Internal Revenue Code), House Ways and Means Committee draft Tax Reform Act of 2014, small business pass-through tax reform; Tax penalties (e.g., the definition of tax shelters; significant purpose; reasonable cause exception to penalties under sections 6707A and 6662A; reasonable cause exception to the section 6676 penalty for erroneous claim for refund or credit; and Form 3520 and 3520-A penalties); Identity theft (e.g., truncated taxpayer identification numbers (TTINs) and S. 149, Stop Identity Theft Act of 2013 and H.R. 295; Identity Theft and Tax Fraud Prevention Act of 2013, S. 676; Tax Refund Theft Prevention Act of 2014, S. 2736); IRS authority over tax preparers, H.R. 1570 and potential amendment to Senate The Preserving Americas Transit and Highways Act; preparer tax identification numbers (PTIN) registration process, voluntary certification program; Cash basis method of accounting; Due dates of tax returns (H.R. 901 and S. 420); (e.g., six-month automatic extension for entire Form 990 series and other information, excise and income tax returns of exempt organizations); Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act (H.R. 1129, S. 1645); Permanent disaster relief; Hurricane Sandy Tax Relief, HR 2137; National Disaster Tax Relief Acto of 2014, S. 2634; IRS weather-related impacts in filing due dates; Standardize the allowable mileage rates for business expense, medical expense and charitable contribution purposes; IRS Budget; Administrations fiscal year 2015 revenue proposals; Form 1099B and Form 8949; Form 1040 Questions on Schedule E relating to Form 1099 requirement; Guidance on tax issues for same-sex couples and registered domestic partners; Net investment income tax (Sec. 1411), threshold/bracket for estates for net-investment income tax and regular income tax, applicability of net investment income tax to bona fide residents of U.S. mirror tax code territories; Allow certain attorney fees and court costs as deductions for adjusted gross income (AGI); Clarify and simplify reporting of cancellation of debt income (Sec. 6050P); Provide parity for employees and self-employed individuals on the deduction of health insurance costs; Remove reference to section 332 from section 367(a)(i); Repeal the section 7122(c)(1) requirement to provide a 20 percent partial payment with a lump-sum offer in compromise; Allow transfer of partnership suspended losses to one another when spousal transfers under section 1041(a) tax place; Target allocations for partnerships; Clarify that husband and wife partnerships are recognized under state law are eligible to elect Qualified Joint Venture status under section 761(f); Allow an offset to the built-in gains tax for charitable contribution and foreign tax credit carryforwards from a C year; Add a new 120-day post-termination transition period (PTTP) beginning on the date that a taxpayer files an amended Form 1120S; Allow S corporations to have nonresident aliens as shareholders and potential current beneficiaries of electing small business trusts; Related party debt (proposed regulations on Sec. 752); Form 1120S; Repeal section 1362(d)(3), which terminates an S election due to passive investment income that exceeds a certain threshold, or increase the passive investment income (PII) threshold of S corporations under 1375(a)(2) from 25 percent to 60 percent; Qualified terminable interest property (QTIP) election relief; Treat consistently all federal tax payments of trusts and estates; 9100 relief; Mexican land trust (Fideicomisos); Amend section 67(e) to simplify the law and allow estates and nongrantor trusts to fully deduct the cost of complying with fiduciary duties in administering estates and trusts; Exempt from the filing requirement of section 6034(a) trusts with charitable deductions only from flow-through entities; Reinstate and make permanent the fair market value exception under section 512(b)(13) and remove the binding contract requirement; Expand the exception from section 509(f)(2), which prohibits an organization from qualifying for section 509(a)(3) status if it accepted certain gifts, to be consistent with the technical change made to section 4958(c)(3)(C); Form 990 and instructions; Form 3115; Interactive Form 1023; e-filing for exempt organizations; Public disclosure of information on exempt organization forms; Top-heavy rules; Repeal full vesting on partial termination of qualified retirement plans; Speaking with Government Accountability Office (GAO) on retirement plan sponsor reporting and disclosure requirements, and issues pertaining to electronic disclosure of content to participants; Mid-year amenders on safe harbor plans; Use of forfeitures on making certain qualified contributions; Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA); PFICs; Automatic penalties assessed on Form 5471; TD F 90-22.1, Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts (FBAR) and its e-filing requirements; The Retail Inventory Method; Rev. Proc. 97-27; Tangible personal property guidance repair regulations (Sec. 263A); Proposed Regulations to Amend the Definition of Research and Experimental Expenditures under Section 174; Estimated taxes for corporations and success based fees; Internal Revenue Services release in the delay of tax forms and abatement of penalties for late payment of tax; IRS preparer compliance visits; IRS e-signature standards; Uncertain tax positions (UTP); Sec. 7212; Individual taxpayer identification numbers (ITINs); Form 1099-K, credit card and receipts reconciliation; Form 8937 (form used to report organizational actions affecting basis);Amended Forms 1099; IRS e-services; IRC section 1298 (f) filing requirements; Enrolled Agents, S. 1134, H.R. 2313; Affordable Care Act (e.g., auto-enrollment issues; implementation issues; Play or Pay rules; small business health care tax credit; information reporting by applicable large employers on health insurance coverage offered under employer-sponsored plans, information reporting of minimum essential coverage, and related information and tax forms); Interest Rate Determination Method (adjusted AFRs/Long-term tax-exempt rates); Estate Tax Expat Issues, S. 744, immigration reform; Rev. Proc. 99-6; Technical termination rules (Sec. 708, Sec. 197); State Sales Tax Collection/Marketplace Fairness Act (MFA), S. 336, S. 743, HR 684; Rev. Proc. 97-27 (non-automatic changes in method of accounting); Accounting method changes (Sec. 381); Extend expiring tax provisions; Tax Increase Prevention Act of 2014, H.R. 5771; A de minimis threshold for small taxpayers (Sec. 382 NOL Limitation); Modifying the enhanced deduction rules for charitable contribution of inventory; Repeal of the anti-churning rules under sec. 197(f)(g); Modify the definition of W-2 wages for purposes of sec. 199; Modify the rules for capitalization and inclusion in inventory costs for certain expenses under section 263A; Allow an offset to the built-in gains tax for charitable contribution and foreign tax credit carryforwards from a C year; Add a new 120-day Post-Termination Transition Period (PTTP) beginning on the date that a taxpayer files an amended Form 1120S; Allow S corporations to have nonresident aliens as shareholders and potential current beneficiaries of electing small business trusts; Repeal section 1362(d)(3), which terminates an S election due to passive investment income that exceeds a certain threshold, or increase the passive investment income (PII) threshold of S-corporations under section 1375(a)(2) from 25% to 60%; Repeal section 1372; Sec. 174 research and experimental expenditures; Department of the Treasury Priority Guidance Plan; Expired tax provisions (extenders); Tax treaties; Multi-State Worker Tax Fairness Act (H.R. 4085).

Tax Reform, Tax Reform Act of 2014, Senate Finance Committee Tax Reform Discussion Drafts, H.R. 1, S. 1090, H.R. 2253; (e.g., alternative minimum tax (AMT), education incentives (H.R. 3393), information reporting, Real Time Tax System, earned income tax credit, phase-outs, Kiddie Tax, depreciation, retirement plan options, inflation adjustments, unused provisions deadwood, the Tax Gap, Section 9100 relief, and terms with multiple definitions in the Internal Revenue Code); Tax penalties (e.g., the definitionof tax shelters; significant purpose; reasonable cause exception to penalties under sections 6707A and 6662A; reasonable cause exception to the section 6676 penalty for erroneous claim for refund or credit; and Form 3520 and 3520-A penalties); Identity theft (e.g., truncated taxpayer identification numbers (TTINs) and S. 149, Stop Identity Theft Act of 2013 and H.R. 295; Identity Theft and Tax Fraud Prevention Act of 2013, S. 676); IRS authority over tax preparers, H.R. 1570; preparer tax identification numbers (PTIN) registration process; Cash basis method of accounting; Due dates of tax returns (H.R. 901 and S. 420); (e.g., six-month automatic extension for entire Form 990 series and other information, excise and income tax returns of exempt organizations); Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act (H.R. 1129, S. 1645); Permanent disaster relief; Hurricane Sandy Tax Relief, HR 2137; IRS weather-related impacts in filing due dates; Standardize the allowable mileage rates for business expense, medical expense and charitable contribution purposes; IRS Budget; Administrations fiscal year 2015 revenue proposals; Form 1099B and Form 8949; Form 1040 Questions on Schedule E relating to Form 1099 requirement; Guidance on tax issues for same-sex couples and registered domestic partners; Net investment income tax (Sec. 1411); Allow certain attorney fees and court costs as deductions for adjusted gross income (AGI); Clarify and simplify reporting of cancellation of debt income (Sec. 6050P); Provide parity for employees and self-employed individuals on the deduction of health insurance costs; Remove reference to section 332 from section 367(a)(i); Repeal the section 7122(c)(1) requirement to provide a 20 percent partial payment with a lump-sum offer in compromise; Allow transfer of partnership suspended losses to one another when spousal transfers under section 1041(a) tax place; Target allocations for partnerships; Clarify that husband and wife partnerships are recognized under state law are eligible to elect Qualified Joint Venture status under section 761(f); Allow an offset to the built-in gains tax for charitable contribution and foreign tax credit carryforwards from a C year; Add a new 120-day post-termination transition period (PTTP) beginning on the date that a taxpayer files an amended Form 1120S; Allow S corporations to have nonresident aliens as shareholders and potential current beneficiaries of electing small business trusts; Related party debt (proposed regulations on Sec. 752); Form 1120S; Repeal section 1362(d)(3), which terminates an S election due to passive investment income that exceeds a certain threshold, or increase the passive investment income (PII) threshold of S corporations under 1375(a)(2) from 25 percent to 60 percent; Qualified terminable interest property (QTIP) election relief; Treat consistently all federal tax payments of trusts and estates; 9100 relief; Mexican land trust (Fideicomisos); Amend section 67(e) to simplify the law and allow estates and nongrantor trusts to fully deduct the cost of complying with fiduciary duties in administering estates and trusts; Exempt from the filing requirement of section 6034(a) trusts with charitable deductions only from flow-through entities; Reinstate and make permanent the fair market value exception under section 512(b)(13) and remove the binding contract requirement; Expand the exception from section 509(f)(2), which prohibits an organization from qualifying for section 509(a)(3) status if it accepted certain gifts, to be consistent with the technical change made to section 4958(c)(3)(C); Form 990 and instructions; Form 3115; Interactive Form 1023; e-filing for exempt organizations; Public disclosure of information on exempt organization forms; Top-heavy rules; Repeal full vesting on partial termination of qualified retirement plans; Speaking with Government Accountability Office (GAO) on retirement plan sponsor reporting and disclosure requirements, and issues pertaining to electronic disclosure of content to participants; Mid-year amenders on safe harbor plans; Use of forfeitures on making certain qualified contributions; Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA); PFICs; Automatic penalties assessed on Form 5471; TD F 90-22.1, Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts (FBAR) and its e-filing requirements; The Retail Inventory Method; Rev. Proc. 97-27; Tangible personal property guidance repair regulations (Sec. 263A); Proposed Regulations to Amend the Definition of Research and Experimental Expenditures under Section 174; Estimated taxes for corporations and success based fees; Internal Revenue Services release in the delay of tax forms and abatement of penalties for late payment of tax; IRS preparer compliance visits; IRS e-signature standards; Uncertain tax positions (UTP); Sec. 7212; Individual taxpayer identification numbers (ITINs); Form 1099-K; Form 8937 (form used to report organizational actions affecting basis);Amended Forms 1099; IRS e-services; IRC section 1298 (f) filing requirements; Enrolled Agents, S. 1134, H.R. 2313; Affordable Care Act (e.g., Play or Pay rules; small business health care tax credit; information reporting by applicable large employers on health insurance coverage offered under employer-sponsored plans, and information reporting of minimum essential coverage); Interest Rate Determination Method (adjusted AFRs/Long-term tax-exempt rates); Estate Tax Expat Issues, S. 744; Rev. Proc. 99-6; Technical termination rules (Sec. 708, Sec. 197); State Sales Tax Collection/Marketplace Fairness Act (MFA), S. 336, S. 743, HR 684; Rev. Proc. 97-27 (non-automatic changes in method of accounting); Accounting method changes (Sec. 381); Extend expiring tax provisions; A de minimis threshold for small taxpayers (Sec. 382 NOL Limitation); Modifying the enhanced deduction rules for charitable contribution of inventory; Repeal of the anti-churning rules under sec. 197(f)(g); Modify the definition of W-2 wages for purposes of sec. 199; Modify the rules for capitalization and inclusion in inventory costs for certain expenses under section 263A; Allow an offset to the built-in gains tax for charitable contribution and foreign tax credit carryforwards from a C year; Add a new 120-day Post-Termination Transition Period (PTTP) beginning on the date that a taxpayer files an amended Form 1120S; Allow S corporations to have nonresident aliens as shareholders and potential current beneficiaries of electing small business trusts; Repeal section 1362(d)(3), whichterminates an S election due to passive investment income that exceeds a certain threshold, or increase the passive investment income (PII) threshold of S-corporations under section 1375(a)(2) from 25% to 60%; Repeal section 1372; Sec. 174 research and experimental expenditures; Department of the Treasury Priority Guidance Plan.

Tax Reform, Tax Reform Act of 2014, Senate Finance Committee Tax Reform Discussion Drafts, H.R. 1, S. 1090, H.R. 2253; (e.g., alternative minimum tax (AMT), education incentives (H.R. 3393), information reporting, Real Time Tax System, earned income tax credit, phase-outs, Kiddie Tax, depreciation, retirement plan options, inflation adjustments, unused provisions deadwood, the Tax Gap, Section 9100 relief, and terms with multiple definitions in the Internal Revenue Code), House Ways and MeansCommittee draft Tax Reform Act of 2014, small business pass-through tax reform; Tax penalties (e.g., the definition of tax shelters; significant purpose; reasonable cause exception to penalties under sections 6707A and 6662A; reasonable cause exception to the section 6676 penalty for erroneous claim for refund or credit; and Form 3520 and 3520-A penalties); Identity theft (e.g., truncated taxpayer identification numbers (TTINs) and S. 149, Stop Identity Theft Act of 2013 and H.R. 295; Identity Theft and Tax Fraud Prevention Act of 2013, S. 676); IRS authority over tax preparers, H.R. 1570 and potential amendment to Senate The Preserving Americas Transit and Highways Act; preparer tax identification numbers (PTIN) registration process, voluntary certification program; Cash basis method of accounting; Due dates of tax returns (H.R. 901 and S. 420); (e.g., six-month automatic extension for entire Form 990 series and other information, excise and income tax returns of exempt organizations); Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act (H.R. 1129, S. 1645); Permanent disaster relief; Hurricane Sandy Tax Relief, HR 2137; IRS weather-related impacts in filing due dates; Standardize the allowable mileage rates for business expense, medical expense and charitable contribution purposes; IRS Budget; Administrations fiscal year 2015 revenue proposals; Form 1099B and Form 8949; Form 1040 Questions on Schedule E relating to Form 1099 requirement; Guidance on tax issues for same-sex couples and registered domestic partners; Net investment income tax (Sec. 1411) , threshold/bracket for estates for net-investment income tax and regular income tax, applicability of net investment income tax to bona fide residents of U.S. mirror tax code territories; Allow certain attorney fees and court costs as deductions for adjusted gross income (AGI); Clarify and simplify reporting of cancellation of debt income (Sec. 6050P); Provide parity for employees and self-employed individuals on the deduction of health insurance costs; Remove reference to section 332 from section 367(a)(i); Repeal the section 7122(c)(1) requirement to provide a 20 percent partial payment with a lump-sum offer in compromise; Allow transfer of partnership suspended losses to one another when spousal transfers under section 1041(a) tax place; Target allocations for partnerships; Clarify that husband and wife partnerships are recognized under state law are eligible to elect Qualified Joint Venture status under section 761(f); Allow an offset to the built-in gains tax for charitable contribution and foreign tax credit carryforwards from a C year; Add a new 120-day post-termination transition period (PTTP) beginning on the date that a taxpayer files an amended Form 1120S; Allow S corporations to have nonresident aliens as shareholders and potential current beneficiaries of electing small business trusts; Related party debt (proposed regulations on Sec. 752); Form 1120S; Repeal section 1362(d)(3), which terminates an S election due to passive investment income that exceeds a certain threshold, or increase the passive investment income (PII) threshold of S corporations under 1375(a)(2) from 25 percent to 60 percent; Qualified terminable interest property (QTIP) election relief; Treat consistently all federal tax payments of trusts and estates; 9100 relief; Mexican land trust (Fideicomisos); Amend section 67(e) to simplify the law and allow estates and nongrantor trusts to fully deduct the cost of complying with fiduciary duties in administering estates and trusts; Exempt from the filing requirement of section 6034(a) trusts with charitable deductions only from flow-through entities; Reinstate and make permanent the fair market value exception under section 512(b)(13) and remove the binding contract requirement; Expand the exception from section 509(f)(2), which prohibits an organization from qualifying for section 509(a)(3) status if it accepted certain gifts, to be consistent with the technical change made to section 4958(c)(3)(C); Form 990 and instructions; Form 3115; Interactive Form 1023; e-filing for exempt organizations; Public disclosure of information on exempt organization forms; Top-heavy rules; Repeal full vesting on partial termination of qualified retirement plans; Speaking with Government Accountability Office (GAO) on retirement plan sponsor reporting and disclosure requirements, and issues pertaining to electronic disclosure of content to participants; Mid-year amenders on safe harbor plans; Use of forfeitures on making certain qualified contributions; Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA); PFICs; Automatic penalties assessed on Form 5471; TD F 90-22.1, Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts (FBAR) and its e-filing requirements; The Retail Inventory Method; Rev. Proc. 97-27; Tangible personal property guidance repair regulations (Sec. 263A); Proposed Regulations to Amend the Definition of Research and Experimental Expenditures under Section 174; Estimated taxes for corporations and success based fees; Internal Revenue Services release in the delay of tax forms and abatement of penalties for late payment of tax; IRS preparer compliance visits; IRS e-signature standards; Uncertain tax positions (UTP); Sec. 7212; Individual taxpayer identification numbers (ITINs); Form 1099-K, credit card and receipts reconciliation; Form 8937 (form used to report organizational actions affecting basis);Amended Forms 1099; IRS e-services; IRC section 1298 (f) filing requirements; Enrolled Agents, S. 1134, H.R. 2313; Affordable Care Act (e.g., auto-enrollment issues; implementation issues; Play or Pay rules; small business health care tax credit; information reporting by applicable large employers on health insurance coverage offered under employer-sponsored plans, and information reporting of minimum essential coverage); Interest Rate Determination Method (adjusted AFRs/Long-term tax-exempt rates); Estate Tax Expat Issues, S. 744, immigration reform; Rev. Proc. 99-6; Technical termination rules (Sec. 708, Sec. 197); State Sales Tax Collection/Marketplace Fairness Act (MFA), S. 336, S. 743, HR 684; Rev. Proc. 97-27 (non-automatic changes in method of accounting); Accounting method changes (Sec. 381); Extend expiring tax provisions; A de minimis threshold for small taxpayers (Sec. 382 NOL Limitation); Modifying the enhanced deduction rules for charitable contribution of inventory;Repeal of the anti-churning rules under sec. 197(f)(g); Modify the definition of W-2 wages for purposes of sec. 199; Modify the rules for capitalization and inclusion in inventory costs for certain expenses under section 263A; Allow an offset to the built-in gains tax for charitable contribution and foreign tax credit carryforwards from a C year; Add a new 120-day Post-Termination Transition Period (PTTP) beginning on the date that a taxpayer files an amended Form 1120S; Allow S corporations to have nonresident aliens as shareholders and potential current beneficiaries of electing small business trusts; Repeal section 1362(d)(3), which terminates an S election due to passive investment income that exceeds a certain threshold, or increase the passive investment income (PII) threshold of S-corporations under section 1375(a)(2) from 25% to 60%; Repeal section 1372; Sec. 174 research and experimental expenditures; Department of the Treasury Priority Guidance Plan; Expired tax provisions (extenders); Tax treaties; Multi-State Worker Tax Fairness Act (H.R. 4085).

Tax Reform, Tax Reform Act of 2014, Senate Finance Committee Tax Reform Discussion Drafts, H.R. 1, S. 1090, H.R. 2253; (e.g., alternative minimum tax (AMT), education incentives (H.R. 3393), information reporting, Real Time Tax System, earned income tax credit, phase-outs, Kiddie Tax, depreciation, retirement plan options, inflation adjustments, unused provisions deadwood, the Tax Gap, Section 9100 relief, and terms with multiple definitions in the Internal Revenue Code), House Ways and Means Committee draft Tax Reform Act of 2014, small business pass-through tax reform; Tax penalties (e.g., the definition of tax shelters; significant purpose; reasonable cause exception to penalties under sections 6707A and 6662A; reasonable cause exception to the section 6676 penalty for erroneous claim for refund or credit; and Form 3520 and 3520-A penalties); Identity theft (e.g., truncated taxpayer identification numbers (TTINs) and S. 149, Stop Identity Theft Act of 2013 and H.R. 295; Identity Theft and Tax Fraud Prevention Act of 2013, S. 676); IRS authority over tax preparers, H.R. 1570 and potential amendment to Senate The Preserving Americas Transit and Highways Act; preparer tax identification numbers (PTIN) registration process, voluntary certification program; Cash basis method of accounting; Due dates of tax returns (H.R. 901 and S. 420); (e.g., six-month automatic extension for entire Form 990 series and other information, excise and income tax returns of exempt organizations); Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act (H.R. 1129, S. 1645); Permanent disaster relief; Hurricane Sandy Tax Relief, HR 2137; IRS weather-related impacts in filing due dates; Standardize the allowable mileage rates for business expense, medical expense and charitable contribution purposes; IRS Budget; Administrations fiscal year 2015 revenue proposals; Form 1099B and Form 8949; Form 1040 Questions on Schedule E relating to Form 1099 requirement; Guidance on tax issues for same-sex couples and registered domestic partners; Net investment income tax (Sec. 1411), threshold/bracket for estates for net-investment income tax and regular income tax, applicability of net investment income tax to bona fide residents of U.S. mirror tax code territories; Allow certain attorney fees and court costs as deductions for adjusted gross income (AGI); Clarify and simplify reporting of cancellation of debt income (Sec. 6050P); Provide parity for employees and self-employed individuals on the deduction of health insurance costs; Remove reference to section 332 from section 367(a)(i); Repeal the section 7122(c)(1) requirement to provide a 20 percent partial payment with a lump-sum offer in compromise; Allow transfer of partnership suspended losses to one another when spousal transfers under section 1041(a) tax place; Target allocations for partnerships; Clarify that husband and wife partnerships are recognized under state law are eligible to elect Qualified Joint Venture status under section 761(f); Allow an offset to the built-in gains tax for charitable contribution and foreign tax credit carryforwards from a C year; Add a new 120-day post-termination transition period (PTTP) beginning on the date that a taxpayer files an amended Form 1120S; Allow S corporations to have nonresident aliens as shareholders and potential current beneficiaries of electing small business trusts; Related party debt (proposed regulations on Sec. 752); Form 1120S; Repeal section 1362(d)(3), which terminates an S election due to passive investment income that exceeds a certain threshold, or increase the passive investment income (PII) threshold of S corporations under 1375(a)(2) from 25 percent to 60 percent; Qualified terminable interest property (QTIP) election relief; Treat consistently all federal tax payments of trusts and estates; 9100 relief; Mexican land trust (Fideicomisos); Amend section 67(e) to simplify the law and allow estates and nongrantor trusts to fully deduct the cost of complying with fiduciary duties in administering estates and trusts; Exempt from the filing requirement of section 6034(a) trusts with charitable deductions only from flow-through entities; Reinstate and make permanent the fair market value exception under section 512(b)(13) and remove the binding contract requirement; Expand the exception from section 509(f)(2), which prohibits an organization from qualifying for section 509(a)(3) status if it accepted certain gifts, to be consistent with the technical change made to section 4958(c)(3)(C); Form 990 and instructions; Form 3115; Interactive Form 1023; e-filing for exempt organizations; Public disclosure of information on exempt organization forms; Top-heavy rules; Repeal full vesting on partial termination of qualified retirement plans; Speaking with Government Accountability Office (GAO) on retirement plan sponsor reporting and disclosure requirements, and issues pertaining to electronic disclosure of content to participants; Mid-year amenders on safe harbor plans; Use of forfeitures on making certain qualified contributions; Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA); PFICs; Automatic penalties assessed on Form 5471; TD F 90-22.1, Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts (FBAR) and its e-filing requirements; The Retail Inventory Method; Rev. Proc. 97-27; Tangible personal property guidance repair regulations (Sec. 263A); Proposed Regulations to Amend the Definition of Research and Experimental Expenditures under Section 174; Estimated taxes for corporations and success based fees; Internal Revenue Services release in the delay of tax forms and abatement of penalties for late payment of tax; IRS preparer compliance visits; IRS e-signature standards; Uncertain tax positions (UTP); Sec. 7212; Individual taxpayer identification numbers (ITINs); Form 1099-K, credit card and receipts reconciliation; Form 8937 (form used to report organizational actions affecting basis);Amended Forms 1099; IRS e-services; IRC section 1298 (f) filing requirements; Enrolled Agents, S. 1134, H.R. 2313; Affordable Care Act (e.g., auto-enrollment issues; implementation issues; Play or Pay rules; small business health care tax credit; information reporting by applicable large employers on health insurance coverage offered under employer-sponsored plans, information reporting of minimum essential coverage, and related information and tax forms); Interest Rate Determination Method (adjusted AFRs/Long-term tax-exempt rates); Estate Tax Expat Issues, S. 744, immigration reform; Rev. Proc. 99-6; Technical termination rules (Sec. 708, Sec. 197); State Sales Tax Collection/Marketplace Fairness Act (MFA), S. 336, S. 743, HR 684; Rev. Proc. 97-27 (non-automatic changes in method of accounting); Accounting method changes (Sec. 381); Extend expiring tax provisions; A de minimis threshold for small taxpayers (Sec. 382 NOL Limitation); Modifying the enhanced deduction rules for charitable contribution of inventory; Repeal of the anti-churning rules under sec. 197(f)(g); Modify the definition of W-2 wages for purposes of sec. 199; Modify the rules for capitalization and inclusion in inventory costs for certain expenses under section 263A; Allow an offset to the built-in gains tax for charitable contribution and foreign tax credit carryforwards from a C year; Add a new 120-day Post-Termination Transition Period (PTTP) beginning on the date that a taxpayer files an amended Form 1120S; Allow S corporations to have nonresident aliens as shareholders and potential current beneficiaries of electing small business trusts; Repeal section 1362(d)(3), which terminates an S election due to passive investment income that exceeds a certain threshold, or increase the passive investment income (PII) threshold of S-corporations under section 1375(a)(2) from 25% to 60%; Repeal section 1372; Sec. 174 research and experimental expenditures; Department of the Treasury Priority Guidance Plan; Expired tax provisions (extenders); Tax treaties; Multi-State Worker Tax Fairness Act (H.R. 4085). .

Tax Reform, Tax Reform Act of 2014, Senate Finance Committee Tax Reform Discussion Drafts, Comprehensive Tax Reform Act of 2014, H.R. 1, S. 1090, H.R. 2253; (e.g., alternative minimum tax (AMT), education incentives (H.R. 3393), information reporting, Real Time Tax System, earned income tax credit, phase-outs, Kiddie Tax, depreciation, retirement plan options, inflation adjustments, unused provisions deadwood, the Tax Gap, Section 9100 relief, and terms with multiple definitions in the Internal Revenue Code), House Ways and Means Committee draft Tax Reform Act of 2014, small business pass-through tax reform; Tax penalties (e.g., the definition of tax shelters; significant purpose; reasonable cause exception to penalties under sections 6707A and 6662A; reasonable cause exception to the section 6676 penalty for erroneous claim for refund or credit; and Form 3520 and 3520-A penalties); Identity theft (e.g., truncated taxpayer identification numbers (TTINs) and S. 149, Stop Identity Theft Act of 2013 and H.R. 295; Identity Theft and Tax Fraud Prevention Act of 2013, S. 676; Tax Refund Theft Prevention Act of 2014, S. 2736); IRS authority over tax preparers, H.R. 1570 and potential amendment to Senate The Preserving Americas Transit and Highways Act; preparer tax identification numbers (PTIN) registration process, voluntary certification program; Cash basis method of accounting; Due dates of tax returns (H.R. 901 and S. 420); (e.g., six-month automatic extension for entire Form 990 series and other information, excise and income tax returns of exempt organizations); Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act (H.R. 1129, S. 1645); Permanent disaster relief; Hurricane Sandy Tax Relief, HR 2137; National Disaster Tax Relief Acto of 2014, S. 2634; IRS weather-related impacts in filing due dates; Standardize the allowable mileage rates for business expense, medical expense and charitable contribution purposes; IRS Budget; Administrations fiscal year 2015 revenue proposals; Form 1099B and Form 8949; Form 1040 Questions on Schedule E relating to Form 1099 requirement; Guidance on tax issues for same-sex couples and registered domestic partners; Net investment income tax (Sec. 1411), threshold/bracket for estates for net-investment income tax and regular income tax, applicability of net investment income tax to bona fide residents of U.S. mirror tax code territories; Allow certain attorney fees and court costs as deductions for adjusted gross income (AGI); Clarify and simplify reporting of cancellation of debt income (Sec. 6050P); Provide parity for employees and self-employed individuals on the deduction of health insurance costs; Remove reference to section 332 from section 367(a)(i); Repeal the section 7122(c)(1) requirement to provide a 20 percent partial payment with a lump-sum offer in compromise; Allow transfer of partnership suspended losses to one another when spousal transfers under section 1041(a) tax place; Target allocations for partnerships; Clarify that husband and wife partnerships are recognized under state law are eligible to elect Qualified Joint Venture status under section 761(f); Allow an offset to the built-in gains tax for charitable contribution and foreign tax credit carryforwards from a C year; Add a new 120-day post-termination transition period (PTTP) beginning on the date that a taxpayer files an amended Form 1120S; Allow S corporations to have nonresident aliens as shareholders and potential current beneficiaries of electing small business trusts; Related party debt (proposed regulations on Sec. 752); Form 1120S; Repeal section 1362(d)(3), which terminates an S election due to passive investment income that exceeds a certain threshold, or increase the passive investment income (PII) threshold of S corporations under 1375(a)(2) from 25 percent to 60 percent; Qualified terminable interest property (QTIP) election relief; Treat consistently all federal tax payments of trusts and estates; 9100 relief; Mexican land trust (Fideicomisos); Amend section 67(e) to simplify the law and allow estates and nongrantor trusts to fully deduct the cost of complying with fiduciary duties in administering estates and trusts; Exempt from the filing requirement of section 6034(a) trusts with charitable deductions only from flow-through entities; Reinstate and make permanent the fair market value exception under section 512(b)(13) and remove the binding contract requirement; Expand the exception from section 509(f)(2), which prohibits an organization from qualifying for section 509(a)(3) status if it accepted certain gifts, to be consistent with the technical change made to section 4958(c)(3)(C); Form 990 and instructions; Form 3115; Interactive Form 1023; e-filing for exempt organizations; Public disclosure of information on exempt organization forms; Top-heavy rules; Repeal full vesting on partial termination of qualified retirement plans; Speaking with Government Accountability Office (GAO) on retirement plan sponsor reporting and disclosure requirements, and issues pertaining to electronic disclosure of content to participants; Mid-year amenders on safe harbor plans; Use of forfeitures on making certain qualified contributions; Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA); PFICs; Automatic penalties assessed on Form 5471; TD F 90-22.1, Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts (FBAR) and its e-filing requirements; The Retail Inventory Method; Rev. Proc. 97-27; Tangible personal property guidance repair regulations (Sec. 263A); Proposed Regulations to Amend the Definition of Research and Experimental Expenditures under Section 174; Estimated taxes for corporations and success based fees; Internal Revenue Services release in the delay of tax forms and abatement of penalties for late payment of tax; IRS preparer compliance visits; IRS e-signature standards; Uncertain tax positions (UTP); Sec. 7212; Individual taxpayer identification numbers (ITINs); Form 1099-K, credit card and receipts reconciliation; Form 8937 (form used to report organizational actions affecting basis);Amended Forms 1099; IRS e-services; IRC section 1298 (f) filing requirements; Enrolled Agents, S. 1134, H.R. 2313; Affordable Care Act (e.g., auto-enrollment issues; implementation issues; Play or Pay rules; small business health care tax credit; information reporting by applicable large employers on health insurance coverage offered under employer-sponsored plans, information reporting of minimum essential coverage, and related information and tax forms); Interest Rate Determination Method (adjusted AFRs/Long-term tax-exempt rates); Estate Tax Expat Issues, S. 744, immigration reform; Rev. Proc. 99-6; Technical termination rules (Sec. 708, Sec. 197); State Sales Tax Collection/Marketplace Fairness Act (MFA), S. 336, S. 743, HR 684; Rev. Proc. 97-27 (non-automatic changes in method of accounting); Accounting method changes (Sec. 381); Extend expiring tax provisions; Tax Increase Prevention Act of 2014, H.R. 5771; A de minimis threshold for small taxpayers (Sec. 382 NOL Limitation); Modifying the enhanced deduction rules for charitable contribution of inventory; Repeal of the anti-churning rules under sec. 197(f)(g); Modify the definition of W-2 wages for purposes of sec. 199; Modify the rules for capitalization and inclusion in inventory costs for certain expenses under section 263A; Allow an offset to the built-in gains tax for charitable contribution and foreign tax credit carryforwards from a C year; Add a new 120-day Post-Termination Transition Period (PTTP) beginning on the date that a taxpayer files an amended Form 1120S; Allow S corporations to have nonresident aliens as shareholders and potential current beneficiaries of electing small business trusts; Repeal section 1362(d)(3), which terminates an S election due to passive investment income that exceeds a certain threshold, or increase the passive investment income (PII) threshold of S-corporations under section 1375(a)(2) from 25% to 60%; Repeal section 1372; Sec. 174 research and experimental expenditures; Department of the Treasury Priority Guidance Plan; Expired tax provisions (extenders); Tax treaties; Multi-State Worker Tax Fairness Act (H.R. 4085).

Tax Reform, Tax Reform Act of 2014, Senate Finance Committee Tax Reform Discussion Drafts, H.R. 1, S. 1090, H.R. 2253; (e.g., alternative minimum tax (AMT), education incentives (H.R. 3393), information reporting, Real Time Tax System, earned income tax credit, phase-outs, Kiddie Tax, depreciation, retirement plan options, inflation adjustments, unused provisions deadwood, the Tax Gap, Section 9100 relief, and terms with multiple definitions in the Internal Revenue Code); Tax penalties (e.g., the definitionof tax shelters; significant purpose; reasonable cause exception to penalties under sections 6707A and 6662A; reasonable cause exception to the section 6676 penalty for erroneous claim for refund or credit; and Form 3520 and 3520-A penalties); Identity theft (e.g., truncated taxpayer identification numbers (TTINs) and S. 149, Stop Identity Theft Act of 2013 and H.R. 295; Identity Theft and Tax Fraud Prevention Act of 2013, S. 676); IRS authority over tax preparers, H.R. 1570; preparer tax identification numbers (PTIN) registration process; Cash basis method of accounting; Due dates of tax returns (H.R. 901 and S. 420); (e.g., six-month automatic extension for entire Form 990 series and other information, excise and income tax returns of exempt organizations); Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act (H.R. 1129, S. 1645); Permanent disaster relief; Hurricane Sandy Tax Relief, HR 2137; IRS weather-related impacts in filing due dates; Standardize the allowable mileage rates for business expense, medical expense and charitable contribution purposes; IRS Budget; Administrations fiscal year 2015 revenue proposals; Form 1099B and Form 8949; Form 1040 Questions on Schedule E relating to Form 1099 requirement; Guidance on tax issues for same-sex couples and registered domestic partners; Net investment income tax (Sec. 1411); Allow certain attorney fees and court costs as deductions for adjusted gross income (AGI); Clarify and simplify reporting of cancellation of debt income (Sec. 6050P); Provide parity for employees and self-employed individuals on the deduction of health insurance costs; Remove reference to section 332 from section 367(a)(i); Repeal the section 7122(c)(1) requirement to provide a 20 percent partial payment with a lump-sum offer in compromise; Allow transfer of partnership suspended losses to one another when spousal transfers under section 1041(a) tax place; Target allocations for partnerships; Clarify that husband and wife partnerships are recognized under state law are eligible to elect Qualified Joint Venture status under section 761(f); Allow an offset to the built-in gains tax for charitable contribution and foreign tax credit carryforwards from a C year; Add a new 120-day post-termination transition period (PTTP) beginning on the date that a taxpayer files an amended Form 1120S; Allow S corporations to have nonresident aliens as shareholders and potential current beneficiaries of electing small business trusts; Related party debt (proposed regulations on Sec. 752); Form 1120S; Repeal section 1362(d)(3), which terminates an S election due to passive investment income that exceeds a certain threshold, or increase the passive investment income (PII) threshold of S corporations under 1375(a)(2) from 25 percent to 60 percent; Qualified terminable interest property (QTIP) election relief; Treat consistently all federal tax payments of trusts and estates; 9100 relief; Mexican land trust (Fideicomisos); Amend section 67(e) to simplify the law and allow estates and nongrantor trusts to fully deduct the cost of complying with fiduciary duties in administering estates and trusts; Exempt from the filing requirement of section 6034(a) trusts with charitable deductions only from flow-through entities; Reinstate and make permanent the fair market value exception under section 512(b)(13) and remove the binding contract requirement; Expand the exception from section 509(f)(2), which prohibits an organization from qualifying for section 509(a)(3) status if it accepted certain gifts, to be consistent with the technical change made to section 4958(c)(3)(C); Form 990 and instructions; Form 3115; Interactive Form 1023; e-filing for exempt organizations; Public disclosure of information on exempt organization forms; Top-heavy rules; Repeal full vesting on partial termination of qualified retirement plans; Speaking with Government Accountability Office (GAO) on retirement plan sponsor reporting and disclosure requirements, and issues pertaining to electronic disclosure of content to participants; Mid-year amenders on safe harbor plans; Use of forfeitures on making certain qualified contributions; Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA); PFICs; Automatic penalties assessed on Form 5471; TD F 90-22.1, Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts (FBAR) and its e-filing requirements; The Retail Inventory Method; Rev. Proc. 97-27; Tangible personal property guidance repair regulations (Sec. 263A); Proposed Regulations to Amend the Definition of Research and Experimental Expenditures under Section 174; Estimated taxes for corporations and success based fees; Internal Revenue Services release in the delay of tax forms and abatement of penalties for late payment of tax; IRS preparer compliance visits; IRS e-signature standards; Uncertain tax positions (UTP); Sec. 7212; Individual taxpayer identification numbers (ITINs); Form 1099-K; Form 8937 (form used to report organizational actions affecting basis);Amended Forms 1099; IRS e-services; IRC section 1298 (f) filing requirements; Enrolled Agents, S. 1134, H.R. 2313; Affordable Care Act (e.g., Play or Pay rules; small business health care tax credit; information reporting by applicable large employers on health insurance coverage offered under employer-sponsored plans, and information reporting of minimum essential coverage); Interest Rate Determination Method (adjusted AFRs/Long-term tax-exempt rates); Estate Tax Expat Issues, S. 744; Rev. Proc. 99-6; Technical termination rules (Sec. 708, Sec. 197); State Sales Tax Collection/Marketplace Fairness Act (MFA), S. 336, S. 743, HR 684; Rev. Proc. 97-27 (non-automatic changes in method of accounting); Accounting method changes (Sec. 381); Extend expiring tax provisions; A de minimis threshold for small taxpayers (Sec. 382 NOL Limitation); Modifying the enhanced deduction rules for charitable contribution of inventory; Repeal of the anti-churning rules under sec. 197(f)(g); Modify the definition of W-2 wages for purposes of sec. 199; Modify the rules for capitalization and inclusion in inventory costs for certain expenses under section 263A; Allow an offset to the built-in gains tax for charitable contribution and foreign tax credit carryforwards from a C year; Add a new 120-day Post-Termination Transition Period (PTTP) beginning on the date that a taxpayer files an amended Form 1120S; Allow S corporations to have nonresident aliens as shareholders and potential current beneficiaries of electing small business trusts; Repeal section 1362(d)(3), whichterminates an S election due to passive investment income that exceeds a certain threshold, or increase the passive investment income (PII) threshold of S-corporations under section 1375(a)(2) from 25% to 60%; Repeal section 1372; Sec. 174 research and experimental expenditures; Department of the Treasury Priority Guidance Plan.

Tax Reform, Tax Reform Act of 2014, Senate Finance Committee Tax Reform Discussion Drafts, Comprehensive Tax Reform Act of 2014, H.R. 1, S. 1090, H.R. 2253; (e.g., alternative minimum tax (AMT), education incentives (H.R. 3393), information reporting, Real Time Tax System, earned income tax credit, phase-outs, Kiddie Tax, depreciation, retirement plan options, inflation adjustments, unused provisions deadwood, the Tax Gap, Section 9100 relief, and terms with multiple definitions in the Internal Revenue Code), House Ways and Means Committee draft Tax Reform Act of 2014, small business pass-through tax reform; Tax penalties (e.g., the definition of tax shelters; significant purpose; reasonable cause exception to penalties under sections 6707A and 6662A; reasonable cause exception to the section 6676 penalty for erroneous claim for refund or credit; and Form 3520 and 3520-A penalties); Identity theft (e.g., truncated taxpayer identification numbers (TTINs) and S. 149, Stop Identity Theft Act of 2013 and H.R. 295; Identity Theft and Tax Fraud Prevention Act of 2013, S. 676; Tax Refund Theft Prevention Act of 2014, S. 2736); IRS authority over tax preparers, H.R. 1570 and potential amendment to Senate The Preserving Americas Transit and Highways Act; preparer tax identification numbers (PTIN) registration process, voluntary certification program; Cash basis method of accounting; Due dates of tax returns (H.R. 901 and S. 420); (e.g., six-month automatic extension for entire Form 990 series and other information, excise and income tax returns of exempt organizations); Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act (H.R. 1129, S. 1645); Permanent disaster relief; Hurricane Sandy Tax Relief, HR 2137; National Disaster Tax Relief Acto of 2014, S. 2634; IRS weather-related impacts in filing due dates; Standardize the allowable mileage rates for business expense, medical expense and charitable contribution purposes; IRS Budget; Administrations fiscal year 2015 revenue proposals; Form 1099B and Form 8949; Form 1040 Questions on Schedule E relating to Form 1099 requirement; Guidance on tax issues for same-sex couples and registered domestic partners; Net investment income tax (Sec. 1411), threshold/bracket for estates for net-investment income tax and regular income tax, applicability of net investment income tax to bona fide residents of U.S. mirror tax code territories; Allow certain attorney fees and court costs as deductions for adjusted gross income (AGI); Clarify and simplify reporting of cancellation of debt income (Sec. 6050P); Provide parity for employees and self-employed individuals on the deduction of health insurance costs; Remove reference to section 332 from section 367(a)(i); Repeal the section 7122(c)(1) requirement to provide a 20 percent partial payment with a lump-sum offer in compromise; Allow transfer of partnership suspended losses to one another when spousal transfers under section 1041(a) tax place; Target allocations for partnerships; Clarify that husband and wife partnerships are recognized under state law are eligible to elect Qualified Joint Venture status under section 761(f); Allow an offset to the built-in gains tax for charitable contribution and foreign tax credit carryforwards from a C year; Add a new 120-day post-termination transition period (PTTP) beginning on the date that a taxpayer files an amended Form 1120S; Allow S corporations to have nonresident aliens as shareholders and potential current beneficiaries of electing small business trusts; Related party debt (proposed regulations on Sec. 752); Form 1120S; Repeal section 1362(d)(3), which terminates an S election due to passive investment income that exceeds a certain threshold, or increase the passive investment income (PII) threshold of S corporations under 1375(a)(2) from 25 percent to 60 percent; Qualified terminable interest property (QTIP) election relief; Treat consistently all federal tax payments of trusts and estates; 9100 relief; Mexican land trust (Fideicomisos); Amend section 67(e) to simplify the law and allow estates and nongrantor trusts to fully deduct the cost of complying with fiduciary duties in administering estates and trusts; Exempt from the filing requirement of section 6034(a) trusts with charitable deductions only from flow-through entities; Reinstate and make permanent the fair market value exception under section 512(b)(13) and remove the binding contract requirement; Expand the exception from section 509(f)(2), which prohibits an organization from qualifying for section 509(a)(3) status if it accepted certain gifts, to be consistent with the technical change made to section 4958(c)(3)(C); Form 990 and instructions; Form 3115; Interactive Form 1023; e-filing for exempt organizations; Public disclosure of information on exempt organization forms; Top-heavy rules; Repeal full vesting on partial termination of qualified retirement plans; Speaking with Government Accountability Office (GAO) on retirement plan sponsor reporting and disclosure requirements, and issues pertaining to electronic disclosure of content to participants; Mid-year amenders on safe harbor plans; Use of forfeitures on making certain qualified contributions; Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA); PFICs; Automatic penalties assessed on Form 5471; TD F 90-22.1, Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts (FBAR) and its e-filing requirements; The Retail Inventory Method; Rev. Proc. 97-27; Tangible personal property guidance repair regulations (Sec. 263A); Proposed Regulations to Amend the Definition of Research and Experimental Expenditures under Section 174; Estimated taxes for corporations and success based fees; Internal Revenue Services release in the delay of tax forms and abatement of penalties for late payment of tax; IRS preparer compliance visits; IRS e-signature standards; Uncertain tax positions (UTP); Sec. 7212; Individual taxpayer identification numbers (ITINs); Form 1099-K, credit card and receipts reconciliation; Form 8937 (form used to report organizational actions affecting basis);Amended Forms 1099; IRS e-services; IRC section 1298 (f) filing requirements; Enrolled Agents, S. 1134, H.R. 2313; Affordable Care Act (e.g., auto-enrollment issues; implementation issues; Play or Pay rules; small business health care tax credit; information reporting by applicable large employers on health insurance coverage offered under employer-sponsored plans, information reporting of minimum essential coverage, and related information and tax forms); Interest Rate Determination Method (adjusted AFRs/Long-term tax-exempt rates); Estate Tax Expat Issues, S. 744, immigration reform; Rev. Proc. 99-6; Technical termination rules (Sec. 708, Sec. 197); State Sales Tax Collection/Marketplace Fairness Act (MFA), S. 336, S. 743, HR 684; Rev. Proc. 97-27 (non-automatic changes in method of accounting); Accounting method changes (Sec. 381); Extend expiring tax provisions; Tax Increase Prevention Act of 2014, H.R. 5771; A de minimis threshold for small taxpayers (Sec. 382 NOL Limitation); Modifying the enhanced deduction rules for charitable contribution of inventory; Repeal of the anti-churning rules under sec. 197(f)(g); Modify the definition of W-2 wages for purposes of sec. 199; Modify the rules for capitalization and inclusion in inventory costs for certain expenses under section 263A; Allow an offset to the built-in gains tax for charitable contribution and foreign tax credit carryforwards from a C year; Add a new 120-day Post-Termination Transition Period (PTTP) beginning on the date that a taxpayer files an amended Form 1120S; Allow S corporations to have nonresident aliens as shareholders and potential current beneficiaries of electing small business trusts; Repeal section 1362(d)(3), which terminates an S election due to passive investment income that exceeds a certain threshold, or increase the passive investment income (PII) threshold of S-corporations under section 1375(a)(2) from 25% to 60%; Repeal section 1372; Sec. 174 research and experimental expenditures; Department of the Treasury Priority Guidance Plan; Expired tax provisions (extenders); Tax treaties; Multi-State Worker Tax Fairness Act (H.R. 4085).

Tax Reform, Tax Reform Act of 2014, Senate Finance Committee Tax Reform Discussion Drafts, H.R. 1, S. 1090, H.R. 2253; (e.g., alternative minimum tax (AMT), education incentives (H.R. 3393), information reporting, Real Time Tax System, earned income tax credit, phase-outs, Kiddie Tax, depreciation, retirement plan options, inflation adjustments, unused provisions deadwood, the Tax Gap, Section 9100 relief, and terms with multiple definitions in the Internal Revenue Code), House Ways and Means Committee draft Tax Reform Act of 2014, small business pass-through tax reform; Tax penalties (e.g., the definition of tax shelters; significant purpose; reasonable cause exception to penalties under sections 6707A and 6662A; reasonable cause exception to the section 6676 penalty for erroneous claim for refund or credit; and Form 3520 and 3520-A penalties); Identity theft (e.g., truncated taxpayer identification numbers (TTINs) and S. 149, Stop Identity Theft Act of 2013 and H.R. 295; Identity Theft and Tax Fraud Prevention Act of 2013, S. 676); IRS authority over tax preparers, H.R. 1570 and potential amendment to Senate The Preserving Americas Transit and Highways Act; preparer tax identification numbers (PTIN) registration process, voluntary certification program; Cash basis method of accounting; Due dates of tax returns (H.R. 901 and S. 420); (e.g., six-month automatic extension for entire Form 990 series and other information, excise and income tax returns of exempt organizations); Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act (H.R. 1129, S. 1645); Permanent disaster relief; Hurricane Sandy Tax Relief, HR 2137; IRS weather-related impacts in filing due dates; Standardize the allowable mileage rates for business expense, medical expense and charitable contribution purposes; IRS Budget; Administrations fiscal year 2015 revenue proposals; Form 1099B and Form 8949; Form 1040 Questions on Schedule E relating to Form 1099 requirement; Guidance on tax issues for same-sex couples and registered domestic partners; Net investment income tax (Sec. 1411), threshold/bracket for estates for net-investment income tax and regular income tax, applicability of net investment income tax to bona fide residents of U.S. mirror tax code territories; Allow certain attorney fees and court costs as deductions for adjusted gross income (AGI); Clarify and simplify reporting of cancellation of debt income (Sec. 6050P); Provide parity for employees and self-employed individuals on the deduction of health insurance costs; Remove reference to section 332 from section 367(a)(i); Repeal the section 7122(c)(1) requirement to provide a 20 percent partial payment with a lump-sum offer in compromise; Allow transfer of partnership suspended losses to one another when spousal transfers under section 1041(a) tax place; Target allocations for partnerships; Clarify that husband and wife partnerships are recognized under state law are eligible to elect Qualified Joint Venture status under section 761(f); Allow an offset to the built-in gains tax for charitable contribution and foreign tax credit carryforwards from a C year; Add a new 120-day post-termination transition period (PTTP) beginning on the date that a taxpayer files an amended Form 1120S; Allow S corporations to have nonresident aliens as shareholders and potential current beneficiaries of electing small business trusts; Related party debt (proposed regulations on Sec. 752); Form 1120S; Repeal section 1362(d)(3), which terminates an S election due to passive investment income that exceeds a certain threshold, or increase the passive investment income (PII) threshold of S corporations under 1375(a)(2) from 25 percent to 60 percent; Qualified terminable interest property (QTIP) election relief; Treat consistently all federal tax payments of trusts and estates; 9100 relief; Mexican land trust (Fideicomisos); Amend section 67(e) to simplify the law and allow estates and nongrantor trusts to fully deduct the cost of complying with fiduciary duties in administering estates and trusts; Exempt from the filing requirement of section 6034(a) trusts with charitable deductions only from flow-through entities; Reinstate and make permanent the fair market value exception under section 512(b)(13) and remove the binding contract requirement; Expand the exception from section 509(f)(2), which prohibits an organization from qualifying for section 509(a)(3) status if it accepted certain gifts, to be consistent with the technical change made to section 4958(c)(3)(C); Form 990 and instructions; Form 3115; Interactive Form 1023; e-filing for exempt organizations; Public disclosure of information on exempt organization forms; Top-heavy rules; Repeal full vesting on partial termination of qualified retirement plans; Speaking with Government Accountability Office (GAO) on retirement plan sponsor reporting and disclosure requirements, and issues pertaining to electronic disclosure of content to participants; Mid-year amenders on safe harbor plans; Use of forfeitures on making certain qualified contributions; Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA); PFICs; Automatic penalties assessed on Form 5471; TD F 90-22.1, Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts (FBAR) and its e-filing requirements; The Retail Inventory Method; Rev. Proc. 97-27; Tangible personal property guidance repair regulations (Sec. 263A); Proposed Regulations to Amend the Definition of Research and Experimental Expenditures under Section 174; Estimated taxes for corporations and success based fees; Internal Revenue Services release in the delay of tax forms and abatement of penalties for late payment of tax; IRS preparer compliance visits; IRS e-signature standards; Uncertain tax positions (UTP); Sec. 7212; Individual taxpayer identification numbers (ITINs); Form 1099-K, credit card and receipts reconciliation; Form 8937 (form used to report organizational actions affecting basis);Amended Forms 1099; IRS e-services; IRC section 1298 (f) filing requirements; Enrolled Agents, S. 1134, H.R. 2313; Affordable Care Act (e.g., auto-enrollment issues; implementation issues; Play or Pay rules; small business health care tax credit; information reporting by applicable large employers on health insurance coverage offered under employer-sponsored plans, information reporting of minimum essential coverage, and related information and tax forms); Interest Rate Determination Method (adjusted AFRs/Long-term tax-exempt rates); Estate Tax Expat Issues, S. 744, immigration reform; Rev. Proc. 99-6; Technical termination rules (Sec. 708, Sec. 197); State Sales Tax Collection/Marketplace Fairness Act (MFA), S. 336, S. 743, HR 684; Rev. Proc. 97-27 (non-automatic changes in method of accounting); Accounting method changes (Sec. 381); Extend expiring tax provisions; A de minimis threshold for small taxpayers (Sec. 382 NOL Limitation); Modifying the enhanced deduction rules for charitable contribution of inventory; Repeal of the anti-churning rules under sec. 197(f)(g); Modify the definition of W-2 wages for purposes of sec. 199; Modify the rules for capitalization and inclusion in inventory costs for certain expenses under section 263A; Allow an offset to the built-in gains tax for charitable contribution and foreign tax credit carryforwards from a C year; Add a new 120-day Post-Termination Transition Period (PTTP) beginning on the date that a taxpayer files an amended Form 1120S; Allow S corporations to have nonresident aliens as shareholders and potential current beneficiaries of electing small business trusts; Repeal section 1362(d)(3), which terminates an S election due to passive investment income that exceeds a certain threshold, or increase the passive investment income (PII) threshold of S-corporations under section 1375(a)(2) from 25% to 60%; Repeal section 1372; Sec. 174 research and experimental expenditures; Department of the Treasury Priority Guidance Plan; Expired tax provisions (extenders); Tax treaties; Multi-State Worker Tax Fairness Act (H.R. 4085). .

Tax Reform, Tax Reform Act of 2014, Senate Finance Committee Tax Reform Discussion Drafts, H.R. 1, S. 1090, H.R. 2253; (e.g., alternative minimum tax (AMT), education incentives (H.R. 3393), information reporting, Real Time Tax System, earned income tax credit, phase-outs, Kiddie Tax, depreciation, retirement plan options, inflation adjustments, unused provisions deadwood, the Tax Gap, Section 9100 relief, and terms with multiple definitions in the Internal Revenue Code); Tax penalties (e.g., the definitionof tax shelters; significant purpose; reasonable cause exception to penalties under sections 6707A and 6662A; reasonable cause exception to the section 6676 penalty for erroneous claim for refund or credit; and Form 3520 and 3520-A penalties); Identity theft (e.g., truncated taxpayer identification numbers (TTINs) and S. 149, Stop Identity Theft Act of 2013 and H.R. 295; Identity Theft and Tax Fraud Prevention Act of 2013, S. 676); IRS authority over tax preparers, H.R. 1570; preparer tax identification numbers (PTIN) registration process; Cash basis method of accounting; Due dates of tax returns (H.R. 901 and S. 420); (e.g., six-month automatic extension for entire Form 990 series and other information, excise and income tax returns of exempt organizations); Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act (H.R. 1129, S. 1645); Permanent disaster relief; Hurricane Sandy Tax Relief, HR 2137; IRS weather-related impacts in filing due dates; Standardize the allowable mileage rates for business expense, medical expense and charitable contribution purposes; IRS Budget; Administrations fiscal year 2015 revenue proposals; Form 1099B and Form 8949; Form 1040 Questions on Schedule E relating to Form 1099 requirement; Guidance on tax issues for same-sex couples and registered domestic partners; Net investment income tax (Sec. 1411); Allow certain attorney fees and court costs as deductions for adjusted gross income (AGI); Clarify and simplify reporting of cancellation of debt income (Sec. 6050P); Provide parity for employees and self-employed individuals on the deduction of health insurance costs; Remove reference to section 332 from section 367(a)(i); Repeal the section 7122(c)(1) requirement to provide a 20 percent partial payment with a lump-sum offer in compromise; Allow transfer of partnership suspended losses to one another when spousal transfers under section 1041(a) tax place; Target allocations for partnerships; Clarify that husband and wife partnerships are recognized under state law are eligible to elect Qualified Joint Venture status under section 761(f); Allow an offset to the built-in gains tax for charitable contribution and foreign tax credit carryforwards from a C year; Add a new 120-day post-termination transition period (PTTP) beginning on the date that a taxpayer files an amended Form 1120S; Allow S corporations to have nonresident aliens as shareholders and potential current beneficiaries of electing small business trusts; Related party debt (proposed regulations on Sec. 752); Form 1120S; Repeal section 1362(d)(3), which terminates an S election due to passive investment income that exceeds a certain threshold, or increase the passive investment income (PII) threshold of S corporations under 1375(a)(2) from 25 percent to 60 percent; Qualified terminable interest property (QTIP) election relief; Treat consistently all federal tax payments of trusts and estates; 9100 relief; Mexican land trust (Fideicomisos); Amend section 67(e) to simplify the law and allow estates and nongrantor trusts to fully deduct the cost of complying with fiduciary duties in administering estates and trusts; Exempt from the filing requirement of section 6034(a) trusts with charitable deductions only from flow-through entities; Reinstate and make permanent the fair market value exception under section 512(b)(13) and remove the binding contract requirement; Expand the exception from section 509(f)(2), which prohibits an organization from qualifying for section 509(a)(3) status if it accepted certain gifts, to be consistent with the technical change made to section 4958(c)(3)(C); Form 990 and instructions; Form 3115; Interactive Form 1023; e-filing for exempt organizations; Public disclosure of information on exempt organization forms; Top-heavy rules; Repeal full vesting on partial termination of qualified retirement plans; Speaking with Government Accountability Office (GAO) on retirement plan sponsor reporting and disclosure requirements, and issues pertaining to electronic disclosure of content to participants; Mid-year amenders on safe harbor plans; Use of forfeitures on making certain qualified contributions; Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA); PFICs; Automatic penalties assessed on Form 5471; TD F 90-22.1, Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts (FBAR) and its e-filing requirements; The Retail Inventory Method; Rev. Proc. 97-27; Tangible personal property guidance repair regulations (Sec. 263A); Proposed Regulations to Amend the Definition of Research and Experimental Expenditures under Section 174; Estimated taxes for corporations and success based fees; Internal Revenue Services release in the delay of tax forms and abatement of penalties for late payment of tax; IRS preparer compliance visits; IRS e-signature standards; Uncertain tax positions (UTP); Sec. 7212; Individual taxpayer identification numbers (ITINs); Form 1099-K; Form 8937 (form used to report organizational actions affecting basis);Amended Forms 1099; IRS e-services; IRC section 1298 (f) filing requirements; Enrolled Agents, S. 1134, H.R. 2313; Affordable Care Act (e.g., Play or Pay rules; small business health care tax credit; information reporting by applicable large employers on health insurance coverage offered under employer-sponsored plans, and information reporting of minimum essential coverage); Interest Rate Determination Method (adjusted AFRs/Long-term tax-exempt rates); Estate Tax Expat Issues, S. 744; Rev. Proc. 99-6; Technical termination rules (Sec. 708, Sec. 197); State Sales Tax Collection/Marketplace Fairness Act (MFA), S. 336, S. 743, HR 684; Rev. Proc. 97-27 (non-automatic changes in method of accounting); Accounting method changes (Sec. 381); Extend expiring tax provisions; A de minimis threshold for small taxpayers (Sec. 382 NOL Limitation); Modifying the enhanced deduction rules for charitable contribution of inventory; Repeal of the anti-churning rules under sec. 197(f)(g); Modify the definition of W-2 wages for purposes of sec. 199; Modify the rules for capitalization and inclusion in inventory costs for certain expenses under section 263A; Allow an offset to the built-in gains tax for charitable contribution and foreign tax credit carryforwards from a C year; Add a new 120-day Post-Termination Transition Period (PTTP) beginning on the date that a taxpayer files an amended Form 1120S; Allow S corporations to have nonresident aliens as shareholders and potential current beneficiaries of electing small business trusts; Repeal section 1362(d)(3), whichterminates an S election due to passive investment income that exceeds a certain threshold, or increase the passive investment income (PII) threshold of S-corporations under section 1375(a)(2) from 25% to 60%; Repeal section 1372; Sec. 174 research and experimental expenditures; Department of the Treasury Priority Guidance Plan.

Tax Reform, Tax Reform Act of 2014, Senate Finance Committee Tax Reform Discussion Drafts, H.R. 1, S. 1090, H.R. 2253; (e.g., alternative minimum tax (AMT), education incentives (H.R. 3393), information reporting, Real Time Tax System, earned income tax credit, phase-outs, Kiddie Tax, depreciation, retirement plan options, inflation adjustments, unused provisions deadwood, the Tax Gap, Section 9100 relief, and terms with multiple definitions in the Internal Revenue Code), House Ways and MeansCommittee draft Tax Reform Act of 2014, small business pass-through tax reform; Tax penalties (e.g., the definition of tax shelters; significant purpose; reasonable cause exception to penalties under sections 6707A and 6662A; reasonable cause exception to the section 6676 penalty for erroneous claim for refund or credit; and Form 3520 and 3520-A penalties); Identity theft (e.g., truncated taxpayer identification numbers (TTINs) and S. 149, Stop Identity Theft Act of 2013 and H.R. 295; Identity Theft and Tax Fraud Prevention Act of 2013, S. 676); IRS authority over tax preparers, H.R. 1570 and potential amendment to Senate The Preserving Americas Transit and Highways Act; preparer tax identification numbers (PTIN) registration process, voluntary certification program; Cash basis method of accounting; Due dates of tax returns (H.R. 901 and S. 420); (e.g., six-month automatic extension for entire Form 990 series and other information, excise and income tax returns of exempt organizations); Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act (H.R. 1129, S. 1645); Permanent disaster relief; Hurricane Sandy Tax Relief, HR 2137; IRS weather-related impacts in filing due dates; Standardize the allowable mileage rates for business expense, medical expense and charitable contribution purposes; IRS Budget; Administrations fiscal year 2015 revenue proposals; Form 1099B and Form 8949; Form 1040 Questions on Schedule E relating to Form 1099 requirement; Guidance on tax issues for same-sex couples and registered domestic partners; Net investment income tax (Sec. 1411) , threshold/bracket for estates for net-investment income tax and regular income tax, applicability of net investment income tax to bona fide residents of U.S. mirror tax code territories; Allow certain attorney fees and court costs as deductions for adjusted gross income (AGI); Clarify and simplify reporting of cancellation of debt income (Sec. 6050P); Provide parity for employees and self-employed individuals on the deduction of health insurance costs; Remove reference to section 332 from section 367(a)(i); Repeal the section 7122(c)(1) requirement to provide a 20 percent partial payment with a lump-sum offer in compromise; Allow transfer of partnership suspended losses to one another when spousal transfers under section 1041(a) tax place; Target allocations for partnerships; Clarify that husband and wife partnerships are recognized under state law are eligible to elect Qualified Joint Venture status under section 761(f); Allow an offset to the built-in gains tax for charitable contribution and foreign tax credit carryforwards from a C year; Add a new 120-day post-termination transition period (PTTP) beginning on the date that a taxpayer files an amended Form 1120S; Allow S corporations to have nonresident aliens as shareholders and potential current beneficiaries of electing small business trusts; Related party debt (proposed regulations on Sec. 752); Form 1120S; Repeal section 1362(d)(3), which terminates an S election due to passive investment income that exceeds a certain threshold, or increase the passive investment income (PII) threshold of S corporations under 1375(a)(2) from 25 percent to 60 percent; Qualified terminable interest property (QTIP) election relief; Treat consistently all federal tax payments of trusts and estates; 9100 relief; Mexican land trust (Fideicomisos); Amend section 67(e) to simplify the law and allow estates and nongrantor trusts to fully deduct the cost of complying with fiduciary duties in administering estates and trusts; Exempt from the filing requirement of section 6034(a) trusts with charitable deductions only from flow-through entities; Reinstate and make permanent the fair market value exception under section 512(b)(13) and remove the binding contract requirement; Expand the exception from section 509(f)(2), which prohibits an organization from qualifying for section 509(a)(3) status if it accepted certain gifts, to be consistent with the technical change made to section 4958(c)(3)(C); Form 990 and instructions; Form 3115; Interactive Form 1023; e-filing for exempt organizations; Public disclosure of information on exempt organization forms; Top-heavy rules; Repeal full vesting on partial termination of qualified retirement plans; Speaking with Government Accountability Office (GAO) on retirement plan sponsor reporting and disclosure requirements, and issues pertaining to electronic disclosure of content to participants; Mid-year amenders on safe harbor plans; Use of forfeitures on making certain qualified contributions; Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA); PFICs; Automatic penalties assessed on Form 5471; TD F 90-22.1, Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts (FBAR) and its e-filing requirements; The Retail Inventory Method; Rev. Proc. 97-27; Tangible personal property guidance repair regulations (Sec. 263A); Proposed Regulations to Amend the Definition of Research and Experimental Expenditures under Section 174; Estimated taxes for corporations and success based fees; Internal Revenue Services release in the delay of tax forms and abatement of penalties for late payment of tax; IRS preparer compliance visits; IRS e-signature standards; Uncertain tax positions (UTP); Sec. 7212; Individual taxpayer identification numbers (ITINs); Form 1099-K, credit card and receipts reconciliation; Form 8937 (form used to report organizational actions affecting basis);Amended Forms 1099; IRS e-services; IRC section 1298 (f) filing requirements; Enrolled Agents, S. 1134, H.R. 2313; Affordable Care Act (e.g., auto-enrollment issues; implementation issues; Play or Pay rules; small business health care tax credit; information reporting by applicable large employers on health insurance coverage offered under employer-sponsored plans, and information reporting of minimum essential coverage); Interest Rate Determination Method (adjusted AFRs/Long-term tax-exempt rates); Estate Tax Expat Issues, S. 744, immigration reform; Rev. Proc. 99-6; Technical termination rules (Sec. 708, Sec. 197); State Sales Tax Collection/Marketplace Fairness Act (MFA), S. 336, S. 743, HR 684; Rev. Proc. 97-27 (non-automatic changes in method of accounting); Accounting method changes (Sec. 381); Extend expiring tax provisions; A de minimis threshold for small taxpayers (Sec. 382 NOL Limitation); Modifying the enhanced deduction rules for charitable contribution of inventory;Repeal of the anti-churning rules under sec. 197(f)(g); Modify the definition of W-2 wages for purposes of sec. 199; Modify the rules for capitalization and inclusion in inventory costs for certain expenses under section 263A; Allow an offset to the built-in gains tax for charitable contribution and foreign tax credit carryforwards from a C year; Add a new 120-day Post-Termination Transition Period (PTTP) beginning on the date that a taxpayer files an amended Form 1120S; Allow S corporations to have nonresident aliens as shareholders and potential current beneficiaries of electing small business trusts; Repeal section 1362(d)(3), which terminates an S election due to passive investment income that exceeds a certain threshold, or increase the passive investment income (PII) threshold of S-corporations under section 1375(a)(2) from 25% to 60%; Repeal section 1372; Sec. 174 research and experimental expenditures; Department of the Treasury Priority Guidance Plan; Expired tax provisions (extenders); Tax treaties; Multi-State Worker Tax Fairness Act (H.R. 4085).

Tax Reform, Tax Reform Act of 2014, Senate Finance Committee Tax Reform Discussion Drafts, Comprehensive Tax Reform Act of 2014, H.R. 1, S. 1090, H.R. 2253; (e.g., alternative minimum tax (AMT), education incentives (H.R. 3393), information reporting, Real Time Tax System, earned income tax credit, phase-outs, Kiddie Tax, depreciation, retirement plan options, inflation adjustments, unused provisions deadwood, the Tax Gap, Section 9100 relief, and terms with multiple definitions in the Internal Revenue Code), House Ways and Means Committee draft Tax Reform Act of 2014, small business pass-through tax reform; Tax penalties (e.g., the definition of tax shelters; significant purpose; reasonable cause exception to penalties under sections 6707A and 6662A; reasonable cause exception to the section 6676 penalty for erroneous claim for refund or credit; and Form 3520 and 3520-A penalties); Identity theft (e.g., truncated taxpayer identification numbers (TTINs) and S. 149, Stop Identity Theft Act of 2013 and H.R. 295; Identity Theft and Tax Fraud Prevention Act of 2013, S. 676; Tax Refund Theft Prevention Act of 2014, S. 2736); IRS authority over tax preparers, H.R. 1570 and potential amendment to Senate The Preserving Americas Transit and Highways Act; preparer tax identification numbers (PTIN) registration process, voluntary certification program; Cash basis method of accounting; Due dates of tax returns (H.R. 901 and S. 420); (e.g., six-month automatic extension for entire Form 990 series and other information, excise and income tax returns of exempt organizations); Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act (H.R. 1129, S. 1645); Permanent disaster relief; Hurricane Sandy Tax Relief, HR 2137; National Disaster Tax Relief Acto of 2014, S. 2634; IRS weather-related impacts in filing due dates; Standardize the allowable mileage rates for business expense, medical expense and charitable contribution purposes; IRS Budget; Administrations fiscal year 2015 revenue proposals; Form 1099B and Form 8949; Form 1040 Questions on Schedule E relating to Form 1099 requirement; Guidance on tax issues for same-sex couples and registered domestic partners; Net investment income tax (Sec. 1411), threshold/bracket for estates for net-investment income tax and regular income tax, applicability of net investment income tax to bona fide residents of U.S. mirror tax code territories; Allow certain attorney fees and court costs as deductions for adjusted gross income (AGI); Clarify and simplify reporting of cancellation of debt income (Sec. 6050P); Provide parity for employees and self-employed individuals on the deduction of health insurance costs; Remove reference to section 332 from section 367(a)(i); Repeal the section 7122(c)(1) requirement to provide a 20 percent partial payment with a lump-sum offer in compromise; Allow transfer of partnership suspended losses to one another when spousal transfers under section 1041(a) tax place; Target allocations for partnerships; Clarify that husband and wife partnerships are recognized under state law are eligible to elect Qualified Joint Venture status under section 761(f); Allow an offset to the built-in gains tax for charitable contribution and foreign tax credit carryforwards from a C year; Add a new 120-day post-termination transition period (PTTP) beginning on the date that a taxpayer files an amended Form 1120S; Allow S corporations to have nonresident aliens as shareholders and potential current beneficiaries of electing small business trusts; Related party debt (proposed regulations on Sec. 752); Form 1120S; Repeal section 1362(d)(3), which terminates an S election due to passive investment income that exceeds a certain threshold, or increase the passive investment income (PII) threshold of S corporations under 1375(a)(2) from 25 percent to 60 percent; Qualified terminable interest property (QTIP) election relief; Treat consistently all federal tax payments of trusts and estates; 9100 relief; Mexican land trust (Fideicomisos); Amend section 67(e) to simplify the law and allow estates and nongrantor trusts to fully deduct the cost of complying with fiduciary duties in administering estates and trusts; Exempt from the filing requirement of section 6034(a) trusts with charitable deductions only from flow-through entities; Reinstate and make permanent the fair market value exception under section 512(b)(13) and remove the binding contract requirement; Expand the exception from section 509(f)(2), which prohibits an organization from qualifying for section 509(a)(3) status if it accepted certain gifts, to be consistent with the technical change made to section 4958(c)(3)(C); Form 990 and instructions; Form 3115; Interactive Form 1023; e-filing for exempt organizations; Public disclosure of information on exempt organization forms; Top-heavy rules; Repeal full vesting on partial termination of qualified retirement plans; Speaking with Government Accountability Office (GAO) on retirement plan sponsor reporting and disclosure requirements, and issues pertaining to electronic disclosure of content to participants; Mid-year amenders on safe harbor plans; Use of forfeitures on making certain qualified contributions; Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA); PFICs; Automatic penalties assessed on Form 5471; TD F 90-22.1, Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts (FBAR) and its e-filing requirements; The Retail Inventory Method; Rev. Proc. 97-27; Tangible personal property guidance repair regulations (Sec. 263A); Proposed Regulations to Amend the Definition of Research and Experimental Expenditures under Section 174; Estimated taxes for corporations and success based fees; Internal Revenue Services release in the delay of tax forms and abatement of penalties for late payment of tax; IRS preparer compliance visits; IRS e-signature standards; Uncertain tax positions (UTP); Sec. 7212; Individual taxpayer identification numbers (ITINs); Form 1099-K, credit card and receipts reconciliation; Form 8937 (form used to report organizational actions affecting basis);Amended Forms 1099; IRS e-services; IRC section 1298 (f) filing requirements; Enrolled Agents, S. 1134, H.R. 2313; Affordable Care Act (e.g., auto-enrollment issues; implementation issues; Play or Pay rules; small business health care tax credit; information reporting by applicable large employers on health insurance coverage offered under employer-sponsored plans, information reporting of minimum essential coverage, and related information and tax forms); Interest Rate Determination Method (adjusted AFRs/Long-term tax-exempt rates); Estate Tax Expat Issues, S. 744, immigration reform; Rev. Proc. 99-6; Technical termination rules (Sec. 708, Sec. 197); State Sales Tax Collection/Marketplace Fairness Act (MFA), S. 336, S. 743, HR 684; Rev. Proc. 97-27 (non-automatic changes in method of accounting); Accounting method changes (Sec. 381); Extend expiring tax provisions; Tax Increase Prevention Act of 2014, H.R. 5771; A de minimis threshold for small taxpayers (Sec. 382 NOL Limitation); Modifying the enhanced deduction rules for charitable contribution of inventory; Repeal of the anti-churning rules under sec. 197(f)(g); Modify the definition of W-2 wages for purposes of sec. 199; Modify the rules for capitalization and inclusion in inventory costs for certain expenses under section 263A; Allow an offset to the built-in gains tax for charitable contribution and foreign tax credit carryforwards from a C year; Add a new 120-day Post-Termination Transition Period (PTTP) beginning on the date that a taxpayer files an amended Form 1120S; Allow S corporations to have nonresident aliens as shareholders and potential current beneficiaries of electing small business trusts; Repeal section 1362(d)(3), which terminates an S election due to passive investment income that exceeds a certain threshold, or increase the passive investment income (PII) threshold of S-corporations under section 1375(a)(2) from 25% to 60%; Repeal section 1372; Sec. 174 research and experimental expenditures; Department of the Treasury Priority Guidance Plan; Expired tax provisions (extenders); Tax treaties; Multi-State Worker Tax Fairness Act (H.R. 4085).

Tax Reform, Tax Reform Act of 2014, Senate Finance Committee Tax Reform Discussion Drafts, H.R. 1, S. 1090, H.R. 2253; (e.g., alternative minimum tax (AMT), education incentives (H.R. 3393), information reporting, Real Time Tax System, earned income tax credit, phase-outs, Kiddie Tax, depreciation, retirement plan options, inflation adjustments, unused provisions deadwood, the Tax Gap, Section 9100 relief, and terms with multiple definitions in the Internal Revenue Code), House Ways and Means Committee draft Tax Reform Act of 2014, small business pass-through tax reform; Tax penalties (e.g., the definition of tax shelters; significant purpose; reasonable cause exception to penalties under sections 6707A and 6662A; reasonable cause exception to the section 6676 penalty for erroneous claim for refund or credit; and Form 3520 and 3520-A penalties); Identity theft (e.g., truncated taxpayer identification numbers (TTINs) and S. 149, Stop Identity Theft Act of 2013 and H.R. 295; Identity Theft and Tax Fraud Prevention Act of 2013, S. 676); IRS authority over tax preparers, H.R. 1570 and potential amendment to Senate The Preserving Americas Transit and Highways Act; preparer tax identification numbers (PTIN) registration process, voluntary certification program; Cash basis method of accounting; Due dates of tax returns (H.R. 901 and S. 420); (e.g., six-month automatic extension for entire Form 990 series and other information, excise and income tax returns of exempt organizations); Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act (H.R. 1129, S. 1645); Permanent disaster relief; Hurricane Sandy Tax Relief, HR 2137; IRS weather-related impacts in filing due dates; Standardize the allowable mileage rates for business expense, medical expense and charitable contribution purposes; IRS Budget; Administrations fiscal year 2015 revenue proposals; Form 1099B and Form 8949; Form 1040 Questions on Schedule E relating to Form 1099 requirement; Guidance on tax issues for same-sex couples and registered domestic partners; Net investment income tax (Sec. 1411), threshold/bracket for estates for net-investment income tax and regular income tax, applicability of net investment income tax to bona fide residents of U.S. mirror tax code territories; Allow certain attorney fees and court costs as deductions for adjusted gross income (AGI); Clarify and simplify reporting of cancellation of debt income (Sec. 6050P); Provide parity for employees and self-employed individuals on the deduction of health insurance costs; Remove reference to section 332 from section 367(a)(i); Repeal the section 7122(c)(1) requirement to provide a 20 percent partial payment with a lump-sum offer in compromise; Allow transfer of partnership suspended losses to one another when spousal transfers under section 1041(a) tax place; Target allocations for partnerships; Clarify that husband and wife partnerships are recognized under state law are eligible to elect Qualified Joint Venture status under section 761(f); Allow an offset to the built-in gains tax for charitable contribution and foreign tax credit carryforwards from a C year; Add a new 120-day post-termination transition period (PTTP) beginning on the date that a taxpayer files an amended Form 1120S; Allow S corporations to have nonresident aliens as shareholders and potential current beneficiaries of electing small business trusts; Related party debt (proposed regulations on Sec. 752); Form 1120S; Repeal section 1362(d)(3), which terminates an S election due to passive investment income that exceeds a certain threshold, or increase the passive investment income (PII) threshold of S corporations under 1375(a)(2) from 25 percent to 60 percent; Qualified terminable interest property (QTIP) election relief; Treat consistently all federal tax payments of trusts and estates; 9100 relief; Mexican land trust (Fideicomisos); Amend section 67(e) to simplify the law and allow estates and nongrantor trusts to fully deduct the cost of complying with fiduciary duties in administering estates and trusts; Exempt from the filing requirement of section 6034(a) trusts with charitable deductions only from flow-through entities; Reinstate and make permanent the fair market value exception under section 512(b)(13) and remove the binding contract requirement; Expand the exception from section 509(f)(2), which prohibits an organization from qualifying for section 509(a)(3) status if it accepted certain gifts, to be consistent with the technical change made to section 4958(c)(3)(C); Form 990 and instructions; Form 3115; Interactive Form 1023; e-filing for exempt organizations; Public disclosure of information on exempt organization forms; Top-heavy rules; Repeal full vesting on partial termination of qualified retirement plans; Speaking with Government Accountability Office (GAO) on retirement plan sponsor reporting and disclosure requirements, and issues pertaining to electronic disclosure of content to participants; Mid-year amenders on safe harbor plans; Use of forfeitures on making certain qualified contributions; Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA); PFICs; Automatic penalties assessed on Form 5471; TD F 90-22.1, Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts (FBAR) and its e-filing requirements; The Retail Inventory Method; Rev. Proc. 97-27; Tangible personal property guidance repair regulations (Sec. 263A); Proposed Regulations to Amend the Definition of Research and Experimental Expenditures under Section 174; Estimated taxes for corporations and success based fees; Internal Revenue Services release in the delay of tax forms and abatement of penalties for late payment of tax; IRS preparer compliance visits; IRS e-signature standards; Uncertain tax positions (UTP); Sec. 7212; Individual taxpayer identification numbers (ITINs); Form 1099-K, credit card and receipts reconciliation; Form 8937 (form used to report organizational actions affecting basis);Amended Forms 1099; IRS e-services; IRC section 1298 (f) filing requirements; Enrolled Agents, S. 1134, H.R. 2313; Affordable Care Act (e.g., auto-enrollment issues; implementation issues; Play or Pay rules; small business health care tax credit; information reporting by applicable large employers on health insurance coverage offered under employer-sponsored plans, information reporting of minimum essential coverage, and related information and tax forms); Interest Rate Determination Method (adjusted AFRs/Long-term tax-exempt rates); Estate Tax Expat Issues, S. 744, immigration reform; Rev. Proc. 99-6; Technical termination rules (Sec. 708, Sec. 197); State Sales Tax Collection/Marketplace Fairness Act (MFA), S. 336, S. 743, HR 684; Rev. Proc. 97-27 (non-automatic changes in method of accounting); Accounting method changes (Sec. 381); Extend expiring tax provisions; A de minimis threshold for small taxpayers (Sec. 382 NOL Limitation); Modifying the enhanced deduction rules for charitable contribution of inventory; Repeal of the anti-churning rules under sec. 197(f)(g); Modify the definition of W-2 wages for purposes of sec. 199; Modify the rules for capitalization and inclusion in inventory costs for certain expenses under section 263A; Allow an offset to the built-in gains tax for charitable contribution and foreign tax credit carryforwards from a C year; Add a new 120-day Post-Termination Transition Period (PTTP) beginning on the date that a taxpayer files an amended Form 1120S; Allow S corporations to have nonresident aliens as shareholders and potential current beneficiaries of electing small business trusts; Repeal section 1362(d)(3), which terminates an S election due to passive investment income that exceeds a certain threshold, or increase the passive investment income (PII) threshold of S-corporations under section 1375(a)(2) from 25% to 60%; Repeal section 1372; Sec. 174 research and experimental expenditures; Department of the Treasury Priority Guidance Plan; Expired tax provisions (extenders); Tax treaties; Multi-State Worker Tax Fairness Act (H.R. 4085). .

Tax Reform, Tax Reform Act of 2014, Senate Finance Committee Tax Reform Discussion Drafts, H.R. 1, S. 1090, H.R. 2253; (e.g., alternative minimum tax (AMT), education incentives (H.R. 3393), information reporting, Real Time Tax System, earned income tax credit, phase-outs, Kiddie Tax, depreciation, retirement plan options, inflation adjustments, unused provisions deadwood, the Tax Gap, Section 9100 relief, and terms with multiple definitions in the Internal Revenue Code), House Ways and MeansCommittee draft Tax Reform Act of 2014, small business pass-through tax reform; Tax penalties (e.g., the definition of tax shelters; significant purpose; reasonable cause exception to penalties under sections 6707A and 6662A; reasonable cause exception to the section 6676 penalty for erroneous claim for refund or credit; and Form 3520 and 3520-A penalties); Identity theft (e.g., truncated taxpayer identification numbers (TTINs) and S. 149, Stop Identity Theft Act of 2013 and H.R. 295; Identity Theft and Tax Fraud Prevention Act of 2013, S. 676); IRS authority over tax preparers, H.R. 1570 and potential amendment to Senate The Preserving Americas Transit and Highways Act; preparer tax identification numbers (PTIN) registration process, voluntary certification program; Cash basis method of accounting; Due dates of tax returns (H.R. 901 and S. 420); (e.g., six-month automatic extension for entire Form 990 series and other information, excise and income tax returns of exempt organizations); Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act (H.R. 1129, S. 1645); Permanent disaster relief; Hurricane Sandy Tax Relief, HR 2137; IRS weather-related impacts in filing due dates; Standardize the allowable mileage rates for business expense, medical expense and charitable contribution purposes; IRS Budget; Administrations fiscal year 2015 revenue proposals; Form 1099B and Form 8949; Form 1040 Questions on Schedule E relating to Form 1099 requirement; Guidance on tax issues for same-sex couples and registered domestic partners; Net investment income tax (Sec. 1411) , threshold/bracket for estates for net-investment income tax and regular income tax, applicability of net investment income tax to bona fide residents of U.S. mirror tax code territories; Allow certain attorney fees and court costs as deductions for adjusted gross income (AGI); Clarify and simplify reporting of cancellation of debt income (Sec. 6050P); Provide parity for employees and self-employed individuals on the deduction of health insurance costs; Remove reference to section 332 from section 367(a)(i); Repeal the section 7122(c)(1) requirement to provide a 20 percent partial payment with a lump-sum offer in compromise; Allow transfer of partnership suspended losses to one another when spousal transfers under section 1041(a) tax place; Target allocations for partnerships; Clarify that husband and wife partnerships are recognized under state law are eligible to elect Qualified Joint Venture status under section 761(f); Allow an offset to the built-in gains tax for charitable contribution and foreign tax credit carryforwards from a C year; Add a new 120-day post-termination transition period (PTTP) beginning on the date that a taxpayer files an amended Form 1120S; Allow S corporations to have nonresident aliens as shareholders and potential current beneficiaries of electing small business trusts; Related party debt (proposed regulations on Sec. 752); Form 1120S; Repeal section 1362(d)(3), which terminates an S election due to passive investment income that exceeds a certain threshold, or increase the passive investment income (PII) threshold of S corporations under 1375(a)(2) from 25 percent to 60 percent; Qualified terminable interest property (QTIP) election relief; Treat consistently all federal tax payments of trusts and estates; 9100 relief; Mexican land trust (Fideicomisos); Amend section 67(e) to simplify the law and allow estates and nongrantor trusts to fully deduct the cost of complying with fiduciary duties in administering estates and trusts; Exempt from the filing requirement of section 6034(a) trusts with charitable deductions only from flow-through entities; Reinstate and make permanent the fair market value exception under section 512(b)(13) and remove the binding contract requirement; Expand the exception from section 509(f)(2), which prohibits an organization from qualifying for section 509(a)(3) status if it accepted certain gifts, to be consistent with the technical change made to section 4958(c)(3)(C); Form 990 and instructions; Form 3115; Interactive Form 1023; e-filing for exempt organizations; Public disclosure of information on exempt organization forms; Top-heavy rules; Repeal full vesting on partial termination of qualified retirement plans; Speaking with Government Accountability Office (GAO) on retirement plan sponsor reporting and disclosure requirements, and issues pertaining to electronic disclosure of content to participants; Mid-year amenders on safe harbor plans; Use of forfeitures on making certain qualified contributions; Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA); PFICs; Automatic penalties assessed on Form 5471; TD F 90-22.1, Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts (FBAR) and its e-filing requirements; The Retail Inventory Method; Rev. Proc. 97-27; Tangible personal property guidance repair regulations (Sec. 263A); Proposed Regulations to Amend the Definition of Research and Experimental Expenditures under Section 174; Estimated taxes for corporations and success based fees; Internal Revenue Services release in the delay of tax forms and abatement of penalties for late payment of tax; IRS preparer compliance visits; IRS e-signature standards; Uncertain tax positions (UTP); Sec. 7212; Individual taxpayer identification numbers (ITINs); Form 1099-K, credit card and receipts reconciliation; Form 8937 (form used to report organizational actions affecting basis);Amended Forms 1099; IRS e-services; IRC section 1298 (f) filing requirements; Enrolled Agents, S. 1134, H.R. 2313; Affordable Care Act (e.g., auto-enrollment issues; implementation issues; Play or Pay rules; small business health care tax credit; information reporting by applicable large employers on health insurance coverage offered under employer-sponsored plans, and information reporting of minimum essential coverage); Interest Rate Determination Method (adjusted AFRs/Long-term tax-exempt rates); Estate Tax Expat Issues, S. 744, immigration reform; Rev. Proc. 99-6; Technical termination rules (Sec. 708, Sec. 197); State Sales Tax Collection/Marketplace Fairness Act (MFA), S. 336, S. 743, HR 684; Rev. Proc. 97-27 (non-automatic changes in method of accounting); Accounting method changes (Sec. 381); Extend expiring tax provisions; A de minimis threshold for small taxpayers (Sec. 382 NOL Limitation); Modifying the enhanced deduction rules for charitable contribution of inventory;Repeal of the anti-churning rules under sec. 197(f)(g); Modify the definition of W-2 wages for purposes of sec. 199; Modify the rules for capitalization and inclusion in inventory costs for certain expenses under section 263A; Allow an offset to the built-in gains tax for charitable contribution and foreign tax credit carryforwards from a C year; Add a new 120-day Post-Termination Transition Period (PTTP) beginning on the date that a taxpayer files an amended Form 1120S; Allow S corporations to have nonresident aliens as shareholders and potential current beneficiaries of electing small business trusts; Repeal section 1362(d)(3), which terminates an S election due to passive investment income that exceeds a certain threshold, or increase the passive investment income (PII) threshold of S-corporations under section 1375(a)(2) from 25% to 60%; Repeal section 1372; Sec. 174 research and experimental expenditures; Department of the Treasury Priority Guidance Plan; Expired tax provisions (extenders); Tax treaties; Multi-State Worker Tax Fairness Act (H.R. 4085).

Tax Reform, Tax Reform Act of 2014, Senate Finance Committee Tax Reform Discussion Drafts, H.R. 1, S. 1090, H.R. 2253; (e.g., alternative minimum tax (AMT), education incentives (H.R. 3393), information reporting, Real Time Tax System, earned income tax credit, phase-outs, Kiddie Tax, depreciation, retirement plan options, inflation adjustments, unused provisions deadwood, the Tax Gap, Section 9100 relief, and terms with multiple definitions in the Internal Revenue Code); Tax penalties (e.g., the definitionof tax shelters; significant purpose; reasonable cause exception to penalties under sections 6707A and 6662A; reasonable cause exception to the section 6676 penalty for erroneous claim for refund or credit; and Form 3520 and 3520-A penalties); Identity theft (e.g., truncated taxpayer identification numbers (TTINs) and S. 149, Stop Identity Theft Act of 2013 and H.R. 295; Identity Theft and Tax Fraud Prevention Act of 2013, S. 676); IRS authority over tax preparers, H.R. 1570; preparer tax identification numbers (PTIN) registration process; Cash basis method of accounting; Due dates of tax returns (H.R. 901 and S. 420); (e.g., six-month automatic extension for entire Form 990 series and other information, excise and income tax returns of exempt organizations); Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act (H.R. 1129, S. 1645); Permanent disaster relief; Hurricane Sandy Tax Relief, HR 2137; IRS weather-related impacts in filing due dates; Standardize the allowable mileage rates for business expense, medical expense and charitable contribution purposes; IRS Budget; Administrations fiscal year 2015 revenue proposals; Form 1099B and Form 8949; Form 1040 Questions on Schedule E relating to Form 1099 requirement; Guidance on tax issues for same-sex couples and registered domestic partners; Net investment income tax (Sec. 1411); Allow certain attorney fees and court costs as deductions for adjusted gross income (AGI); Clarify and simplify reporting of cancellation of debt income (Sec. 6050P); Provide parity for employees and self-employed individuals on the deduction of health insurance costs; Remove reference to section 332 from section 367(a)(i); Repeal the section 7122(c)(1) requirement to provide a 20 percent partial payment with a lump-sum offer in compromise; Allow transfer of partnership suspended losses to one another when spousal transfers under section 1041(a) tax place; Target allocations for partnerships; Clarify that husband and wife partnerships are recognized under state law are eligible to elect Qualified Joint Venture status under section 761(f); Allow an offset to the built-in gains tax for charitable contribution and foreign tax credit carryforwards from a C year; Add a new 120-day post-termination transition period (PTTP) beginning on the date that a taxpayer files an amended Form 1120S; Allow S corporations to have nonresident aliens as shareholders and potential current beneficiaries of electing small business trusts; Related party debt (proposed regulations on Sec. 752); Form 1120S; Repeal section 1362(d)(3), which terminates an S election due to passive investment income that exceeds a certain threshold, or increase the passive investment income (PII) threshold of S corporations under 1375(a)(2) from 25 percent to 60 percent; Qualified terminable interest property (QTIP) election relief; Treat consistently all federal tax payments of trusts and estates; 9100 relief; Mexican land trust (Fideicomisos); Amend section 67(e) to simplify the law and allow estates and nongrantor trusts to fully deduct the cost of complying with fiduciary duties in administering estates and trusts; Exempt from the filing requirement of section 6034(a) trusts with charitable deductions only from flow-through entities; Reinstate and make permanent the fair market value exception under section 512(b)(13) and remove the binding contract requirement; Expand the exception from section 509(f)(2), which prohibits an organization from qualifying for section 509(a)(3) status if it accepted certain gifts, to be consistent with the technical change made to section 4958(c)(3)(C); Form 990 and instructions; Form 3115; Interactive Form 1023; e-filing for exempt organizations; Public disclosure of information on exempt organization forms; Top-heavy rules; Repeal full vesting on partial termination of qualified retirement plans; Speaking with Government Accountability Office (GAO) on retirement plan sponsor reporting and disclosure requirements, and issues pertaining to electronic disclosure of content to participants; Mid-year amenders on safe harbor plans; Use of forfeitures on making certain qualified contributions; Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA); PFICs; Automatic penalties assessed on Form 5471; TD F 90-22.1, Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts (FBAR) and its e-filing requirements; The Retail Inventory Method; Rev. Proc. 97-27; Tangible personal property guidance repair regulations (Sec. 263A); Proposed Regulations to Amend the Definition of Research and Experimental Expenditures under Section 174; Estimated taxes for corporations and success based fees; Internal Revenue Services release in the delay of tax forms and abatement of penalties for late payment of tax; IRS preparer compliance visits; IRS e-signature standards; Uncertain tax positions (UTP); Sec. 7212; Individual taxpayer identification numbers (ITINs); Form 1099-K; Form 8937 (form used to report organizational actions affecting basis);Amended Forms 1099; IRS e-services; IRC section 1298 (f) filing requirements; Enrolled Agents, S. 1134, H.R. 2313; Affordable Care Act (e.g., Play or Pay rules; small business health care tax credit; information reporting by applicable large employers on health insurance coverage offered under employer-sponsored plans, and information reporting of minimum essential coverage); Interest Rate Determination Method (adjusted AFRs/Long-term tax-exempt rates); Estate Tax Expat Issues, S. 744; Rev. Proc. 99-6; Technical termination rules (Sec. 708, Sec. 197); State Sales Tax Collection/Marketplace Fairness Act (MFA), S. 336, S. 743, HR 684; Rev. Proc. 97-27 (non-automatic changes in method of accounting); Accounting method changes (Sec. 381); Extend expiring tax provisions; A de minimis threshold for small taxpayers (Sec. 382 NOL Limitation); Modifying the enhanced deduction rules for charitable contribution of inventory; Repeal of the anti-churning rules under sec. 197(f)(g); Modify the definition of W-2 wages for purposes of sec. 199; Modify the rules for capitalization and inclusion in inventory costs for certain expenses under section 263A; Allow an offset to the built-in gains tax for charitable contribution and foreign tax credit carryforwards from a C year; Add a new 120-day Post-Termination Transition Period (PTTP) beginning on the date that a taxpayer files an amended Form 1120S; Allow S corporations to have nonresident aliens as shareholders and potential current beneficiaries of electing small business trusts; Repeal section 1362(d)(3), whichterminates an S election due to passive investment income that exceeds a certain threshold, or increase the passive investment income (PII) threshold of S-corporations under section 1375(a)(2) from 25% to 60%; Repeal section 1372; Sec. 174 research and experimental expenditures; Department of the Treasury Priority Guidance Plan.

Tax Reform, Tax Reform Act of 2014, Senate Finance Committee Tax Reform Discussion Drafts, H.R. 1, S. 1090, H.R. 2253; (e.g., alternative minimum tax (AMT), education incentives (H.R. 3393), information reporting, Real Time Tax System, earned income tax credit, phase-outs, Kiddie Tax, depreciation, retirement plan options, inflation adjustments, unused provisions deadwood, the Tax Gap, Section 9100 relief, and terms with multiple definitions in the Internal Revenue Code), House Ways and MeansCommittee draft Tax Reform Act of 2014, small business pass-through tax reform; Tax penalties (e.g., the definition of tax shelters; significant purpose; reasonable cause exception to penalties under sections 6707A and 6662A; reasonable cause exception to the section 6676 penalty for erroneous claim for refund or credit; and Form 3520 and 3520-A penalties); Identity theft (e.g., truncated taxpayer identification numbers (TTINs) and S. 149, Stop Identity Theft Act of 2013 and H.R. 295; Identity Theft and Tax Fraud Prevention Act of 2013, S. 676); IRS authority over tax preparers, H.R. 1570 and potential amendment to Senate The Preserving Americas Transit and Highways Act; preparer tax identification numbers (PTIN) registration process, voluntary certification program; Cash basis method of accounting; Due dates of tax returns (H.R. 901 and S. 420); (e.g., six-month automatic extension for entire Form 990 series and other information, excise and income tax returns of exempt organizations); Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act (H.R. 1129, S. 1645); Permanent disaster relief; Hurricane Sandy Tax Relief, HR 2137; IRS weather-related impacts in filing due dates; Standardize the allowable mileage rates for business expense, medical expense and charitable contribution purposes; IRS Budget; Administrations fiscal year 2015 revenue proposals; Form 1099B and Form 8949; Form 1040 Questions on Schedule E relating to Form 1099 requirement; Guidance on tax issues for same-sex couples and registered domestic partners; Net investment income tax (Sec. 1411) , threshold/bracket for estates for net-investment income tax and regular income tax, applicability of net investment income tax to bona fide residents of U.S. mirror tax code territories; Allow certain attorney fees and court costs as deductions for adjusted gross income (AGI); Clarify and simplify reporting of cancellation of debt income (Sec. 6050P); Provide parity for employees and self-employed individuals on the deduction of health insurance costs; Remove reference to section 332 from section 367(a)(i); Repeal the section 7122(c)(1) requirement to provide a 20 percent partial payment with a lump-sum offer in compromise; Allow transfer of partnership suspended losses to one another when spousal transfers under section 1041(a) tax place; Target allocations for partnerships; Clarify that husband and wife partnerships are recognized under state law are eligible to elect Qualified Joint Venture status under section 761(f); Allow an offset to the built-in gains tax for charitable contribution and foreign tax credit carryforwards from a C year; Add a new 120-day post-termination transition period (PTTP) beginning on the date that a taxpayer files an amended Form 1120S; Allow S corporations to have nonresident aliens as shareholders and potential current beneficiaries of electing small business trusts; Related party debt (proposed regulations on Sec. 752); Form 1120S; Repeal section 1362(d)(3), which terminates an S election due to passive investment income that exceeds a certain threshold, or increase the passive investment income (PII) threshold of S corporations under 1375(a)(2) from 25 percent to 60 percent; Qualified terminable interest property (QTIP) election relief; Treat consistently all federal tax payments of trusts and estates; 9100 relief; Mexican land trust (Fideicomisos); Amend section 67(e) to simplify the law and allow estates and nongrantor trusts to fully deduct the cost of complying with fiduciary duties in administering estates and trusts; Exempt from the filing requirement of section 6034(a) trusts with charitable deductions only from flow-through entities; Reinstate and make permanent the fair market value exception under section 512(b)(13) and remove the binding contract requirement; Expand the exception from section 509(f)(2), which prohibits an organization from qualifying for section 509(a)(3) status if it accepted certain gifts, to be consistent with the technical change made to section 4958(c)(3)(C); Form 990 and instructions; Form 3115; Interactive Form 1023; e-filing for exempt organizations; Public disclosure of information on exempt organization forms; Top-heavy rules; Repeal full vesting on partial termination of qualified retirement plans; Speaking with Government Accountability Office (GAO) on retirement plan sponsor reporting and disclosure requirements, and issues pertaining to electronic disclosure of content to participants; Mid-year amenders on safe harbor plans; Use of forfeitures on making certain qualified contributions; Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA); PFICs; Automatic penalties assessed on Form 5471; TD F 90-22.1, Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts (FBAR) and its e-filing requirements; The Retail Inventory Method; Rev. Proc. 97-27; Tangible personal property guidance repair regulations (Sec. 263A); Proposed Regulations to Amend the Definition of Research and Experimental Expenditures under Section 174; Estimated taxes for corporations and success based fees; Internal Revenue Services release in the delay of tax forms and abatement of penalties for late payment of tax; IRS preparer compliance visits; IRS e-signature standards; Uncertain tax positions (UTP); Sec. 7212; Individual taxpayer identification numbers (ITINs); Form 1099-K, credit card and receipts reconciliation; Form 8937 (form used to report organizational actions affecting basis);Amended Forms 1099; IRS e-services; IRC section 1298 (f) filing requirements; Enrolled Agents, S. 1134, H.R. 2313; Affordable Care Act (e.g., auto-enrollment issues; implementation issues; Play or Pay rules; small business health care tax credit; information reporting by applicable large employers on health insurance coverage offered under employer-sponsored plans, and information reporting of minimum essential coverage); Interest Rate Determination Method (adjusted AFRs/Long-term tax-exempt rates); Estate Tax Expat Issues, S. 744, immigration reform; Rev. Proc. 99-6; Technical termination rules (Sec. 708, Sec. 197); State Sales Tax Collection/Marketplace Fairness Act (MFA), S. 336, S. 743, HR 684; Rev. Proc. 97-27 (non-automatic changes in method of accounting); Accounting method changes (Sec. 381); Extend expiring tax provisions; A de minimis threshold for small taxpayers (Sec. 382 NOL Limitation); Modifying the enhanced deduction rules for charitable contribution of inventory;Repeal of the anti-churning rules under sec. 197(f)(g); Modify the definition of W-2 wages for purposes of sec. 199; Modify the rules for capitalization and inclusion in inventory costs for certain expenses under section 263A; Allow an offset to the built-in gains tax for charitable contribution and foreign tax credit carryforwards from a C year; Add a new 120-day Post-Termination Transition Period (PTTP) beginning on the date that a taxpayer files an amended Form 1120S; Allow S corporations to have nonresident aliens as shareholders and potential current beneficiaries of electing small business trusts; Repeal section 1362(d)(3), which terminates an S election due to passive investment income that exceeds a certain threshold, or increase the passive investment income (PII) threshold of S-corporations under section 1375(a)(2) from 25% to 60%; Repeal section 1372; Sec. 174 research and experimental expenditures; Department of the Treasury Priority Guidance Plan; Expired tax provisions (extenders); Tax treaties; Multi-State Worker Tax Fairness Act (H.R. 4085).

Tax Reform, Tax Reform Act of 2014, Senate Finance Committee Tax Reform Discussion Drafts, Comprehensive Tax Reform Act of 2014, H.R. 1, S. 1090, H.R. 2253; (e.g., alternative minimum tax (AMT), education incentives (H.R. 3393), information reporting, Real Time Tax System, earned income tax credit, phase-outs, Kiddie Tax, depreciation, retirement plan options, inflation adjustments, unused provisions deadwood, the Tax Gap, Section 9100 relief, and terms with multiple definitions in the Internal Revenue Code), House Ways and Means Committee draft Tax Reform Act of 2014, small business pass-through tax reform; Tax penalties (e.g., the definition of tax shelters; significant purpose; reasonable cause exception to penalties under sections 6707A and 6662A; reasonable cause exception to the section 6676 penalty for erroneous claim for refund or credit; and Form 3520 and 3520-A penalties); Identity theft (e.g., truncated taxpayer identification numbers (TTINs) and S. 149, Stop Identity Theft Act of 2013 and H.R. 295; Identity Theft and Tax Fraud Prevention Act of 2013, S. 676; Tax Refund Theft Prevention Act of 2014, S. 2736); IRS authority over tax preparers, H.R. 1570 and potential amendment to Senate The Preserving Americas Transit and Highways Act; preparer tax identification numbers (PTIN) registration process, voluntary certification program; Cash basis method of accounting; Due dates of tax returns (H.R. 901 and S. 420); (e.g., six-month automatic extension for entire Form 990 series and other information, excise and income tax returns of exempt organizations); Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act (H.R. 1129, S. 1645); Permanent disaster relief; Hurricane Sandy Tax Relief, HR 2137; National Disaster Tax Relief Acto of 2014, S. 2634; IRS weather-related impacts in filing due dates; Standardize the allowable mileage rates for business expense, medical expense and charitable contribution purposes; IRS Budget; Administrations fiscal year 2015 revenue proposals; Form 1099B and Form 8949; Form 1040 Questions on Schedule E relating to Form 1099 requirement; Guidance on tax issues for same-sex couples and registered domestic partners; Net investment income tax (Sec. 1411), threshold/bracket for estates for net-investment income tax and regular income tax, applicability of net investment income tax to bona fide residents of U.S. mirror tax code territories; Allow certain attorney fees and court costs as deductions for adjusted gross income (AGI); Clarify and simplify reporting of cancellation of debt income (Sec. 6050P); Provide parity for employees and self-employed individuals on the deduction of health insurance costs; Remove reference to section 332 from section 367(a)(i); Repeal the section 7122(c)(1) requirement to provide a 20 percent partial payment with a lump-sum offer in compromise; Allow transfer of partnership suspended losses to one another when spousal transfers under section 1041(a) tax place; Target allocations for partnerships; Clarify that husband and wife partnerships are recognized under state law are eligible to elect Qualified Joint Venture status under section 761(f); Allow an offset to the built-in gains tax for charitable contribution and foreign tax credit carryforwards from a C year; Add a new 120-day post-termination transition period (PTTP) beginning on the date that a taxpayer files an amended Form 1120S; Allow S corporations to have nonresident aliens as shareholders and potential current beneficiaries of electing small business trusts; Related party debt (proposed regulations on Sec. 752); Form 1120S; Repeal section 1362(d)(3), which terminates an S election due to passive investment income that exceeds a certain threshold, or increase the passive investment income (PII) threshold of S corporations under 1375(a)(2) from 25 percent to 60 percent; Qualified terminable interest property (QTIP) election relief; Treat consistently all federal tax payments of trusts and estates; 9100 relief; Mexican land trust (Fideicomisos); Amend section 67(e) to simplify the law and allow estates and nongrantor trusts to fully deduct the cost of complying with fiduciary duties in administering estates and trusts; Exempt from the filing requirement of section 6034(a) trusts with charitable deductions only from flow-through entities; Reinstate and make permanent the fair market value exception under section 512(b)(13) and remove the binding contract requirement; Expand the exception from section 509(f)(2), which prohibits an organization from qualifying for section 509(a)(3) status if it accepted certain gifts, to be consistent with the technical change made to section 4958(c)(3)(C); Form 990 and instructions; Form 3115; Interactive Form 1023; e-filing for exempt organizations; Public disclosure of information on exempt organization forms; Top-heavy rules; Repeal full vesting on partial termination of qualified retirement plans; Speaking with Government Accountability Office (GAO) on retirement plan sponsor reporting and disclosure requirements, and issues pertaining to electronic disclosure of content to participants; Mid-year amenders on safe harbor plans; Use of forfeitures on making certain qualified contributions; Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA); PFICs; Automatic penalties assessed on Form 5471; TD F 90-22.1, Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts (FBAR) and its e-filing requirements; The Retail Inventory Method; Rev. Proc. 97-27; Tangible personal property guidance repair regulations (Sec. 263A); Proposed Regulations to Amend the Definition of Research and Experimental Expenditures under Section 174; Estimated taxes for corporations and success based fees; Internal Revenue Services release in the delay of tax forms and abatement of penalties for late payment of tax; IRS preparer compliance visits; IRS e-signature standards; Uncertain tax positions (UTP); Sec. 7212; Individual taxpayer identification numbers (ITINs); Form 1099-K, credit card and receipts reconciliation; Form 8937 (form used to report organizational actions affecting basis);Amended Forms 1099; IRS e-services; IRC section 1298 (f) filing requirements; Enrolled Agents, S. 1134, H.R. 2313; Affordable Care Act (e.g., auto-enrollment issues; implementation issues; Play or Pay rules; small business health care tax credit; information reporting by applicable large employers on health insurance coverage offered under employer-sponsored plans, information reporting of minimum essential coverage, and related information and tax forms); Interest Rate Determination Method (adjusted AFRs/Long-term tax-exempt rates); Estate Tax Expat Issues, S. 744, immigration reform; Rev. Proc. 99-6; Technical termination rules (Sec. 708, Sec. 197); State Sales Tax Collection/Marketplace Fairness Act (MFA), S. 336, S. 743, HR 684; Rev. Proc. 97-27 (non-automatic changes in method of accounting); Accounting method changes (Sec. 381); Extend expiring tax provisions; Tax Increase Prevention Act of 2014, H.R. 5771; A de minimis threshold for small taxpayers (Sec. 382 NOL Limitation); Modifying the enhanced deduction rules for charitable contribution of inventory; Repeal of the anti-churning rules under sec. 197(f)(g); Modify the definition of W-2 wages for purposes of sec. 199; Modify the rules for capitalization and inclusion in inventory costs for certain expenses under section 263A; Allow an offset to the built-in gains tax for charitable contribution and foreign tax credit carryforwards from a C year; Add a new 120-day Post-Termination Transition Period (PTTP) beginning on the date that a taxpayer files an amended Form 1120S; Allow S corporations to have nonresident aliens as shareholders and potential current beneficiaries of electing small business trusts; Repeal section 1362(d)(3), which terminates an S election due to passive investment income that exceeds a certain threshold, or increase the passive investment income (PII) threshold of S-corporations under section 1375(a)(2) from 25% to 60%; Repeal section 1372; Sec. 174 research and experimental expenditures; Department of the Treasury Priority Guidance Plan; Expired tax provisions (extenders); Tax treaties; Multi-State Worker Tax Fairness Act (H.R. 4085).

Tax Reform, Tax Reform Act of 2014, Senate Finance Committee Tax Reform Discussion Drafts, H.R. 1, S. 1090, H.R. 2253; (e.g., alternative minimum tax (AMT), education incentives (H.R. 3393), information reporting, Real Time Tax System, earned income tax credit, phase-outs, Kiddie Tax, depreciation, retirement plan options, inflation adjustments, unused provisions deadwood, the Tax Gap, Section 9100 relief, and terms with multiple definitions in the Internal Revenue Code), House Ways and Means Committee draft Tax Reform Act of 2014, small business pass-through tax reform; Tax penalties (e.g., the definition of tax shelters; significant purpose; reasonable cause exception to penalties under sections 6707A and 6662A; reasonable cause exception to the section 6676 penalty for erroneous claim for refund or credit; and Form 3520 and 3520-A penalties); Identity theft (e.g., truncated taxpayer identification numbers (TTINs) and S. 149, Stop Identity Theft Act of 2013 and H.R. 295; Identity Theft and Tax Fraud Prevention Act of 2013, S. 676); IRS authority over tax preparers, H.R. 1570 and potential amendment to Senate The Preserving Americas Transit and Highways Act; preparer tax identification numbers (PTIN) registration process, voluntary certification program; Cash basis method of accounting; Due dates of tax returns (H.R. 901 and S. 420); (e.g., six-month automatic extension for entire Form 990 series and other information, excise and income tax returns of exempt organizations); Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act (H.R. 1129, S. 1645); Permanent disaster relief; Hurricane Sandy Tax Relief, HR 2137; IRS weather-related impacts in filing due dates; Standardize the allowable mileage rates for business expense, medical expense and charitable contribution purposes; IRS Budget; Administrations fiscal year 2015 revenue proposals; Form 1099B and Form 8949; Form 1040 Questions on Schedule E relating to Form 1099 requirement; Guidance on tax issues for same-sex couples and registered domestic partners; Net investment income tax (Sec. 1411), threshold/bracket for estates for net-investment income tax and regular income tax, applicability of net investment income tax to bona fide residents of U.S. mirror tax code territories; Allow certain attorney fees and court costs as deductions for adjusted gross income (AGI); Clarify and simplify reporting of cancellation of debt income (Sec. 6050P); Provide parity for employees and self-employed individuals on the deduction of health insurance costs; Remove reference to section 332 from section 367(a)(i); Repeal the section 7122(c)(1) requirement to provide a 20 percent partial payment with a lump-sum offer in compromise; Allow transfer of partnership suspended losses to one another when spousal transfers under section 1041(a) tax place; Target allocations for partnerships; Clarify that husband and wife partnerships are recognized under state law are eligible to elect Qualified Joint Venture status under section 761(f); Allow an offset to the built-in gains tax for charitable contribution and foreign tax credit carryforwards from a C year; Add a new 120-day post-termination transition period (PTTP) beginning on the date that a taxpayer files an amended Form 1120S; Allow S corporations to have nonresident aliens as shareholders and potential current beneficiaries of electing small business trusts; Related party debt (proposed regulations on Sec. 752); Form 1120S; Repeal section 1362(d)(3), which terminates an S election due to passive investment income that exceeds a certain threshold, or increase the passive investment income (PII) threshold of S corporations under 1375(a)(2) from 25 percent to 60 percent; Qualified terminable interest property (QTIP) election relief; Treat consistently all federal tax payments of trusts and estates; 9100 relief; Mexican land trust (Fideicomisos); Amend section 67(e) to simplify the law and allow estates and nongrantor trusts to fully deduct the cost of complying with fiduciary duties in administering estates and trusts; Exempt from the filing requirement of section 6034(a) trusts with charitable deductions only from flow-through entities; Reinstate and make permanent the fair market value exception under section 512(b)(13) and remove the binding contract requirement; Expand the exception from section 509(f)(2), which prohibits an organization from qualifying for section 509(a)(3) status if it accepted certain gifts, to be consistent with the technical change made to section 4958(c)(3)(C); Form 990 and instructions; Form 3115; Interactive Form 1023; e-filing for exempt organizations; Public disclosure of information on exempt organization forms; Top-heavy rules; Repeal full vesting on partial termination of qualified retirement plans; Speaking with Government Accountability Office (GAO) on retirement plan sponsor reporting and disclosure requirements, and issues pertaining to electronic disclosure of content to participants; Mid-year amenders on safe harbor plans; Use of forfeitures on making certain qualified contributions; Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA); PFICs; Automatic penalties assessed on Form 5471; TD F 90-22.1, Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts (FBAR) and its e-filing requirements; The Retail Inventory Method; Rev. Proc. 97-27; Tangible personal property guidance repair regulations (Sec. 263A); Proposed Regulations to Amend the Definition of Research and Experimental Expenditures under Section 174; Estimated taxes for corporations and success based fees; Internal Revenue Services release in the delay of tax forms and abatement of penalties for late payment of tax; IRS preparer compliance visits; IRS e-signature standards; Uncertain tax positions (UTP); Sec. 7212; Individual taxpayer identification numbers (ITINs); Form 1099-K, credit card and receipts reconciliation; Form 8937 (form used to report organizational actions affecting basis);Amended Forms 1099; IRS e-services; IRC section 1298 (f) filing requirements; Enrolled Agents, S. 1134, H.R. 2313; Affordable Care Act (e.g., auto-enrollment issues; implementation issues; Play or Pay rules; small business health care tax credit; information reporting by applicable large employers on health insurance coverage offered under employer-sponsored plans, information reporting of minimum essential coverage, and related information and tax forms); Interest Rate Determination Method (adjusted AFRs/Long-term tax-exempt rates); Estate Tax Expat Issues, S. 744, immigration reform; Rev. Proc. 99-6; Technical termination rules (Sec. 708, Sec. 197); State Sales Tax Collection/Marketplace Fairness Act (MFA), S. 336, S. 743, HR 684; Rev. Proc. 97-27 (non-automatic changes in method of accounting); Accounting method changes (Sec. 381); Extend expiring tax provisions; A de minimis threshold for small taxpayers (Sec. 382 NOL Limitation); Modifying the enhanced deduction rules for charitable contribution of inventory; Repeal of the anti-churning rules under sec. 197(f)(g); Modify the definition of W-2 wages for purposes of sec. 199; Modify the rules for capitalization and inclusion in inventory costs for certain expenses under section 263A; Allow an offset to the built-in gains tax for charitable contribution and foreign tax credit carryforwards from a C year; Add a new 120-day Post-Termination Transition Period (PTTP) beginning on the date that a taxpayer files an amended Form 1120S; Allow S corporations to have nonresident aliens as shareholders and potential current beneficiaries of electing small business trusts; Repeal section 1362(d)(3), which terminates an S election due to passive investment income that exceeds a certain threshold, or increase the passive investment income (PII) threshold of S-corporations under section 1375(a)(2) from 25% to 60%; Repeal section 1372; Sec. 174 research and experimental expenditures; Department of the Treasury Priority Guidance Plan; Expired tax provisions (extenders); Tax treaties; Multi-State Worker Tax Fairness Act (H.R. 4085). .

Tax Reform, Tax Reform Act of 2014, Senate Finance Committee Tax Reform Discussion Drafts, H.R. 1, S. 1090, H.R. 2253; (e.g., alternative minimum tax (AMT), education incentives (H.R. 3393), information reporting, Real Time Tax System, earned income tax credit, phase-outs, Kiddie Tax, depreciation, retirement plan options, inflation adjustments, unused provisions deadwood, the Tax Gap, Section 9100 relief, and terms with multiple definitions in the Internal Revenue Code); Tax penalties (e.g., the definitionof tax shelters; significant purpose; reasonable cause exception to penalties under sections 6707A and 6662A; reasonable cause exception to the section 6676 penalty for erroneous claim for refund or credit; and Form 3520 and 3520-A penalties); Identity theft (e.g., truncated taxpayer identification numbers (TTINs) and S. 149, Stop Identity Theft Act of 2013 and H.R. 295; Identity Theft and Tax Fraud Prevention Act of 2013, S. 676); IRS authority over tax preparers, H.R. 1570; preparer tax identification numbers (PTIN) registration process; Cash basis method of accounting; Due dates of tax returns (H.R. 901 and S. 420); (e.g., six-month automatic extension for entire Form 990 series and other information, excise and income tax returns of exempt organizations); Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act (H.R. 1129, S. 1645); Permanent disaster relief; Hurricane Sandy Tax Relief, HR 2137; IRS weather-related impacts in filing due dates; Standardize the allowable mileage rates for business expense, medical expense and charitable contribution purposes; IRS Budget; Administrations fiscal year 2015 revenue proposals; Form 1099B and Form 8949; Form 1040 Questions on Schedule E relating to Form 1099 requirement; Guidance on tax issues for same-sex couples and registered domestic partners; Net investment income tax (Sec. 1411); Allow certain attorney fees and court costs as deductions for adjusted gross income (AGI); Clarify and simplify reporting of cancellation of debt income (Sec. 6050P); Provide parity for employees and self-employed individuals on the deduction of health insurance costs; Remove reference to section 332 from section 367(a)(i); Repeal the section 7122(c)(1) requirement to provide a 20 percent partial payment with a lump-sum offer in compromise; Allow transfer of partnership suspended losses to one another when spousal transfers under section 1041(a) tax place; Target allocations for partnerships; Clarify that husband and wife partnerships are recognized under state law are eligible to elect Qualified Joint Venture status under section 761(f); Allow an offset to the built-in gains tax for charitable contribution and foreign tax credit carryforwards from a C year; Add a new 120-day post-termination transition period (PTTP) beginning on the date that a taxpayer files an amended Form 1120S; Allow S corporations to have nonresident aliens as shareholders and potential current beneficiaries of electing small business trusts; Related party debt (proposed regulations on Sec. 752); Form 1120S; Repeal section 1362(d)(3), which terminates an S election due to passive investment income that exceeds a certain threshold, or increase the passive investment income (PII) threshold of S corporations under 1375(a)(2) from 25 percent to 60 percent; Qualified terminable interest property (QTIP) election relief; Treat consistently all federal tax payments of trusts and estates; 9100 relief; Mexican land trust (Fideicomisos); Amend section 67(e) to simplify the law and allow estates and nongrantor trusts to fully deduct the cost of complying with fiduciary duties in administering estates and trusts; Exempt from the filing requirement of section 6034(a) trusts with charitable deductions only from flow-through entities; Reinstate and make permanent the fair market value exception under section 512(b)(13) and remove the binding contract requirement; Expand the exception from section 509(f)(2), which prohibits an organization from qualifying for section 509(a)(3) status if it accepted certain gifts, to be consistent with the technical change made to section 4958(c)(3)(C); Form 990 and instructions; Form 3115; Interactive Form 1023; e-filing for exempt organizations; Public disclosure of information on exempt organization forms; Top-heavy rules; Repeal full vesting on partial termination of qualified retirement plans; Speaking with Government Accountability Office (GAO) on retirement plan sponsor reporting and disclosure requirements, and issues pertaining to electronic disclosure of content to participants; Mid-year amenders on safe harbor plans; Use of forfeitures on making certain qualified contributions; Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA); PFICs; Automatic penalties assessed on Form 5471; TD F 90-22.1, Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts (FBAR) and its e-filing requirements; The Retail Inventory Method; Rev. Proc. 97-27; Tangible personal property guidance repair regulations (Sec. 263A); Proposed Regulations to Amend the Definition of Research and Experimental Expenditures under Section 174; Estimated taxes for corporations and success based fees; Internal Revenue Services release in the delay of tax forms and abatement of penalties for late payment of tax; IRS preparer compliance visits; IRS e-signature standards; Uncertain tax positions (UTP); Sec. 7212; Individual taxpayer identification numbers (ITINs); Form 1099-K; Form 8937 (form used to report organizational actions affecting basis);Amended Forms 1099; IRS e-services; IRC section 1298 (f) filing requirements; Enrolled Agents, S. 1134, H.R. 2313; Affordable Care Act (e.g., Play or Pay rules; small business health care tax credit; information reporting by applicable large employers on health insurance coverage offered under employer-sponsored plans, and information reporting of minimum essential coverage); Interest Rate Determination Method (adjusted AFRs/Long-term tax-exempt rates); Estate Tax Expat Issues, S. 744; Rev. Proc. 99-6; Technical termination rules (Sec. 708, Sec. 197); State Sales Tax Collection/Marketplace Fairness Act (MFA), S. 336, S. 743, HR 684; Rev. Proc. 97-27 (non-automatic changes in method of accounting); Accounting method changes (Sec. 381); Extend expiring tax provisions; A de minimis threshold for small taxpayers (Sec. 382 NOL Limitation); Modifying the enhanced deduction rules for charitable contribution of inventory; Repeal of the anti-churning rules under sec. 197(f)(g); Modify the definition of W-2 wages for purposes of sec. 199; Modify the rules for capitalization and inclusion in inventory costs for certain expenses under section 263A; Allow an offset to the built-in gains tax for charitable contribution and foreign tax credit carryforwards from a C year; Add a new 120-day Post-Termination Transition Period (PTTP) beginning on the date that a taxpayer files an amended Form 1120S; Allow S corporations to have nonresident aliens as shareholders and potential current beneficiaries of electing small business trusts; Repeal section 1362(d)(3), whichterminates an S election due to passive investment income that exceeds a certain threshold, or increase the passive investment income (PII) threshold of S-corporations under section 1375(a)(2) from 25% to 60%; Repeal section 1372; Sec. 174 research and experimental expenditures; Department of the Treasury Priority Guidance Plan.

Tax Reform, Tax Reform Act of 2014, Senate Finance Committee Tax Reform Discussion Drafts, H.R. 1, S. 1090, H.R. 2253; (e.g., alternative minimum tax (AMT), education incentives (H.R. 3393), information reporting, Real Time Tax System, earned income tax credit, phase-outs, Kiddie Tax, depreciation, retirement plan options, inflation adjustments, unused provisions deadwood, the Tax Gap, Section 9100 relief, and terms with multiple definitions in the Internal Revenue Code), House Ways and MeansCommittee draft Tax Reform Act of 2014, small business pass-through tax reform; Tax penalties (e.g., the definition of tax shelters; significant purpose; reasonable cause exception to penalties under sections 6707A and 6662A; reasonable cause exception to the section 6676 penalty for erroneous claim for refund or credit; and Form 3520 and 3520-A penalties); Identity theft (e.g., truncated taxpayer identification numbers (TTINs) and S. 149, Stop Identity Theft Act of 2013 and H.R. 295; Identity Theft and Tax Fraud Prevention Act of 2013, S. 676); IRS authority over tax preparers, H.R. 1570 and potential amendment to Senate The Preserving Americas Transit and Highways Act; preparer tax identification numbers (PTIN) registration process, voluntary certification program; Cash basis method of accounting; Due dates of tax returns (H.R. 901 and S. 420); (e.g., six-month automatic extension for entire Form 990 series and other information, excise and income tax returns of exempt organizations); Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act (H.R. 1129, S. 1645); Permanent disaster relief; Hurricane Sandy Tax Relief, HR 2137; IRS weather-related impacts in filing due dates; Standardize the allowable mileage rates for business expense, medical expense and charitable contribution purposes; IRS Budget; Administrations fiscal year 2015 revenue proposals; Form 1099B and Form 8949; Form 1040 Questions on Schedule E relating to Form 1099 requirement; Guidance on tax issues for same-sex couples and registered domestic partners; Net investment income tax (Sec. 1411) , threshold/bracket for estates for net-investment income tax and regular income tax, applicability of net investment income tax to bona fide residents of U.S. mirror tax code territories; Allow certain attorney fees and court costs as deductions for adjusted gross income (AGI); Clarify and simplify reporting of cancellation of debt income (Sec. 6050P); Provide parity for employees and self-employed individuals on the deduction of health insurance costs; Remove reference to section 332 from section 367(a)(i); Repeal the section 7122(c)(1) requirement to provide a 20 percent partial payment with a lump-sum offer in compromise; Allow transfer of partnership suspended losses to one another when spousal transfers under section 1041(a) tax place; Target allocations for partnerships; Clarify that husband and wife partnerships are recognized under state law are eligible to elect Qualified Joint Venture status under section 761(f); Allow an offset to the built-in gains tax for charitable contribution and foreign tax credit carryforwards from a C year; Add a new 120-day post-termination transition period (PTTP) beginning on the date that a taxpayer files an amended Form 1120S; Allow S corporations to have nonresident aliens as shareholders and potential current beneficiaries of electing small business trusts; Related party debt (proposed regulations on Sec. 752); Form 1120S; Repeal section 1362(d)(3), which terminates an S election due to passive investment income that exceeds a certain threshold, or increase the passive investment income (PII) threshold of S corporations under 1375(a)(2) from 25 percent to 60 percent; Qualified terminable interest property (QTIP) election relief; Treat consistently all federal tax payments of trusts and estates; 9100 relief; Mexican land trust (Fideicomisos); Amend section 67(e) to simplify the law and allow estates and nongrantor trusts to fully deduct the cost of complying with fiduciary duties in administering estates and trusts; Exempt from the filing requirement of section 6034(a) trusts with charitable deductions only from flow-through entities; Reinstate and make permanent the fair market value exception under section 512(b)(13) and remove the binding contract requirement; Expand the exception from section 509(f)(2), which prohibits an organization from qualifying for section 509(a)(3) status if it accepted certain gifts, to be consistent with the technical change made to section 4958(c)(3)(C); Form 990 and instructions; Form 3115; Interactive Form 1023; e-filing for exempt organizations; Public disclosure of information on exempt organization forms; Top-heavy rules; Repeal full vesting on partial termination of qualified retirement plans; Speaking with Government Accountability Office (GAO) on retirement plan sponsor reporting and disclosure requirements, and issues pertaining to electronic disclosure of content to participants; Mid-year amenders on safe harbor plans; Use of forfeitures on making certain qualified contributions; Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA); PFICs; Automatic penalties assessed on Form 5471; TD F 90-22.1, Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts (FBAR) and its e-filing requirements; The Retail Inventory Method; Rev. Proc. 97-27; Tangible personal property guidance repair regulations (Sec. 263A); Proposed Regulations to Amend the Definition of Research and Experimental Expenditures under Section 174; Estimated taxes for corporations and success based fees; Internal Revenue Services release in the delay of tax forms and abatement of penalties for late payment of tax; IRS preparer compliance visits; IRS e-signature standards; Uncertain tax positions (UTP); Sec. 7212; Individual taxpayer identification numbers (ITINs); Form 1099-K, credit card and receipts reconciliation; Form 8937 (form used to report organizational actions affecting basis);Amended Forms 1099; IRS e-services; IRC section 1298 (f) filing requirements; Enrolled Agents, S. 1134, H.R. 2313; Affordable Care Act (e.g., auto-enrollment issues; implementation issues; Play or Pay rules; small business health care tax credit; information reporting by applicable large employers on health insurance coverage offered under employer-sponsored plans, and information reporting of minimum essential coverage); Interest Rate Determination Method (adjusted AFRs/Long-term tax-exempt rates); Estate Tax Expat Issues, S. 744, immigration reform; Rev. Proc. 99-6; Technical termination rules (Sec. 708, Sec. 197); State Sales Tax Collection/Marketplace Fairness Act (MFA), S. 336, S. 743, HR 684; Rev. Proc. 97-27 (non-automatic changes in method of accounting); Accounting method changes (Sec. 381); Extend expiring tax provisions; A de minimis threshold for small taxpayers (Sec. 382 NOL Limitation); Modifying the enhanced deduction rules for charitable contribution of inventory;Repeal of the anti-churning rules under sec. 197(f)(g); Modify the definition of W-2 wages for purposes of sec. 199; Modify the rules for capitalization and inclusion in inventory costs for certain expenses under section 263A; Allow an offset to the built-in gains tax for charitable contribution and foreign tax credit carryforwards from a C year; Add a new 120-day Post-Termination Transition Period (PTTP) beginning on the date that a taxpayer files an amended Form 1120S; Allow S corporations to have nonresident aliens as shareholders and potential current beneficiaries of electing small business trusts; Repeal section 1362(d)(3), which terminates an S election due to passive investment income that exceeds a certain threshold, or increase the passive investment income (PII) threshold of S-corporations under section 1375(a)(2) from 25% to 60%; Repeal section 1372; Sec. 174 research and experimental expenditures; Department of the Treasury Priority Guidance Plan; Expired tax provisions (extenders); Tax treaties; Multi-State Worker Tax Fairness Act (H.R. 4085).

Tax Reform, Tax Reform Act of 2014, Senate Finance Committee Tax Reform Discussion Drafts, H.R. 1, S. 1090, H.R. 2253; (e.g., alternative minimum tax (AMT), education incentives (H.R. 3393), information reporting, Real Time Tax System, earned income tax credit, phase-outs, Kiddie Tax, depreciation, retirement plan options, inflation adjustments, unused provisions deadwood, the Tax Gap, Section 9100 relief, and terms with multiple definitions in the Internal Revenue Code), House Ways and Means Committee draft Tax Reform Act of 2014, small business pass-through tax reform; Tax penalties (e.g., the definition of tax shelters; significant purpose; reasonable cause exception to penalties under sections 6707A and 6662A; reasonable cause exception to the section 6676 penalty for erroneous claim for refund or credit; and Form 3520 and 3520-A penalties); Identity theft (e.g., truncated taxpayer identification numbers (TTINs) and S. 149, Stop Identity Theft Act of 2013 and H.R. 295; Identity Theft and Tax Fraud Prevention Act of 2013, S. 676); IRS authority over tax preparers, H.R. 1570 and potential amendment to Senate The Preserving Americas Transit and Highways Act; preparer tax identification numbers (PTIN) registration process, voluntary certification program; Cash basis method of accounting; Due dates of tax returns (H.R. 901 and S. 420); (e.g., six-month automatic extension for entire Form 990 series and other information, excise and income tax returns of exempt organizations); Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act (H.R. 1129, S. 1645); Permanent disaster relief; Hurricane Sandy Tax Relief, HR 2137; IRS weather-related impacts in filing due dates; Standardize the allowable mileage rates for business expense, medical expense and charitable contribution purposes; IRS Budget; Administrations fiscal year 2015 revenue proposals; Form 1099B and Form 8949; Form 1040 Questions on Schedule E relating to Form 1099 requirement; Guidance on tax issues for same-sex couples and registered domestic partners; Net investment income tax (Sec. 1411), threshold/bracket for estates for net-investment income tax and regular income tax, applicability of net investment income tax to bona fide residents of U.S. mirror tax code territories; Allow certain attorney fees and court costs as deductions for adjusted gross income (AGI); Clarify and simplify reporting of cancellation of debt income (Sec. 6050P); Provide parity for employees and self-employed individuals on the deduction of health insurance costs; Remove reference to section 332 from section 367(a)(i); Repeal the section 7122(c)(1) requirement to provide a 20 percent partial payment with a lump-sum offer in compromise; Allow transfer of partnership suspended losses to one another when spousal transfers under section 1041(a) tax place; Target allocations for partnerships; Clarify that husband and wife partnerships are recognized under state law are eligible to elect Qualified Joint Venture status under section 761(f); Allow an offset to the built-in gains tax for charitable contribution and foreign tax credit carryforwards from a C year; Add a new 120-day post-termination transition period (PTTP) beginning on the date that a taxpayer files an amended Form 1120S; Allow S corporations to have nonresident aliens as shareholders and potential current beneficiaries of electing small business trusts; Related party debt (proposed regulations on Sec. 752); Form 1120S; Repeal section 1362(d)(3), which terminates an S election due to passive investment income that exceeds a certain threshold, or increase the passive investment income (PII) threshold of S corporations under 1375(a)(2) from 25 percent to 60 percent; Qualified terminable interest property (QTIP) election relief; Treat consistently all federal tax payments of trusts and estates; 9100 relief; Mexican land trust (Fideicomisos); Amend section 67(e) to simplify the law and allow estates and nongrantor trusts to fully deduct the cost of complying with fiduciary duties in administering estates and trusts; Exempt from the filing requirement of section 6034(a) trusts with charitable deductions only from flow-through entities; Reinstate and make permanent the fair market value exception under section 512(b)(13) and remove the binding contract requirement; Expand the exception from section 509(f)(2), which prohibits an organization from qualifying for section 509(a)(3) status if it accepted certain gifts, to be consistent with the technical change made to section 4958(c)(3)(C); Form 990 and instructions; Form 3115; Interactive Form 1023; e-filing for exempt organizations; Public disclosure of information on exempt organization forms; Top-heavy rules; Repeal full vesting on partial termination of qualified retirement plans; Speaking with Government Accountability Office (GAO) on retirement plan sponsor reporting and disclosure requirements, and issues pertaining to electronic disclosure of content to participants; Mid-year amenders on safe harbor plans; Use of forfeitures on making certain qualified contributions; Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA); PFICs; Automatic penalties assessed on Form 5471; TD F 90-22.1, Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts (FBAR) and its e-filing requirements; The Retail Inventory Method; Rev. Proc. 97-27; Tangible personal property guidance repair regulations (Sec. 263A); Proposed Regulations to Amend the Definition of Research and Experimental Expenditures under Section 174; Estimated taxes for corporations and success based fees; Internal Revenue Services release in the delay of tax forms and abatement of penalties for late payment of tax; IRS preparer compliance visits; IRS e-signature standards; Uncertain tax positions (UTP); Sec. 7212; Individual taxpayer identification numbers (ITINs); Form 1099-K, credit card and receipts reconciliation; Form 8937 (form used to report organizational actions affecting basis);Amended Forms 1099; IRS e-services; IRC section 1298 (f) filing requirements; Enrolled Agents, S. 1134, H.R. 2313; Affordable Care Act (e.g., auto-enrollment issues; implementation issues; Play or Pay rules; small business health care tax credit; information reporting by applicable large employers on health insurance coverage offered under employer-sponsored plans, information reporting of minimum essential coverage, and related information and tax forms); Interest Rate Determination Method (adjusted AFRs/Long-term tax-exempt rates); Estate Tax Expat Issues, S. 744, immigration reform; Rev. Proc. 99-6; Technical termination rules (Sec. 708, Sec. 197); State Sales Tax Collection/Marketplace Fairness Act (MFA), S. 336, S. 743, HR 684; Rev. Proc. 97-27 (non-automatic changes in method of accounting); Accounting method changes (Sec. 381); Extend expiring tax provisions; A de minimis threshold for small taxpayers (Sec. 382 NOL Limitation); Modifying the enhanced deduction rules for charitable contribution of inventory; Repeal of the anti-churning rules under sec. 197(f)(g); Modify the definition of W-2 wages for purposes of sec. 199; Modify the rules for capitalization and inclusion in inventory costs for certain expenses under section 263A; Allow an offset to the built-in gains tax for charitable contribution and foreign tax credit carryforwards from a C year; Add a new 120-day Post-Termination Transition Period (PTTP) beginning on the date that a taxpayer files an amended Form 1120S; Allow S corporations to have nonresident aliens as shareholders and potential current beneficiaries of electing small business trusts; Repeal section 1362(d)(3), which terminates an S election due to passive investment income that exceeds a certain threshold, or increase the passive investment income (PII) threshold of S-corporations under section 1375(a)(2) from 25% to 60%; Repeal section 1372; Sec. 174 research and experimental expenditures; Department of the Treasury Priority Guidance Plan; Expired tax provisions (extenders); Tax treaties; Multi-State Worker Tax Fairness Act (H.R. 4085). .

Tax Reform, Tax Reform Act of 2014, Senate Finance Committee Tax Reform Discussion Drafts, Comprehensive Tax Reform Act of 2014, H.R. 1, S. 1090, H.R. 2253; (e.g., alternative minimum tax (AMT), education incentives (H.R. 3393), information reporting, Real Time Tax System, earned income tax credit, phase-outs, Kiddie Tax, depreciation, retirement plan options, inflation adjustments, unused provisions deadwood, the Tax Gap, Section 9100 relief, and terms with multiple definitions in the Internal Revenue Code), House Ways and Means Committee draft Tax Reform Act of 2014, small business pass-through tax reform; Tax penalties (e.g., the definition of tax shelters; significant purpose; reasonable cause exception to penalties under sections 6707A and 6662A; reasonable cause exception to the section 6676 penalty for erroneous claim for refund or credit; and Form 3520 and 3520-A penalties); Identity theft (e.g., truncated taxpayer identification numbers (TTINs) and S. 149, Stop Identity Theft Act of 2013 and H.R. 295; Identity Theft and Tax Fraud Prevention Act of 2013, S. 676; Tax Refund Theft Prevention Act of 2014, S. 2736); IRS authority over tax preparers, H.R. 1570 and potential amendment to Senate The Preserving Americas Transit and Highways Act; preparer tax identification numbers (PTIN) registration process, voluntary certification program; Cash basis method of accounting; Due dates of tax returns (H.R. 901 and S. 420); (e.g., six-month automatic extension for entire Form 990 series and other information, excise and income tax returns of exempt organizations); Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act (H.R. 1129, S. 1645); Permanent disaster relief; Hurricane Sandy Tax Relief, HR 2137; National Disaster Tax Relief Acto of 2014, S. 2634; IRS weather-related impacts in filing due dates; Standardize the allowable mileage rates for business expense, medical expense and charitable contribution purposes; IRS Budget; Administrations fiscal year 2015 revenue proposals; Form 1099B and Form 8949; Form 1040 Questions on Schedule E relating to Form 1099 requirement; Guidance on tax issues for same-sex couples and registered domestic partners; Net investment income tax (Sec. 1411), threshold/bracket for estates for net-investment income tax and regular income tax, applicability of net investment income tax to bona fide residents of U.S. mirror tax code territories; Allow certain attorney fees and court costs as deductions for adjusted gross income (AGI); Clarify and simplify reporting of cancellation of debt income (Sec. 6050P); Provide parity for employees and self-employed individuals on the deduction of health insurance costs; Remove reference to section 332 from section 367(a)(i); Repeal the section 7122(c)(1) requirement to provide a 20 percent partial payment with a lump-sum offer in compromise; Allow transfer of partnership suspended losses to one another when spousal transfers under section 1041(a) tax place; Target allocations for partnerships; Clarify that husband and wife partnerships are recognized under state law are eligible to elect Qualified Joint Venture status under section 761(f); Allow an offset to the built-in gains tax for charitable contribution and foreign tax credit carryforwards from a C year; Add a new 120-day post-termination transition period (PTTP) beginning on the date that a taxpayer files an amended Form 1120S; Allow S corporations to have nonresident aliens as shareholders and potential current beneficiaries of electing small business trusts; Related party debt (proposed regulations on Sec. 752); Form 1120S; Repeal section 1362(d)(3), which terminates an S election due to passive investment income that exceeds a certain threshold, or increase the passive investment income (PII) threshold of S corporations under 1375(a)(2) from 25 percent to 60 percent; Qualified terminable interest property (QTIP) election relief; Treat consistently all federal tax payments of trusts and estates; 9100 relief; Mexican land trust (Fideicomisos); Amend section 67(e) to simplify the law and allow estates and nongrantor trusts to fully deduct the cost of complying with fiduciary duties in administering estates and trusts; Exempt from the filing requirement of section 6034(a) trusts with charitable deductions only from flow-through entities; Reinstate and make permanent the fair market value exception under section 512(b)(13) and remove the binding contract requirement; Expand the exception from section 509(f)(2), which prohibits an organization from qualifying for section 509(a)(3) status if it accepted certain gifts, to be consistent with the technical change made to section 4958(c)(3)(C); Form 990 and instructions; Form 3115; Interactive Form 1023; e-filing for exempt organizations; Public disclosure of information on exempt organization forms; Top-heavy rules; Repeal full vesting on partial termination of qualified retirement plans; Speaking with Government Accountability Office (GAO) on retirement plan sponsor reporting and disclosure requirements, and issues pertaining to electronic disclosure of content to participants; Mid-year amenders on safe harbor plans; Use of forfeitures on making certain qualified contributions; Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA); PFICs; Automatic penalties assessed on Form 5471; TD F 90-22.1, Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts (FBAR) and its e-filing requirements; The Retail Inventory Method; Rev. Proc. 97-27; Tangible personal property guidance repair regulations (Sec. 263A); Proposed Regulations to Amend the Definition of Research and Experimental Expenditures under Section 174; Estimated taxes for corporations and success based fees; Internal Revenue Services release in the delay of tax forms and abatement of penalties for late payment of tax; IRS preparer compliance visits; IRS e-signature standards; Uncertain tax positions (UTP); Sec. 7212; Individual taxpayer identification numbers (ITINs); Form 1099-K, credit card and receipts reconciliation; Form 8937 (form used to report organizational actions affecting basis);Amended Forms 1099; IRS e-services; IRC section 1298 (f) filing requirements; Enrolled Agents, S. 1134, H.R. 2313; Affordable Care Act (e.g., auto-enrollment issues; implementation issues; Play or Pay rules; small business health care tax credit; information reporting by applicable large employers on health insurance coverage offered under employer-sponsored plans, information reporting of minimum essential coverage, and related information and tax forms); Interest Rate Determination Method (adjusted AFRs/Long-term tax-exempt rates); Estate Tax Expat Issues, S. 744, immigration reform; Rev. Proc. 99-6; Technical termination rules (Sec. 708, Sec. 197); State Sales Tax Collection/Marketplace Fairness Act (MFA), S. 336, S. 743, HR 684; Rev. Proc. 97-27 (non-automatic changes in method of accounting); Accounting method changes (Sec. 381); Extend expiring tax provisions; Tax Increase Prevention Act of 2014, H.R. 5771; A de minimis threshold for small taxpayers (Sec. 382 NOL Limitation); Modifying the enhanced deduction rules for charitable contribution of inventory; Repeal of the anti-churning rules under sec. 197(f)(g); Modify the definition of W-2 wages for purposes of sec. 199; Modify the rules for capitalization and inclusion in inventory costs for certain expenses under section 263A; Allow an offset to the built-in gains tax for charitable contribution and foreign tax credit carryforwards from a C year; Add a new 120-day Post-Termination Transition Period (PTTP) beginning on the date that a taxpayer files an amended Form 1120S; Allow S corporations to have nonresident aliens as shareholders and potential current beneficiaries of electing small business trusts; Repeal section 1362(d)(3), which terminates an S election due to passive investment income that exceeds a certain threshold, or increase the passive investment income (PII) threshold of S-corporations under section 1375(a)(2) from 25% to 60%; Repeal section 1372; Sec. 174 research and experimental expenditures; Department of the Treasury Priority Guidance Plan; Expired tax provisions (extenders); Tax treaties; Multi-State Worker Tax Fairness Act (H.R. 4085).

Tax Reform, Tax Reform Act of 2014, Senate Finance Committee Tax Reform Discussion Drafts, H.R. 1, S. 1090, H.R. 2253; (e.g., alternative minimum tax (AMT), education incentives (H.R. 3393), information reporting, Real Time Tax System, earned income tax credit, phase-outs, Kiddie Tax, depreciation, retirement plan options, inflation adjustments, unused provisions deadwood, the Tax Gap, Section 9100 relief, and terms with multiple definitions in the Internal Revenue Code); Tax penalties (e.g., the definitionof tax shelters; significant purpose; reasonable cause exception to penalties under sections 6707A and 6662A; reasonable cause exception to the section 6676 penalty for erroneous claim for refund or credit; and Form 3520 and 3520-A penalties); Identity theft (e.g., truncated taxpayer identification numbers (TTINs) and S. 149, Stop Identity Theft Act of 2013 and H.R. 295; Identity Theft and Tax Fraud Prevention Act of 2013, S. 676); IRS authority over tax preparers, H.R. 1570; preparer tax identification numbers (PTIN) registration process; Cash basis method of accounting; Due dates of tax returns (H.R. 901 and S. 420); (e.g., six-month automatic extension for entire Form 990 series and other information, excise and income tax returns of exempt organizations); Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act (H.R. 1129, S. 1645); Permanent disaster relief; Hurricane Sandy Tax Relief, HR 2137; IRS weather-related impacts in filing due dates; Standardize the allowable mileage rates for business expense, medical expense and charitable contribution purposes; IRS Budget; Administrations fiscal year 2015 revenue proposals; Form 1099B and Form 8949; Form 1040 Questions on Schedule E relating to Form 1099 requirement; Guidance on tax issues for same-sex couples and registered domestic partners; Net investment income tax (Sec. 1411); Allow certain attorney fees and court costs as deductions for adjusted gross income (AGI); Clarify and simplify reporting of cancellation of debt income (Sec. 6050P); Provide parity for employees and self-employed individuals on the deduction of health insurance costs; Remove reference to section 332 from section 367(a)(i); Repeal the section 7122(c)(1) requirement to provide a 20 percent partial payment with a lump-sum offer in compromise; Allow transfer of partnership suspended losses to one another when spousal transfers under section 1041(a) tax place; Target allocations for partnerships; Clarify that husband and wife partnerships are recognized under state law are eligible to elect Qualified Joint Venture status under section 761(f); Allow an offset to the built-in gains tax for charitable contribution and foreign tax credit carryforwards from a C year; Add a new 120-day post-termination transition period (PTTP) beginning on the date that a taxpayer files an amended Form 1120S; Allow S corporations to have nonresident aliens as shareholders and potential current beneficiaries of electing small business trusts; Related party debt (proposed regulations on Sec. 752); Form 1120S; Repeal section 1362(d)(3), which terminates an S election due to passive investment income that exceeds a certain threshold, or increase the passive investment income (PII) threshold of S corporations under 1375(a)(2) from 25 percent to 60 percent; Qualified terminable interest property (QTIP) election relief; Treat consistently all federal tax payments of trusts and estates; 9100 relief; Mexican land trust (Fideicomisos); Amend section 67(e) to simplify the law and allow estates and nongrantor trusts to fully deduct the cost of complying with fiduciary duties in administering estates and trusts; Exempt from the filing requirement of section 6034(a) trusts with charitable deductions only from flow-through entities; Reinstate and make permanent the fair market value exception under section 512(b)(13) and remove the binding contract requirement; Expand the exception from section 509(f)(2), which prohibits an organization from qualifying for section 509(a)(3) status if it accepted certain gifts, to be consistent with the technical change made to section 4958(c)(3)(C); Form 990 and instructions; Form 3115; Interactive Form 1023; e-filing for exempt organizations; Public disclosure of information on exempt organization forms; Top-heavy rules; Repeal full vesting on partial termination of qualified retirement plans; Speaking with Government Accountability Office (GAO) on retirement plan sponsor reporting and disclosure requirements, and issues pertaining to electronic disclosure of content to participants; Mid-year amenders on safe harbor plans; Use of forfeitures on making certain qualified contributions; Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA); PFICs; Automatic penalties assessed on Form 5471; TD F 90-22.1, Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts (FBAR) and its e-filing requirements; The Retail Inventory Method; Rev. Proc. 97-27; Tangible personal property guidance repair regulations (Sec. 263A); Proposed Regulations to Amend the Definition of Research and Experimental Expenditures under Section 174; Estimated taxes for corporations and success based fees; Internal Revenue Services release in the delay of tax forms and abatement of penalties for late payment of tax; IRS preparer compliance visits; IRS e-signature standards; Uncertain tax positions (UTP); Sec. 7212; Individual taxpayer identification numbers (ITINs); Form 1099-K; Form 8937 (form used to report organizational actions affecting basis);Amended Forms 1099; IRS e-services; IRC section 1298 (f) filing requirements; Enrolled Agents, S. 1134, H.R. 2313; Affordable Care Act (e.g., Play or Pay rules; small business health care tax credit; information reporting by applicable large employers on health insurance coverage offered under employer-sponsored plans, and information reporting of minimum essential coverage); Interest Rate Determination Method (adjusted AFRs/Long-term tax-exempt rates); Estate Tax Expat Issues, S. 744; Rev. Proc. 99-6; Technical termination rules (Sec. 708, Sec. 197); State Sales Tax Collection/Marketplace Fairness Act (MFA), S. 336, S. 743, HR 684; Rev. Proc. 97-27 (non-automatic changes in method of accounting); Accounting method changes (Sec. 381); Extend expiring tax provisions; A de minimis threshold for small taxpayers (Sec. 382 NOL Limitation); Modifying the enhanced deduction rules for charitable contribution of inventory; Repeal of the anti-churning rules under sec. 197(f)(g); Modify the definition of W-2 wages for purposes of sec. 199; Modify the rules for capitalization and inclusion in inventory costs for certain expenses under section 263A; Allow an offset to the built-in gains tax for charitable contribution and foreign tax credit carryforwards from a C year; Add a new 120-day Post-Termination Transition Period (PTTP) beginning on the date that a taxpayer files an amended Form 1120S; Allow S corporations to have nonresident aliens as shareholders and potential current beneficiaries of electing small business trusts; Repeal section 1362(d)(3), whichterminates an S election due to passive investment income that exceeds a certain threshold, or increase the passive investment income (PII) threshold of S-corporations under section 1375(a)(2) from 25% to 60%; Repeal section 1372; Sec. 174 research and experimental expenditures; Department of the Treasury Priority Guidance Plan.

Tax Reform, Tax Reform Act of 2014, Senate Finance Committee Tax Reform Discussion Drafts, H.R. 1, S. 1090, H.R. 2253; (e.g., alternative minimum tax (AMT), education incentives (H.R. 3393), information reporting, Real Time Tax System, earned income tax credit, phase-outs, Kiddie Tax, depreciation, retirement plan options, inflation adjustments, unused provisions deadwood, the Tax Gap, Section 9100 relief, and terms with multiple definitions in the Internal Revenue Code), House Ways and Means Committee draft Tax Reform Act of 2014, small business pass-through tax reform; Tax penalties (e.g., the definition of tax shelters; significant purpose; reasonable cause exception to penalties under sections 6707A and 6662A; reasonable cause exception to the section 6676 penalty for erroneous claim for refund or credit; and Form 3520 and 3520-A penalties); Identity theft (e.g., truncated taxpayer identification numbers (TTINs) and S. 149, Stop Identity Theft Act of 2013 and H.R. 295; Identity Theft and Tax Fraud Prevention Act of 2013, S. 676); IRS authority over tax preparers, H.R. 1570 and potential amendment to Senate The Preserving Americas Transit and Highways Act; preparer tax identification numbers (PTIN) registration process, voluntary certification program; Cash basis method of accounting; Due dates of tax returns (H.R. 901 and S. 420); (e.g., six-month automatic extension for entire Form 990 series and other information, excise and income tax returns of exempt organizations); Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act (H.R. 1129, S. 1645); Permanent disaster relief; Hurricane Sandy Tax Relief, HR 2137; IRS weather-related impacts in filing due dates; Standardize the allowable mileage rates for business expense, medical expense and charitable contribution purposes; IRS Budget; Administrations fiscal year 2015 revenue proposals; Form 1099B and Form 8949; Form 1040 Questions on Schedule E relating to Form 1099 requirement; Guidance on tax issues for same-sex couples and registered domestic partners; Net investment income tax (Sec. 1411), threshold/bracket for estates for net-investment income tax and regular income tax, applicability of net investment income tax to bona fide residents of U.S. mirror tax code territories; Allow certain attorney fees and court costs as deductions for adjusted gross income (AGI); Clarify and simplify reporting of cancellation of debt income (Sec. 6050P); Provide parity for employees and self-employed individuals on the deduction of health insurance costs; Remove reference to section 332 from section 367(a)(i); Repeal the section 7122(c)(1) requirement to provide a 20 percent partial payment with a lump-sum offer in compromise; Allow transfer of partnership suspended losses to one another when spousal transfers under section 1041(a) tax place; Target allocations for partnerships; Clarify that husband and wife partnerships are recognized under state law are eligible to elect Qualified Joint Venture status under section 761(f); Allow an offset to the built-in gains tax for charitable contribution and foreign tax credit carryforwards from a C year; Add a new 120-day post-termination transition period (PTTP) beginning on the date that a taxpayer files an amended Form 1120S; Allow S corporations to have nonresident aliens as shareholders and potential current beneficiaries of electing small business trusts; Related party debt (proposed regulations on Sec. 752); Form 1120S; Repeal section 1362(d)(3), which terminates an S election due to passive investment income that exceeds a certain threshold, or increase the passive investment income (PII) threshold of S corporations under 1375(a)(2) from 25 percent to 60 percent; Qualified terminable interest property (QTIP) election relief; Treat consistently all federal tax payments of trusts and estates; 9100 relief; Mexican land trust (Fideicomisos); Amend section 67(e) to simplify the law and allow estates and nongrantor trusts to fully deduct the cost of complying with fiduciary duties in administering estates and trusts; Exempt from the filing requirement of section 6034(a) trusts with charitable deductions only from flow-through entities; Reinstate and make permanent the fair market value exception under section 512(b)(13) and remove the binding contract requirement; Expand the exception from section 509(f)(2), which prohibits an organization from qualifying for section 509(a)(3) status if it accepted certain gifts, to be consistent with the technical change made to section 4958(c)(3)(C); Form 990 and instructions; Form 3115; Interactive Form 1023; e-filing for exempt organizations; Public disclosure of information on exempt organization forms; Top-heavy rules; Repeal full vesting on partial termination of qualified retirement plans; Speaking with Government Accountability Office (GAO) on retirement plan sponsor reporting and disclosure requirements, and issues pertaining to electronic disclosure of content to participants; Mid-year amenders on safe harbor plans; Use of forfeitures on making certain qualified contributions; Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA); PFICs; Automatic penalties assessed on Form 5471; TD F 90-22.1, Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts (FBAR) and its e-filing requirements; The Retail Inventory Method; Rev. Proc. 97-27; Tangible personal property guidance repair regulations (Sec. 263A); Proposed Regulations to Amend the Definition of Research and Experimental Expenditures under Section 174; Estimated taxes for corporations and success based fees; Internal Revenue Services release in the delay of tax forms and abatement of penalties for late payment of tax; IRS preparer compliance visits; IRS e-signature standards; Uncertain tax positions (UTP); Sec. 7212; Individual taxpayer identification numbers (ITINs); Form 1099-K, credit card and receipts reconciliation; Form 8937 (form used to report organizational actions affecting basis);Amended Forms 1099; IRS e-services; IRC section 1298 (f) filing requirements; Enrolled Agents, S. 1134, H.R. 2313; Affordable Care Act (e.g., auto-enrollment issues; implementation issues; Play or Pay rules; small business health care tax credit; information reporting by applicable large employers on health insurance coverage offered under employer-sponsored plans, information reporting of minimum essential coverage, and related information and tax forms); Interest Rate Determination Method (adjusted AFRs/Long-term tax-exempt rates); Estate Tax Expat Issues, S. 744, immigration reform; Rev. Proc. 99-6; Technical termination rules (Sec. 708, Sec. 197); State Sales Tax Collection/Marketplace Fairness Act (MFA), S. 336, S. 743, HR 684; Rev. Proc. 97-27 (non-automatic changes in method of accounting); Accounting method changes (Sec. 381); Extend expiring tax provisions; A de minimis threshold for small taxpayers (Sec. 382 NOL Limitation); Modifying the enhanced deduction rules for charitable contribution of inventory; Repeal of the anti-churning rules under sec. 197(f)(g); Modify the definition of W-2 wages for purposes of sec. 199; Modify the rules for capitalization and inclusion in inventory costs for certain expenses under section 263A; Allow an offset to the built-in gains tax for charitable contribution and foreign tax credit carryforwards from a C year; Add a new 120-day Post-Termination Transition Period (PTTP) beginning on the date that a taxpayer files an amended Form 1120S; Allow S corporations to have nonresident aliens as shareholders and potential current beneficiaries of electing small business trusts; Repeal section 1362(d)(3), which terminates an S election due to passive investment income that exceeds a certain threshold, or increase the passive investment income (PII) threshold of S-corporations under section 1375(a)(2) from 25% to 60%; Repeal section 1372; Sec. 174 research and experimental expenditures; Department of the Treasury Priority Guidance Plan; Expired tax provisions (extenders); Tax treaties; Multi-State Worker Tax Fairness Act (H.R. 4085). .

Tax Reform, Tax Reform Act of 2014, Senate Finance Committee Tax Reform Discussion Drafts, Comprehensive Tax Reform Act of 2014, H.R. 1, S. 1090, H.R. 2253; (e.g., alternative minimum tax (AMT), education incentives (H.R. 3393), information reporting, Real Time Tax System, earned income tax credit, phase-outs, Kiddie Tax, depreciation, retirement plan options, inflation adjustments, unused provisions deadwood, the Tax Gap, Section 9100 relief, and terms with multiple definitions in the Internal Revenue Code), House Ways and Means Committee draft Tax Reform Act of 2014, small business pass-through tax reform; Tax penalties (e.g., the definition of tax shelters; significant purpose; reasonable cause exception to penalties under sections 6707A and 6662A; reasonable cause exception to the section 6676 penalty for erroneous claim for refund or credit; and Form 3520 and 3520-A penalties); Identity theft (e.g., truncated taxpayer identification numbers (TTINs) and S. 149, Stop Identity Theft Act of 2013 and H.R. 295; Identity Theft and Tax Fraud Prevention Act of 2013, S. 676; Tax Refund Theft Prevention Act of 2014, S. 2736); IRS authority over tax preparers, H.R. 1570 and potential amendment to Senate The Preserving Americas Transit and Highways Act; preparer tax identification numbers (PTIN) registration process, voluntary certification program; Cash basis method of accounting; Due dates of tax returns (H.R. 901 and S. 420); (e.g., six-month automatic extension for entire Form 990 series and other information, excise and income tax returns of exempt organizations); Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act (H.R. 1129, S. 1645); Permanent disaster relief; Hurricane Sandy Tax Relief, HR 2137; National Disaster Tax Relief Acto of 2014, S. 2634; IRS weather-related impacts in filing due dates; Standardize the allowable mileage rates for business expense, medical expense and charitable contribution purposes; IRS Budget; Administrations fiscal year 2015 revenue proposals; Form 1099B and Form 8949; Form 1040 Questions on Schedule E relating to Form 1099 requirement; Guidance on tax issues for same-sex couples and registered domestic partners; Net investment income tax (Sec. 1411), threshold/bracket for estates for net-investment income tax and regular income tax, applicability of net investment income tax to bona fide residents of U.S. mirror tax code territories; Allow certain attorney fees and court costs as deductions for adjusted gross income (AGI); Clarify and simplify reporting of cancellation of debt income (Sec. 6050P); Provide parity for employees and self-employed individuals on the deduction of health insurance costs; Remove reference to section 332 from section 367(a)(i); Repeal the section 7122(c)(1) requirement to provide a 20 percent partial payment with a lump-sum offer in compromise; Allow transfer of partnership suspended losses to one another when spousal transfers under section 1041(a) tax place; Target allocations for partnerships; Clarify that husband and wife partnerships are recognized under state law are eligible to elect Qualified Joint Venture status under section 761(f); Allow an offset to the built-in gains tax for charitable contribution and foreign tax credit carryforwards from a C year; Add a new 120-day post-termination transition period (PTTP) beginning on the date that a taxpayer files an amended Form 1120S; Allow S corporations to have nonresident aliens as shareholders and potential current beneficiaries of electing small business trusts; Related party debt (proposed regulations on Sec. 752); Form 1120S; Repeal section 1362(d)(3), which terminates an S election due to passive investment income that exceeds a certain threshold, or increase the passive investment income (PII) threshold of S corporations under 1375(a)(2) from 25 percent to 60 percent; Qualified terminable interest property (QTIP) election relief; Treat consistently all federal tax payments of trusts and estates; 9100 relief; Mexican land trust (Fideicomisos); Amend section 67(e) to simplify the law and allow estates and nongrantor trusts to fully deduct the cost of complying with fiduciary duties in administering estates and trusts; Exempt from the filing requirement of section 6034(a) trusts with charitable deductions only from flow-through entities; Reinstate and make permanent the fair market value exception under section 512(b)(13) and remove the binding contract requirement; Expand the exception from section 509(f)(2), which prohibits an organization from qualifying for section 509(a)(3) status if it accepted certain gifts, to be consistent with the technical change made to section 4958(c)(3)(C); Form 990 and instructions; Form 3115; Interactive Form 1023; e-filing for exempt organizations; Public disclosure of information on exempt organization forms; Top-heavy rules; Repeal full vesting on partial termination of qualified retirement plans; Speaking with Government Accountability Office (GAO) on retirement plan sponsor reporting and disclosure requirements, and issues pertaining to electronic disclosure of content to participants; Mid-year amenders on safe harbor plans; Use of forfeitures on making certain qualified contributions; Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA); PFICs; Automatic penalties assessed on Form 5471; TD F 90-22.1, Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts (FBAR) and its e-filing requirements; The Retail Inventory Method; Rev. Proc. 97-27; Tangible personal property guidance repair regulations (Sec. 263A); Proposed Regulations to Amend the Definition of Research and Experimental Expenditures under Section 174; Estimated taxes for corporations and success based fees; Internal Revenue Services release in the delay of tax forms and abatement of penalties for late payment of tax; IRS preparer compliance visits; IRS e-signature standards; Uncertain tax positions (UTP); Sec. 7212; Individual taxpayer identification numbers (ITINs); Form 1099-K, credit card and receipts reconciliation; Form 8937 (form used to report organizational actions affecting basis);Amended Forms 1099; IRS e-services; IRC section 1298 (f) filing requirements; Enrolled Agents, S. 1134, H.R. 2313; Affordable Care Act (e.g., auto-enrollment issues; implementation issues; Play or Pay rules; small business health care tax credit; information reporting by applicable large employers on health insurance coverage offered under employer-sponsored plans, information reporting of minimum essential coverage, and related information and tax forms); Interest Rate Determination Method (adjusted AFRs/Long-term tax-exempt rates); Estate Tax Expat Issues, S. 744, immigration reform; Rev. Proc. 99-6; Technical termination rules (Sec. 708, Sec. 197); State Sales Tax Collection/Marketplace Fairness Act (MFA), S. 336, S. 743, HR 684; Rev. Proc. 97-27 (non-automatic changes in method of accounting); Accounting method changes (Sec. 381); Extend expiring tax provisions; Tax Increase Prevention Act of 2014, H.R. 5771; A de minimis threshold for small taxpayers (Sec. 382 NOL Limitation); Modifying the enhanced deduction rules for charitable contribution of inventory; Repeal of the anti-churning rules under sec. 197(f)(g); Modify the definition of W-2 wages for purposes of sec. 199; Modify the rules for capitalization and inclusion in inventory costs for certain expenses under section 263A; Allow an offset to the built-in gains tax for charitable contribution and foreign tax credit carryforwards from a C year; Add a new 120-day Post-Termination Transition Period (PTTP) beginning on the date that a taxpayer files an amended Form 1120S; Allow S corporations to have nonresident aliens as shareholders and potential current beneficiaries of electing small business trusts; Repeal section 1362(d)(3), which terminates an S election due to passive investment income that exceeds a certain threshold, or increase the passive investment income (PII) threshold of S-corporations under section 1375(a)(2) from 25% to 60%; Repeal section 1372; Sec. 174 research and experimental expenditures; Department of the Treasury Priority Guidance Plan; Expired tax provisions (extenders); Tax treaties; Multi-State Worker Tax Fairness Act (H.R. 4085).

Tax Reform, Tax Reform Act of 2014, Senate Finance Committee Tax Reform Discussion Drafts, H.R. 1, S. 1090, H.R. 2253; (e.g., alternative minimum tax (AMT), education incentives (H.R. 3393), information reporting, Real Time Tax System, earned income tax credit, phase-outs, Kiddie Tax, depreciation, retirement plan options, inflation adjustments, unused provisions deadwood, the Tax Gap, Section 9100 relief, and terms with multiple definitions in the Internal Revenue Code), House Ways and MeansCommittee draft Tax Reform Act of 2014, small business pass-through tax reform; Tax penalties (e.g., the definition of tax shelters; significant purpose; reasonable cause exception to penalties under sections 6707A and 6662A; reasonable cause exception to the section 6676 penalty for erroneous claim for refund or credit; and Form 3520 and 3520-A penalties); Identity theft (e.g., truncated taxpayer identification numbers (TTINs) and S. 149, Stop Identity Theft Act of 2013 and H.R. 295; Identity Theft and Tax Fraud Prevention Act of 2013, S. 676); IRS authority over tax preparers, H.R. 1570 and potential amendment to Senate The Preserving Americas Transit and Highways Act; preparer tax identification numbers (PTIN) registration process, voluntary certification program; Cash basis method of accounting; Due dates of tax returns (H.R. 901 and S. 420); (e.g., six-month automatic extension for entire Form 990 series and other information, excise and income tax returns of exempt organizations); Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act (H.R. 1129, S. 1645); Permanent disaster relief; Hurricane Sandy Tax Relief, HR 2137; IRS weather-related impacts in filing due dates; Standardize the allowable mileage rates for business expense, medical expense and charitable contribution purposes; IRS Budget; Administrations fiscal year 2015 revenue proposals; Form 1099B and Form 8949; Form 1040 Questions on Schedule E relating to Form 1099 requirement; Guidance on tax issues for same-sex couples and registered domestic partners; Net investment income tax (Sec. 1411) , threshold/bracket for estates for net-investment income tax and regular income tax, applicability of net investment income tax to bona fide residents of U.S. mirror tax code territories; Allow certain attorney fees and court costs as deductions for adjusted gross income (AGI); Clarify and simplify reporting of cancellation of debt income (Sec. 6050P); Provide parity for employees and self-employed individuals on the deduction of health insurance costs; Remove reference to section 332 from section 367(a)(i); Repeal the section 7122(c)(1) requirement to provide a 20 percent partial payment with a lump-sum offer in compromise; Allow transfer of partnership suspended losses to one another when spousal transfers under section 1041(a) tax place; Target allocations for partnerships; Clarify that husband and wife partnerships are recognized under state law are eligible to elect Qualified Joint Venture status under section 761(f); Allow an offset to the built-in gains tax for charitable contribution and foreign tax credit carryforwards from a C year; Add a new 120-day post-termination transition period (PTTP) beginning on the date that a taxpayer files an amended Form 1120S; Allow S corporations to have nonresident aliens as shareholders and potential current beneficiaries of electing small business trusts; Related party debt (proposed regulations on Sec. 752); Form 1120S; Repeal section 1362(d)(3), which terminates an S election due to passive investment income that exceeds a certain threshold, or increase the passive investment income (PII) threshold of S corporations under 1375(a)(2) from 25 percent to 60 percent; Qualified terminable interest property (QTIP) election relief; Treat consistently all federal tax payments of trusts and estates; 9100 relief; Mexican land trust (Fideicomisos); Amend section 67(e) to simplify the law and allow estates and nongrantor trusts to fully deduct the cost of complying with fiduciary duties in administering estates and trusts; Exempt from the filing requirement of section 6034(a) trusts with charitable deductions only from flow-through entities; Reinstate and make permanent the fair market value exception under section 512(b)(13) and remove the binding contract requirement; Expand the exception from section 509(f)(2), which prohibits an organization from qualifying for section 509(a)(3) status if it accepted certain gifts, to be consistent with the technical change made to section 4958(c)(3)(C); Form 990 and instructions; Form 3115; Interactive Form 1023; e-filing for exempt organizations; Public disclosure of information on exempt organization forms; Top-heavy rules; Repeal full vesting on partial termination of qualified retirement plans; Speaking with Government Accountability Office (GAO) on retirement plan sponsor reporting and disclosure requirements, and issues pertaining to electronic disclosure of content to participants; Mid-year amenders on safe harbor plans; Use of forfeitures on making certain qualified contributions; Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA); PFICs; Automatic penalties assessed on Form 5471; TD F 90-22.1, Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts (FBAR) and its e-filing requirements; The Retail Inventory Method; Rev. Proc. 97-27; Tangible personal property guidance repair regulations (Sec. 263A); Proposed Regulations to Amend the Definition of Research and Experimental Expenditures under Section 174; Estimated taxes for corporations and success based fees; Internal Revenue Services release in the delay of tax forms and abatement of penalties for late payment of tax; IRS preparer compliance visits; IRS e-signature standards; Uncertain tax positions (UTP); Sec. 7212; Individual taxpayer identification numbers (ITINs); Form 1099-K, credit card and receipts reconciliation; Form 8937 (form used to report organizational actions affecting basis);Amended Forms 1099; IRS e-services; IRC section 1298 (f) filing requirements; Enrolled Agents, S. 1134, H.R. 2313; Affordable Care Act (e.g., auto-enrollment issues; implementation issues; Play or Pay rules; small business health care tax credit; information reporting by applicable large employers on health insurance coverage offered under employer-sponsored plans, and information reporting of minimum essential coverage); Interest Rate Determination Method (adjusted AFRs/Long-term tax-exempt rates); Estate Tax Expat Issues, S. 744, immigration reform; Rev. Proc. 99-6; Technical termination rules (Sec. 708, Sec. 197); State Sales Tax Collection/Marketplace Fairness Act (MFA), S. 336, S. 743, HR 684; Rev. Proc. 97-27 (non-automatic changes in method of accounting); Accounting method changes (Sec. 381); Extend expiring tax provisions; A de minimis threshold for small taxpayers (Sec. 382 NOL Limitation); Modifying the enhanced deduction rules for charitable contribution of inventory;Repeal of the anti-churning rules under sec. 197(f)(g); Modify the definition of W-2 wages for purposes of sec. 199; Modify the rules for capitalization and inclusion in inventory costs for certain expenses under section 263A; Allow an offset to the built-in gains tax for charitable contribution and foreign tax credit carryforwards from a C year; Add a new 120-day Post-Termination Transition Period (PTTP) beginning on the date that a taxpayer files an amended Form 1120S; Allow S corporations to have nonresident aliens as shareholders and potential current beneficiaries of electing small business trusts; Repeal section 1362(d)(3), which terminates an S election due to passive investment income that exceeds a certain threshold, or increase the passive investment income (PII) threshold of S-corporations under section 1375(a)(2) from 25% to 60%; Repeal section 1372; Sec. 174 research and experimental expenditures; Department of the Treasury Priority Guidance Plan; Expired tax provisions (extenders); Tax treaties; Multi-State Worker Tax Fairness Act (H.R. 4085).

Tax Reform, Tax Reform Act of 2014, Senate Finance Committee Tax Reform Discussion Drafts, H.R. 1, S. 1090, H.R. 2253; (e.g., alternative minimum tax (AMT), education incentives (H.R. 3393), information reporting, Real Time Tax System, earned income tax credit, phase-outs, Kiddie Tax, depreciation, retirement plan options, inflation adjustments, unused provisions deadwood, the Tax Gap, Section 9100 relief, and terms with multiple definitions in the Internal Revenue Code), House Ways and Means Committee draft Tax Reform Act of 2014, small business pass-through tax reform; Tax penalties (e.g., the definition of tax shelters; significant purpose; reasonable cause exception to penalties under sections 6707A and 6662A; reasonable cause exception to the section 6676 penalty for erroneous claim for refund or credit; and Form 3520 and 3520-A penalties); Identity theft (e.g., truncated taxpayer identification numbers (TTINs) and S. 149, Stop Identity Theft Act of 2013 and H.R. 295; Identity Theft and Tax Fraud Prevention Act of 2013, S. 676); IRS authority over tax preparers, H.R. 1570 and potential amendment to Senate The Preserving Americas Transit and Highways Act; preparer tax identification numbers (PTIN) registration process, voluntary certification program; Cash basis method of accounting; Due dates of tax returns (H.R. 901 and S. 420); (e.g., six-month automatic extension for entire Form 990 series and other information, excise and income tax returns of exempt organizations); Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act (H.R. 1129, S. 1645); Permanent disaster relief; Hurricane Sandy Tax Relief, HR 2137; IRS weather-related impacts in filing due dates; Standardize the allowable mileage rates for business expense, medical expense and charitable contribution purposes; IRS Budget; Administrations fiscal year 2015 revenue proposals; Form 1099B and Form 8949; Form 1040 Questions on Schedule E relating to Form 1099 requirement; Guidance on tax issues for same-sex couples and registered domestic partners; Net investment income tax (Sec. 1411), threshold/bracket for estates for net-investment income tax and regular income tax, applicability of net investment income tax to bona fide residents of U.S. mirror tax code territories; Allow certain attorney fees and court costs as deductions for adjusted gross income (AGI); Clarify and simplify reporting of cancellation of debt income (Sec. 6050P); Provide parity for employees and self-employed individuals on the deduction of health insurance costs; Remove reference to section 332 from section 367(a)(i); Repeal the section 7122(c)(1) requirement to provide a 20 percent partial payment with a lump-sum offer in compromise; Allow transfer of partnership suspended losses to one another when spousal transfers under section 1041(a) tax place; Target allocations for partnerships; Clarify that husband and wife partnerships are recognized under state law are eligible to elect Qualified Joint Venture status under section 761(f); Allow an offset to the built-in gains tax for charitable contribution and foreign tax credit carryforwards from a C year; Add a new 120-day post-termination transition period (PTTP) beginning on the date that a taxpayer files an amended Form 1120S; Allow S corporations to have nonresident aliens as shareholders and potential current beneficiaries of electing small business trusts; Related party debt (proposed regulations on Sec. 752); Form 1120S; Repeal section 1362(d)(3), which terminates an S election due to passive investment income that exceeds a certain threshold, or increase the passive investment income (PII) threshold of S corporations under 1375(a)(2) from 25 percent to 60 percent; Qualified terminable interest property (QTIP) election relief; Treat consistently all federal tax payments of trusts and estates; 9100 relief; Mexican land trust (Fideicomisos); Amend section 67(e) to simplify the law and allow estates and nongrantor trusts to fully deduct the cost of complying with fiduciary duties in administering estates and trusts; Exempt from the filing requirement of section 6034(a) trusts with charitable deductions only from flow-through entities; Reinstate and make permanent the fair market value exception under section 512(b)(13) and remove the binding contract requirement; Expand the exception from section 509(f)(2), which prohibits an organization from qualifying for section 509(a)(3) status if it accepted certain gifts, to be consistent with the technical change made to section 4958(c)(3)(C); Form 990 and instructions; Form 3115; Interactive Form 1023; e-filing for exempt organizations; Public disclosure of information on exempt organization forms; Top-heavy rules; Repeal full vesting on partial termination of qualified retirement plans; Speaking with Government Accountability Office (GAO) on retirement plan sponsor reporting and disclosure requirements, and issues pertaining to electronic disclosure of content to participants; Mid-year amenders on safe harbor plans; Use of forfeitures on making certain qualified contributions; Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA); PFICs; Automatic penalties assessed on Form 5471; TD F 90-22.1, Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts (FBAR) and its e-filing requirements; The Retail Inventory Method; Rev. Proc. 97-27; Tangible personal property guidance repair regulations (Sec. 263A); Proposed Regulations to Amend the Definition of Research and Experimental Expenditures under Section 174; Estimated taxes for corporations and success based fees; Internal Revenue Services release in the delay of tax forms and abatement of penalties for late payment of tax; IRS preparer compliance visits; IRS e-signature standards; Uncertain tax positions (UTP); Sec. 7212; Individual taxpayer identification numbers (ITINs); Form 1099-K, credit card and receipts reconciliation; Form 8937 (form used to report organizational actions affecting basis);Amended Forms 1099; IRS e-services; IRC section 1298 (f) filing requirements; Enrolled Agents, S. 1134, H.R. 2313; Affordable Care Act (e.g., auto-enrollment issues; implementation issues; Play or Pay rules; small business health care tax credit; information reporting by applicable large employers on health insurance coverage offered under employer-sponsored plans, information reporting of minimum essential coverage, and related information and tax forms); Interest Rate Determination Method (adjusted AFRs/Long-term tax-exempt rates); Estate Tax Expat Issues, S. 744, immigration reform; Rev. Proc. 99-6; Technical termination rules (Sec. 708, Sec. 197); State Sales Tax Collection/Marketplace Fairness Act (MFA), S. 336, S. 743, HR 684; Rev. Proc. 97-27 (non-automatic changes in method of accounting); Accounting method changes (Sec. 381); Extend expiring tax provisions; A de minimis threshold for small taxpayers (Sec. 382 NOL Limitation); Modifying the enhanced deduction rules for charitable contribution of inventory; Repeal of the anti-churning rules under sec. 197(f)(g); Modify the definition of W-2 wages for purposes of sec. 199; Modify the rules for capitalization and inclusion in inventory costs for certain expenses under section 263A; Allow an offset to the built-in gains tax for charitable contribution and foreign tax credit carryforwards from a C year; Add a new 120-day Post-Termination Transition Period (PTTP) beginning on the date that a taxpayer files an amended Form 1120S; Allow S corporations to have nonresident aliens as shareholders and potential current beneficiaries of electing small business trusts; Repeal section 1362(d)(3), which terminates an S election due to passive investment income that exceeds a certain threshold, or increase the passive investment income (PII) threshold of S-corporations under section 1375(a)(2) from 25% to 60%; Repeal section 1372; Sec. 174 research and experimental expenditures; Department of the Treasury Priority Guidance Plan; Expired tax provisions (extenders); Tax treaties; Multi-State Worker Tax Fairness Act (H.R. 4085). .

Tax Reform, Tax Reform Act of 2014, Senate Finance Committee Tax Reform Discussion Drafts, Comprehensive Tax Reform Act of 2014, H.R. 1, S. 1090, H.R. 2253; (e.g., alternative minimum tax (AMT), education incentives (H.R. 3393), information reporting, Real Time Tax System, earned income tax credit, phase-outs, Kiddie Tax, depreciation, retirement plan options, inflation adjustments, unused provisions deadwood, the Tax Gap, Section 9100 relief, and terms with multiple definitions in the Internal Revenue Code), House Ways and Means Committee draft Tax Reform Act of 2014, small business pass-through tax reform; Tax penalties (e.g., the definition of tax shelters; significant purpose; reasonable cause exception to penalties under sections 6707A and 6662A; reasonable cause exception to the section 6676 penalty for erroneous claim for refund or credit; and Form 3520 and 3520-A penalties); Identity theft (e.g., truncated taxpayer identification numbers (TTINs) and S. 149, Stop Identity Theft Act of 2013 and H.R. 295; Identity Theft and Tax Fraud Prevention Act of 2013, S. 676; Tax Refund Theft Prevention Act of 2014, S. 2736); IRS authority over tax preparers, H.R. 1570 and potential amendment to Senate The Preserving Americas Transit and Highways Act; preparer tax identification numbers (PTIN) registration process, voluntary certification program; Cash basis method of accounting; Due dates of tax returns (H.R. 901 and S. 420); (e.g., six-month automatic extension for entire Form 990 series and other information, excise and income tax returns of exempt organizations); Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act (H.R. 1129, S. 1645); Permanent disaster relief; Hurricane Sandy Tax Relief, HR 2137; National Disaster Tax Relief Acto of 2014, S. 2634; IRS weather-related impacts in filing due dates; Standardize the allowable mileage rates for business expense, medical expense and charitable contribution purposes; IRS Budget; Administrations fiscal year 2015 revenue proposals; Form 1099B and Form 8949; Form 1040 Questions on Schedule E relating to Form 1099 requirement; Guidance on tax issues for same-sex couples and registered domestic partners; Net investment income tax (Sec. 1411), threshold/bracket for estates for net-investment income tax and regular income tax, applicability of net investment income tax to bona fide residents of U.S. mirror tax code territories; Allow certain attorney fees and court costs as deductions for adjusted gross income (AGI); Clarify and simplify reporting of cancellation of debt income (Sec. 6050P); Provide parity for employees and self-employed individuals on the deduction of health insurance costs; Remove reference to section 332 from section 367(a)(i); Repeal the section 7122(c)(1) requirement to provide a 20 percent partial payment with a lump-sum offer in compromise; Allow transfer of partnership suspended losses to one another when spousal transfers under section 1041(a) tax place; Target allocations for partnerships; Clarify that husband and wife partnerships are recognized under state law are eligible to elect Qualified Joint Venture status under section 761(f); Allow an offset to the built-in gains tax for charitable contribution and foreign tax credit carryforwards from a C year; Add a new 120-day post-termination transition period (PTTP) beginning on the date that a taxpayer files an amended Form 1120S; Allow S corporations to have nonresident aliens as shareholders and potential current beneficiaries of electing small business trusts; Related party debt (proposed regulations on Sec. 752); Form 1120S; Repeal section 1362(d)(3), which terminates an S election due to passive investment income that exceeds a certain threshold, or increase the passive investment income (PII) threshold of S corporations under 1375(a)(2) from 25 percent to 60 percent; Qualified terminable interest property (QTIP) election relief; Treat consistently all federal tax payments of trusts and estates; 9100 relief; Mexican land trust (Fideicomisos); Amend section 67(e) to simplify the law and allow estates and nongrantor trusts to fully deduct the cost of complying with fiduciary duties in administering estates and trusts; Exempt from the filing requirement of section 6034(a) trusts with charitable deductions only from flow-through entities; Reinstate and make permanent the fair market value exception under section 512(b)(13) and remove the binding contract requirement; Expand the exception from section 509(f)(2), which prohibits an organization from qualifying for section 509(a)(3) status if it accepted certain gifts, to be consistent with the technical change made to section 4958(c)(3)(C); Form 990 and instructions; Form 3115; Interactive Form 1023; e-filing for exempt organizations; Public disclosure of information on exempt organization forms; Top-heavy rules; Repeal full vesting on partial termination of qualified retirement plans; Speaking with Government Accountability Office (GAO) on retirement plan sponsor reporting and disclosure requirements, and issues pertaining to electronic disclosure of content to participants; Mid-year amenders on safe harbor plans; Use of forfeitures on making certain qualified contributions; Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA); PFICs; Automatic penalties assessed on Form 5471; TD F 90-22.1, Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts (FBAR) and its e-filing requirements; The Retail Inventory Method; Rev. Proc. 97-27; Tangible personal property guidance repair regulations (Sec. 263A); Proposed Regulations to Amend the Definition of Research and Experimental Expenditures under Section 174; Estimated taxes for corporations and success based fees; Internal Revenue Services release in the delay of tax forms and abatement of penalties for late payment of tax; IRS preparer compliance visits; IRS e-signature standards; Uncertain tax positions (UTP); Sec. 7212; Individual taxpayer identification numbers (ITINs); Form 1099-K, credit card and receipts reconciliation; Form 8937 (form used to report organizational actions affecting basis);Amended Forms 1099; IRS e-services; IRC section 1298 (f) filing requirements; Enrolled Agents, S. 1134, H.R. 2313; Affordable Care Act (e.g., auto-enrollment issues; implementation issues; Play or Pay rules; small business health care tax credit; information reporting by applicable large employers on health insurance coverage offered under employer-sponsored plans, information reporting of minimum essential coverage, and related information and tax forms); Interest Rate Determination Method (adjusted AFRs/Long-term tax-exempt rates); Estate Tax Expat Issues, S. 744, immigration reform; Rev. Proc. 99-6; Technical termination rules (Sec. 708, Sec. 197); State Sales Tax Collection/Marketplace Fairness Act (MFA), S. 336, S. 743, HR 684; Rev. Proc. 97-27 (non-automatic changes in method of accounting); Accounting method changes (Sec. 381); Extend expiring tax provisions; Tax Increase Prevention Act of 2014, H.R. 5771; A de minimis threshold for small taxpayers (Sec. 382 NOL Limitation); Modifying the enhanced deduction rules for charitable contribution of inventory; Repeal of the anti-churning rules under sec. 197(f)(g); Modify the definition of W-2 wages for purposes of sec. 199; Modify the rules for capitalization and inclusion in inventory costs for certain expenses under section 263A; Allow an offset to the built-in gains tax for charitable contribution and foreign tax credit carryforwards from a C year; Add a new 120-day Post-Termination Transition Period (PTTP) beginning on the date that a taxpayer files an amended Form 1120S; Allow S corporations to have nonresident aliens as shareholders and potential current beneficiaries of electing small business trusts; Repeal section 1362(d)(3), which terminates an S election due to passive investment income that exceeds a certain threshold, or increase the passive investment income (PII) threshold of S-corporations under section 1375(a)(2) from 25% to 60%; Repeal section 1372; Sec. 174 research and experimental expenditures; Department of the Treasury Priority Guidance Plan; Expired tax provisions (extenders); Tax treaties; Multi-State Worker Tax Fairness Act (H.R. 4085).

Tax Reform, Tax Reform Act of 2014, Senate Finance Committee Tax Reform Discussion Drafts, H.R. 1, S. 1090, H.R. 2253; (e.g., alternative minimum tax (AMT), education incentives (H.R. 3393), information reporting, Real Time Tax System, earned income tax credit, phase-outs, Kiddie Tax, depreciation, retirement plan options, inflation adjustments, unused provisions deadwood, the Tax Gap, Section 9100 relief, and terms with multiple definitions in the Internal Revenue Code); Tax penalties (e.g., the definitionof tax shelters; significant purpose; reasonable cause exception to penalties under sections 6707A and 6662A; reasonable cause exception to the section 6676 penalty for erroneous claim for refund or credit; and Form 3520 and 3520-A penalties); Identity theft (e.g., truncated taxpayer identification numbers (TTINs) and S. 149, Stop Identity Theft Act of 2013 and H.R. 295; Identity Theft and Tax Fraud Prevention Act of 2013, S. 676); IRS authority over tax preparers, H.R. 1570; preparer tax identification numbers (PTIN) registration process; Cash basis method of accounting; Due dates of tax returns (H.R. 901 and S. 420); (e.g., six-month automatic extension for entire Form 990 series and other information, excise and income tax returns of exempt organizations); Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act (H.R. 1129, S. 1645); Permanent disaster relief; Hurricane Sandy Tax Relief, HR 2137; IRS weather-related impacts in filing due dates; Standardize the allowable mileage rates for business expense, medical expense and charitable contribution purposes; IRS Budget; Administrations fiscal year 2015 revenue proposals; Form 1099B and Form 8949; Form 1040 Questions on Schedule E relating to Form 1099 requirement; Guidance on tax issues for same-sex couples and registered domestic partners; Net investment income tax (Sec. 1411); Allow certain attorney fees and court costs as deductions for adjusted gross income (AGI); Clarify and simplify reporting of cancellation of debt income (Sec. 6050P); Provide parity for employees and self-employed individuals on the deduction of health insurance costs; Remove reference to section 332 from section 367(a)(i); Repeal the section 7122(c)(1) requirement to provide a 20 percent partial payment with a lump-sum offer in compromise; Allow transfer of partnership suspended losses to one another when spousal transfers under section 1041(a) tax place; Target allocations for partnerships; Clarify that husband and wife partnerships are recognized under state law are eligible to elect Qualified Joint Venture status under section 761(f); Allow an offset to the built-in gains tax for charitable contribution and foreign tax credit carryforwards from a C year; Add a new 120-day post-termination transition period (PTTP) beginning on the date that a taxpayer files an amended Form 1120S; Allow S corporations to have nonresident aliens as shareholders and potential current beneficiaries of electing small business trusts; Related party debt (proposed regulations on Sec. 752); Form 1120S; Repeal section 1362(d)(3), which terminates an S election due to passive investment income that exceeds a certain threshold, or increase the passive investment income (PII) threshold of S corporations under 1375(a)(2) from 25 percent to 60 percent; Qualified terminable interest property (QTIP) election relief; Treat consistently all federal tax payments of trusts and estates; 9100 relief; Mexican land trust (Fideicomisos); Amend section 67(e) to simplify the law and allow estates and nongrantor trusts to fully deduct the cost of complying with fiduciary duties in administering estates and trusts; Exempt from the filing requirement of section 6034(a) trusts with charitable deductions only from flow-through entities; Reinstate and make permanent the fair market value exception under section 512(b)(13) and remove the binding contract requirement; Expand the exception from section 509(f)(2), which prohibits an organization from qualifying for section 509(a)(3) status if it accepted certain gifts, to be consistent with the technical change made to section 4958(c)(3)(C); Form 990 and instructions; Form 3115; Interactive Form 1023; e-filing for exempt organizations; Public disclosure of information on exempt organization forms; Top-heavy rules; Repeal full vesting on partial termination of qualified retirement plans; Speaking with Government Accountability Office (GAO) on retirement plan sponsor reporting and disclosure requirements, and issues pertaining to electronic disclosure of content to participants; Mid-year amenders on safe harbor plans; Use of forfeitures on making certain qualified contributions; Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA); PFICs; Automatic penalties assessed on Form 5471; TD F 90-22.1, Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts (FBAR) and its e-filing requirements; The Retail Inventory Method; Rev. Proc. 97-27; Tangible personal property guidance repair regulations (Sec. 263A); Proposed Regulations to Amend the Definition of Research and Experimental Expenditures under Section 174; Estimated taxes for corporations and success based fees; Internal Revenue Services release in the delay of tax forms and abatement of penalties for late payment of tax; IRS preparer compliance visits; IRS e-signature standards; Uncertain tax positions (UTP); Sec. 7212; Individual taxpayer identification numbers (ITINs); Form 1099-K; Form 8937 (form used to report organizational actions affecting basis);Amended Forms 1099; IRS e-services; IRC section 1298 (f) filing requirements; Enrolled Agents, S. 1134, H.R. 2313; Affordable Care Act (e.g., Play or Pay rules; small business health care tax credit; information reporting by applicable large employers on health insurance coverage offered under employer-sponsored plans, and information reporting of minimum essential coverage); Interest Rate Determination Method (adjusted AFRs/Long-term tax-exempt rates); Estate Tax Expat Issues, S. 744; Rev. Proc. 99-6; Technical termination rules (Sec. 708, Sec. 197); State Sales Tax Collection/Marketplace Fairness Act (MFA), S. 336, S. 743, HR 684; Rev. Proc. 97-27 (non-automatic changes in method of accounting); Accounting method changes (Sec. 381); Extend expiring tax provisions; A de minimis threshold for small taxpayers (Sec. 382 NOL Limitation); Modifying the enhanced deduction rules for charitable contribution of inventory; Repeal of the anti-churning rules under sec. 197(f)(g); Modify the definition of W-2 wages for purposes of sec. 199; Modify the rules for capitalization and inclusion in inventory costs for certain expenses under section 263A; Allow an offset to the built-in gains tax for charitable contribution and foreign tax credit carryforwards from a C year; Add a new 120-day Post-Termination Transition Period (PTTP) beginning on the date that a taxpayer files an amended Form 1120S; Allow S corporations to have nonresident aliens as shareholders and potential current beneficiaries of electing small business trusts; Repeal section 1362(d)(3), whichterminates an S election due to passive investment income that exceeds a certain threshold, or increase the passive investment income (PII) threshold of S-corporations under section 1375(a)(2) from 25% to 60%; Repeal section 1372; Sec. 174 research and experimental expenditures; Department of the Treasury Priority Guidance Plan.

Tax Reform, Tax Reform Act of 2014, Senate Finance Committee Tax Reform Discussion Drafts, H.R. 1, S. 1090, H.R. 2253; (e.g., alternative minimum tax (AMT), education incentives (H.R. 3393), information reporting, Real Time Tax System, earned income tax credit, phase-outs, Kiddie Tax, depreciation, retirement plan options, inflation adjustments, unused provisions deadwood, the Tax Gap, Section 9100 relief, and terms with multiple definitions in the Internal Revenue Code), House Ways and MeansCommittee draft Tax Reform Act of 2014, small business pass-through tax reform; Tax penalties (e.g., the definition of tax shelters; significant purpose; reasonable cause exception to penalties under sections 6707A and 6662A; reasonable cause exception to the section 6676 penalty for erroneous claim for refund or credit; and Form 3520 and 3520-A penalties); Identity theft (e.g., truncated taxpayer identification numbers (TTINs) and S. 149, Stop Identity Theft Act of 2013 and H.R. 295; Identity Theft and Tax Fraud Prevention Act of 2013, S. 676); IRS authority over tax preparers, H.R. 1570 and potential amendment to Senate The Preserving Americas Transit and Highways Act; preparer tax identification numbers (PTIN) registration process, voluntary certification program; Cash basis method of accounting; Due dates of tax returns (H.R. 901 and S. 420); (e.g., six-month automatic extension for entire Form 990 series and other information, excise and income tax returns of exempt organizations); Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act (H.R. 1129, S. 1645); Permanent disaster relief; Hurricane Sandy Tax Relief, HR 2137; IRS weather-related impacts in filing due dates; Standardize the allowable mileage rates for business expense, medical expense and charitable contribution purposes; IRS Budget; Administrations fiscal year 2015 revenue proposals; Form 1099B and Form 8949; Form 1040 Questions on Schedule E relating to Form 1099 requirement; Guidance on tax issues for same-sex couples and registered domestic partners; Net investment income tax (Sec. 1411) , threshold/bracket for estates for net-investment income tax and regular income tax, applicability of net investment income tax to bona fide residents of U.S. mirror tax code territories; Allow certain attorney fees and court costs as deductions for adjusted gross income (AGI); Clarify and simplify reporting of cancellation of debt income (Sec. 6050P); Provide parity for employees and self-employed individuals on the deduction of health insurance costs; Remove reference to section 332 from section 367(a)(i); Repeal the section 7122(c)(1) requirement to provide a 20 percent partial payment with a lump-sum offer in compromise; Allow transfer of partnership suspended losses to one another when spousal transfers under section 1041(a) tax place; Target allocations for partnerships; Clarify that husband and wife partnerships are recognized under state law are eligible to elect Qualified Joint Venture status under section 761(f); Allow an offset to the built-in gains tax for charitable contribution and foreign tax credit carryforwards from a C year; Add a new 120-day post-termination transition period (PTTP) beginning on the date that a taxpayer files an amended Form 1120S; Allow S corporations to have nonresident aliens as shareholders and potential current beneficiaries of electing small business trusts; Related party debt (proposed regulations on Sec. 752); Form 1120S; Repeal section 1362(d)(3), which terminates an S election due to passive investment income that exceeds a certain threshold, or increase the passive investment income (PII) threshold of S corporations under 1375(a)(2) from 25 percent to 60 percent; Qualified terminable interest property (QTIP) election relief; Treat consistently all federal tax payments of trusts and estates; 9100 relief; Mexican land trust (Fideicomisos); Amend section 67(e) to simplify the law and allow estates and nongrantor trusts to fully deduct the cost of complying with fiduciary duties in administering estates and trusts; Exempt from the filing requirement of section 6034(a) trusts with charitable deductions only from flow-through entities; Reinstate and make permanent the fair market value exception under section 512(b)(13) and remove the binding contract requirement; Expand the exception from section 509(f)(2), which prohibits an organization from qualifying for section 509(a)(3) status if it accepted certain gifts, to be consistent with the technical change made to section 4958(c)(3)(C); Form 990 and instructions; Form 3115; Interactive Form 1023; e-filing for exempt organizations; Public disclosure of information on exempt organization forms; Top-heavy rules; Repeal full vesting on partial termination of qualified retirement plans; Speaking with Government Accountability Office (GAO) on retirement plan sponsor reporting and disclosure requirements, and issues pertaining to electronic disclosure of content to participants; Mid-year amenders on safe harbor plans; Use of forfeitures on making certain qualified contributions; Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA); PFICs; Automatic penalties assessed on Form 5471; TD F 90-22.1, Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts (FBAR) and its e-filing requirements; The Retail Inventory Method; Rev. Proc. 97-27; Tangible personal property guidance repair regulations (Sec. 263A); Proposed Regulations to Amend the Definition of Research and Experimental Expenditures under Section 174; Estimated taxes for corporations and success based fees; Internal Revenue Services release in the delay of tax forms and abatement of penalties for late payment of tax; IRS preparer compliance visits; IRS e-signature standards; Uncertain tax positions (UTP); Sec. 7212; Individual taxpayer identification numbers (ITINs); Form 1099-K, credit card and receipts reconciliation; Form 8937 (form used to report organizational actions affecting basis);Amended Forms 1099; IRS e-services; IRC section 1298 (f) filing requirements; Enrolled Agents, S. 1134, H.R. 2313; Affordable Care Act (e.g., auto-enrollment issues; implementation issues; Play or Pay rules; small business health care tax credit; information reporting by applicable large employers on health insurance coverage offered under employer-sponsored plans, and information reporting of minimum essential coverage); Interest Rate Determination Method (adjusted AFRs/Long-term tax-exempt rates); Estate Tax Expat Issues, S. 744, immigration reform; Rev. Proc. 99-6; Technical termination rules (Sec. 708, Sec. 197); State Sales Tax Collection/Marketplace Fairness Act (MFA), S. 336, S. 743, HR 684; Rev. Proc. 97-27 (non-automatic changes in method of accounting); Accounting method changes (Sec. 381); Extend expiring tax provisions; A de minimis threshold for small taxpayers (Sec. 382 NOL Limitation); Modifying the enhanced deduction rules for charitable contribution of inventory;Repeal of the anti-churning rules under sec. 197(f)(g); Modify the definition of W-2 wages for purposes of sec. 199; Modify the rules for capitalization and inclusion in inventory costs for certain expenses under section 263A; Allow an offset to the built-in gains tax for charitable contribution and foreign tax credit carryforwards from a C year; Add a new 120-day Post-Termination Transition Period (PTTP) beginning on the date that a taxpayer files an amended Form 1120S; Allow S corporations to have nonresident aliens as shareholders and potential current beneficiaries of electing small business trusts; Repeal section 1362(d)(3), which terminates an S election due to passive investment income that exceeds a certain threshold, or increase the passive investment income (PII) threshold of S-corporations under section 1375(a)(2) from 25% to 60%; Repeal section 1372; Sec. 174 research and experimental expenditures; Department of the Treasury Priority Guidance Plan; Expired tax provisions (extenders); Tax treaties; Multi-State Worker Tax Fairness Act (H.R. 4085).

Tax Reform, Tax Reform Act of 2014, Senate Finance Committee Tax Reform Discussion Drafts, H.R. 1, S. 1090, H.R. 2253; (e.g., alternative minimum tax (AMT), education incentives (H.R. 3393), information reporting, Real Time Tax System, earned income tax credit, phase-outs, Kiddie Tax, depreciation, retirement plan options, inflation adjustments, unused provisions deadwood, the Tax Gap, Section 9100 relief, and terms with multiple definitions in the Internal Revenue Code), House Ways and MeansCommittee draft Tax Reform Act of 2014, small business pass-through tax reform; Tax penalties (e.g., the definition of tax shelters; significant purpose; reasonable cause exception to penalties under sections 6707A and 6662A; reasonable cause exception to the section 6676 penalty for erroneous claim for refund or credit; and Form 3520 and 3520-A penalties); Identity theft (e.g., truncated taxpayer identification numbers (TTINs) and S. 149, Stop Identity Theft Act of 2013 and H.R. 295; Identity Theft and Tax Fraud Prevention Act of 2013, S. 676); IRS authority over tax preparers, H.R. 1570 and potential amendment to Senate The Preserving Americas Transit and Highways Act; preparer tax identification numbers (PTIN) registration process, voluntary certification program; Cash basis method of accounting; Due dates of tax returns (H.R. 901 and S. 420); (e.g., six-month automatic extension for entire Form 990 series and other information, excise and income tax returns of exempt organizations); Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act (H.R. 1129, S. 1645); Permanent disaster relief; Hurricane Sandy Tax Relief, HR 2137; IRS weather-related impacts in filing due dates; Standardize the allowable mileage rates for business expense, medical expense and charitable contribution purposes; IRS Budget; Administrations fiscal year 2015 revenue proposals; Form 1099B and Form 8949; Form 1040 Questions on Schedule E relating to Form 1099 requirement; Guidance on tax issues for same-sex couples and registered domestic partners; Net investment income tax (Sec. 1411) , threshold/bracket for estates for net-investment income tax and regular income tax, applicability of net investment income tax to bona fide residents of U.S. mirror tax code territories; Allow certain attorney fees and court costs as deductions for adjusted gross income (AGI); Clarify and simplify reporting of cancellation of debt income (Sec. 6050P); Provide parity for employees and self-employed individuals on the deduction of health insurance costs; Remove reference to section 332 from section 367(a)(i); Repeal the section 7122(c)(1) requirement to provide a 20 percent partial payment with a lump-sum offer in compromise; Allow transfer of partnership suspended losses to one another when spousal transfers under section 1041(a) tax place; Target allocations for partnerships; Clarify that husband and wife partnerships are recognized under state law are eligible to elect Qualified Joint Venture status under section 761(f); Allow an offset to the built-in gains tax for charitable contribution and foreign tax credit carryforwards from a C year; Add a new 120-day post-termination transition period (PTTP) beginning on the date that a taxpayer files an amended Form 1120S; Allow S corporations to have nonresident aliens as shareholders and potential current beneficiaries of electing small business trusts; Related party debt (proposed regulations on Sec. 752); Form 1120S; Repeal section 1362(d)(3), which terminates an S election due to passive investment income that exceeds a certain threshold, or increase the passive investment income (PII) threshold of S corporations under 1375(a)(2) from 25 percent to 60 percent; Qualified terminable interest property (QTIP) election relief; Treat consistently all federal tax payments of trusts and estates; 9100 relief; Mexican land trust (Fideicomisos); Amend section 67(e) to simplify the law and allow estates and nongrantor trusts to fully deduct the cost of complying with fiduciary duties in administering estates and trusts; Exempt from the filing requirement of section 6034(a) trusts with charitable deductions only from flow-through entities; Reinstate and make permanent the fair market value exception under section 512(b)(13) and remove the binding contract requirement; Expand the exception from section 509(f)(2), which prohibits an organization from qualifying for section 509(a)(3) status if it accepted certain gifts, to be consistent with the technical change made to section 4958(c)(3)(C); Form 990 and instructions; Form 3115; Interactive Form 1023; e-filing for exempt organizations; Public disclosure of information on exempt organization forms; Top-heavy rules; Repeal full vesting on partial termination of qualified retirement plans; Speaking with Government Accountability Office (GAO) on retirement plan sponsor reporting and disclosure requirements, and issues pertaining to electronic disclosure of content to participants; Mid-year amenders on safe harbor plans; Use of forfeitures on making certain qualified contributions; Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA); PFICs; Automatic penalties assessed on Form 5471; TD F 90-22.1, Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts (FBAR) and its e-filing requirements; The Retail Inventory Method; Rev. Proc. 97-27; Tangible personal property guidance repair regulations (Sec. 263A); Proposed Regulations to Amend the Definition of Research and Experimental Expenditures under Section 174; Estimated taxes for corporations and success based fees; Internal Revenue Services release in the delay of tax forms and abatement of penalties for late payment of tax; IRS preparer compliance visits; IRS e-signature standards; Uncertain tax positions (UTP); Sec. 7212; Individual taxpayer identification numbers (ITINs); Form 1099-K, credit card and receipts reconciliation; Form 8937 (form used to report organizational actions affecting basis);Amended Forms 1099; IRS e-services; IRC section 1298 (f) filing requirements; Enrolled Agents, S. 1134, H.R. 2313; Affordable Care Act (e.g., auto-enrollment issues; implementation issues; Play or Pay rules; small business health care tax credit; information reporting by applicable large employers on health insurance coverage offered under employer-sponsored plans, and information reporting of minimum essential coverage); Interest Rate Determination Method (adjusted AFRs/Long-term tax-exempt rates); Estate Tax Expat Issues, S. 744, immigration reform; Rev. Proc. 99-6; Technical termination rules (Sec. 708, Sec. 197); State Sales Tax Collection/Marketplace Fairness Act (MFA), S. 336, S. 743, HR 684; Rev. Proc. 97-27 (non-automatic changes in method of accounting); Accounting method changes (Sec. 381); Extend expiring tax provisions; A de minimis threshold for small taxpayers (Sec. 382 NOL Limitation); Modifying the enhanced deduction rules for charitable contribution of inventory;Repeal of the anti-churning rules under sec. 197(f)(g); Modify the definition of W-2 wages for purposes of sec. 199; Modify the rules for capitalization and inclusion in inventory costs for certain expenses under section 263A; Allow an offset to the built-in gains tax for charitable contribution and foreign tax credit carryforwards from a C year; Add a new 120-day Post-Termination Transition Period (PTTP) beginning on the date that a taxpayer files an amended Form 1120S; Allow S corporations to have nonresident aliens as shareholders and potential current beneficiaries of electing small business trusts; Repeal section 1362(d)(3), which terminates an S election due to passive investment income that exceeds a certain threshold, or increase the passive investment income (PII) threshold of S-corporations under section 1375(a)(2) from 25% to 60%; Repeal section 1372; Sec. 174 research and experimental expenditures; Department of the Treasury Priority Guidance Plan; Expired tax provisions (extenders); Tax treaties; Multi-State Worker Tax Fairness Act (H.R. 4085).

Tax Reform, Tax Reform Act of 2014, Senate Finance Committee Tax Reform Discussion Drafts, H.R. 1, S. 1090, H.R. 2253; (e.g., alternative minimum tax (AMT), education incentives (H.R. 3393), information reporting, Real Time Tax System, earned income tax credit, phase-outs, Kiddie Tax, depreciation, retirement plan options, inflation adjustments, unused provisions deadwood, the Tax Gap, Section 9100 relief, and terms with multiple definitions in the Internal Revenue Code), House Ways and Means Committee draft Tax Reform Act of 2014, small business pass-through tax reform; Tax penalties (e.g., the definition of tax shelters; significant purpose; reasonable cause exception to penalties under sections 6707A and 6662A; reasonable cause exception to the section 6676 penalty for erroneous claim for refund or credit; and Form 3520 and 3520-A penalties); Identity theft (e.g., truncated taxpayer identification numbers (TTINs) and S. 149, Stop Identity Theft Act of 2013 and H.R. 295; Identity Theft and Tax Fraud Prevention Act of 2013, S. 676); IRS authority over tax preparers, H.R. 1570 and potential amendment to Senate The Preserving Americas Transit and Highways Act; preparer tax identification numbers (PTIN) registration process, voluntary certification program; Cash basis method of accounting; Due dates of tax returns (H.R. 901 and S. 420); (e.g., six-month automatic extension for entire Form 990 series and other information, excise and income tax returns of exempt organizations); Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act (H.R. 1129, S. 1645); Permanent disaster relief; Hurricane Sandy Tax Relief, HR 2137; IRS weather-related impacts in filing due dates; Standardize the allowable mileage rates for business expense, medical expense and charitable contribution purposes; IRS Budget; Administrations fiscal year 2015 revenue proposals; Form 1099B and Form 8949; Form 1040 Questions on Schedule E relating to Form 1099 requirement; Guidance on tax issues for same-sex couples and registered domestic partners; Net investment income tax (Sec. 1411), threshold/bracket for estates for net-investment income tax and regular income tax, applicability of net investment income tax to bona fide residents of U.S. mirror tax code territories; Allow certain attorney fees and court costs as deductions for adjusted gross income (AGI); Clarify and simplify reporting of cancellation of debt income (Sec. 6050P); Provide parity for employees and self-employed individuals on the deduction of health insurance costs; Remove reference to section 332 from section 367(a)(i); Repeal the section 7122(c)(1) requirement to provide a 20 percent partial payment with a lump-sum offer in compromise; Allow transfer of partnership suspended losses to one another when spousal transfers under section 1041(a) tax place; Target allocations for partnerships; Clarify that husband and wife partnerships are recognized under state law are eligible to elect Qualified Joint Venture status under section 761(f); Allow an offset to the built-in gains tax for charitable contribution and foreign tax credit carryforwards from a C year; Add a new 120-day post-termination transition period (PTTP) beginning on the date that a taxpayer files an amended Form 1120S; Allow S corporations to have nonresident aliens as shareholders and potential current beneficiaries of electing small business trusts; Related party debt (proposed regulations on Sec. 752); Form 1120S; Repeal section 1362(d)(3), which terminates an S election due to passive investment income that exceeds a certain threshold, or increase the passive investment income (PII) threshold of S corporations under 1375(a)(2) from 25 percent to 60 percent; Qualified terminable interest property (QTIP) election relief; Treat consistently all federal tax payments of trusts and estates; 9100 relief; Mexican land trust (Fideicomisos); Amend section 67(e) to simplify the law and allow estates and nongrantor trusts to fully deduct the cost of complying with fiduciary duties in administering estates and trusts; Exempt from the filing requirement of section 6034(a) trusts with charitable deductions only from flow-through entities; Reinstate and make permanent the fair market value exception under section 512(b)(13) and remove the binding contract requirement; Expand the exception from section 509(f)(2), which prohibits an organization from qualifying for section 509(a)(3) status if it accepted certain gifts, to be consistent with the technical change made to section 4958(c)(3)(C); Form 990 and instructions; Form 3115; Interactive Form 1023; e-filing for exempt organizations; Public disclosure of information on exempt organization forms; Top-heavy rules; Repeal full vesting on partial termination of qualified retirement plans; Speaking with Government Accountability Office (GAO) on retirement plan sponsor reporting and disclosure requirements, and issues pertaining to electronic disclosure of content to participants; Mid-year amenders on safe harbor plans; Use of forfeitures on making certain qualified contributions; Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA); PFICs; Automatic penalties assessed on Form 5471; TD F 90-22.1, Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts (FBAR) and its e-filing requirements; The Retail Inventory Method; Rev. Proc. 97-27; Tangible personal property guidance repair regulations (Sec. 263A); Proposed Regulations to Amend the Definition of Research and Experimental Expenditures under Section 174; Estimated taxes for corporations and success based fees; Internal Revenue Services release in the delay of tax forms and abatement of penalties for late payment of tax; IRS preparer compliance visits; IRS e-signature standards; Uncertain tax positions (UTP); Sec. 7212; Individual taxpayer identification numbers (ITINs); Form 1099-K, credit card and receipts reconciliation; Form 8937 (form used to report organizational actions affecting basis);Amended Forms 1099; IRS e-services; IRC section 1298 (f) filing requirements; Enrolled Agents, S. 1134, H.R. 2313; Affordable Care Act (e.g., auto-enrollment issues; implementation issues; Play or Pay rules; small business health care tax credit; information reporting by applicable large employers on health insurance coverage offered under employer-sponsored plans, information reporting of minimum essential coverage, and related information and tax forms); Interest Rate Determination Method (adjusted AFRs/Long-term tax-exempt rates); Estate Tax Expat Issues, S. 744, immigration reform; Rev. Proc. 99-6; Technical termination rules (Sec. 708, Sec. 197); State Sales Tax Collection/Marketplace Fairness Act (MFA), S. 336, S. 743, HR 684; Rev. Proc. 97-27 (non-automatic changes in method of accounting); Accounting method changes (Sec. 381); Extend expiring tax provisions; A de minimis threshold for small taxpayers (Sec. 382 NOL Limitation); Modifying the enhanced deduction rules for charitable contribution of inventory; Repeal of the anti-churning rules under sec. 197(f)(g); Modify the definition of W-2 wages for purposes of sec. 199; Modify the rules for capitalization and inclusion in inventory costs for certain expenses under section 263A; Allow an offset to the built-in gains tax for charitable contribution and foreign tax credit carryforwards from a C year; Add a new 120-day Post-Termination Transition Period (PTTP) beginning on the date that a taxpayer files an amended Form 1120S; Allow S corporations to have nonresident aliens as shareholders and potential current beneficiaries of electing small business trusts; Repeal section 1362(d)(3), which terminates an S election due to passive investment income that exceeds a certain threshold, or increase the passive investment income (PII) threshold of S-corporations under section 1375(a)(2) from 25% to 60%; Repeal section 1372; Sec. 174 research and experimental expenditures; Department of the Treasury Priority Guidance Plan; Expired tax provisions (extenders); Tax treaties; Multi-State Worker Tax Fairness Act (H.R. 4085). .

Tax Reform, Tax Reform Act of 2014, Senate Finance Committee Tax Reform Discussion Drafts, Comprehensive Tax Reform Act of 2014, H.R. 1, S. 1090, H.R. 2253; (e.g., alternative minimum tax (AMT), education incentives (H.R. 3393), information reporting, Real Time Tax System, earned income tax credit, phase-outs, Kiddie Tax, depreciation, retirement plan options, inflation adjustments, unused provisions deadwood, the Tax Gap, Section 9100 relief, and terms with multiple definitions in the Internal Revenue Code), House Ways and Means Committee draft Tax Reform Act of 2014, small business pass-through tax reform; Tax penalties (e.g., the definition of tax shelters; significant purpose; reasonable cause exception to penalties under sections 6707A and 6662A; reasonable cause exception to the section 6676 penalty for erroneous claim for refund or credit; and Form 3520 and 3520-A penalties); Identity theft (e.g., truncated taxpayer identification numbers (TTINs) and S. 149, Stop Identity Theft Act of 2013 and H.R. 295; Identity Theft and Tax Fraud Prevention Act of 2013, S. 676; Tax Refund Theft Prevention Act of 2014, S. 2736); IRS authority over tax preparers, H.R. 1570 and potential amendment to Senate The Preserving Americas Transit and Highways Act; preparer tax identification numbers (PTIN) registration process, voluntary certification program; Cash basis method of accounting; Due dates of tax returns (H.R. 901 and S. 420); (e.g., six-month automatic extension for entire Form 990 series and other information, excise and income tax returns of exempt organizations); Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act (H.R. 1129, S. 1645); Permanent disaster relief; Hurricane Sandy Tax Relief, HR 2137; National Disaster Tax Relief Acto of 2014, S. 2634; IRS weather-related impacts in filing due dates; Standardize the allowable mileage rates for business expense, medical expense and charitable contribution purposes; IRS Budget; Administrations fiscal year 2015 revenue proposals; Form 1099B and Form 8949; Form 1040 Questions on Schedule E relating to Form 1099 requirement; Guidance on tax issues for same-sex couples and registered domestic partners; Net investment income tax (Sec. 1411), threshold/bracket for estates for net-investment income tax and regular income tax, applicability of net investment income tax to bona fide residents of U.S. mirror tax code territories; Allow certain attorney fees and court costs as deductions for adjusted gross income (AGI); Clarify and simplify reporting of cancellation of debt income (Sec. 6050P); Provide parity for employees and self-employed individuals on the deduction of health insurance costs; Remove reference to section 332 from section 367(a)(i); Repeal the section 7122(c)(1) requirement to provide a 20 percent partial payment with a lump-sum offer in compromise; Allow transfer of partnership suspended losses to one another when spousal transfers under section 1041(a) tax place; Target allocations for partnerships; Clarify that husband and wife partnerships are recognized under state law are eligible to elect Qualified Joint Venture status under section 761(f); Allow an offset to the built-in gains tax for charitable contribution and foreign tax credit carryforwards from a C year; Add a new 120-day post-termination transition period (PTTP) beginning on the date that a taxpayer files an amended Form 1120S; Allow S corporations to have nonresident aliens as shareholders and potential current beneficiaries of electing small business trusts; Related party debt (proposed regulations on Sec. 752); Form 1120S; Repeal section 1362(d)(3), which terminates an S election due to passive investment income that exceeds a certain threshold, or increase the passive investment income (PII) threshold of S corporations under 1375(a)(2) from 25 percent to 60 percent; Qualified terminable interest property (QTIP) election relief; Treat consistently all federal tax payments of trusts and estates; 9100 relief; Mexican land trust (Fideicomisos); Amend section 67(e) to simplify the law and allow estates and nongrantor trusts to fully deduct the cost of complying with fiduciary duties in administering estates and trusts; Exempt from the filing requirement of section 6034(a) trusts with charitable deductions only from flow-through entities; Reinstate and make permanent the fair market value exception under section 512(b)(13) and remove the binding contract requirement; Expand the exception from section 509(f)(2), which prohibits an organization from qualifying for section 509(a)(3) status if it accepted certain gifts, to be consistent with the technical change made to section 4958(c)(3)(C); Form 990 and instructions; Form 3115; Interactive Form 1023; e-filing for exempt organizations; Public disclosure of information on exempt organization forms; Top-heavy rules; Repeal full vesting on partial termination of qualified retirement plans; Speaking with Government Accountability Office (GAO) on retirement plan sponsor reporting and disclosure requirements, and issues pertaining to electronic disclosure of content to participants; Mid-year amenders on safe harbor plans; Use of forfeitures on making certain qualified contributions; Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA); PFICs; Automatic penalties assessed on Form 5471; TD F 90-22.1, Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts (FBAR) and its e-filing requirements; The Retail Inventory Method; Rev. Proc. 97-27; Tangible personal property guidance repair regulations (Sec. 263A); Proposed Regulations to Amend the Definition of Research and Experimental Expenditures under Section 174; Estimated taxes for corporations and success based fees; Internal Revenue Services release in the delay of tax forms and abatement of penalties for late payment of tax; IRS preparer compliance visits; IRS e-signature standards; Uncertain tax positions (UTP); Sec. 7212; Individual taxpayer identification numbers (ITINs); Form 1099-K, credit card and receipts reconciliation; Form 8937 (form used to report organizational actions affecting basis);Amended Forms 1099; IRS e-services; IRC section 1298 (f) filing requirements; Enrolled Agents, S. 1134, H.R. 2313; Affordable Care Act (e.g., auto-enrollment issues; implementation issues; Play or Pay rules; small business health care tax credit; information reporting by applicable large employers on health insurance coverage offered under employer-sponsored plans, information reporting of minimum essential coverage, and related information and tax forms); Interest Rate Determination Method (adjusted AFRs/Long-term tax-exempt rates); Estate Tax Expat Issues, S. 744, immigration reform; Rev. Proc. 99-6; Technical termination rules (Sec. 708, Sec. 197); State Sales Tax Collection/Marketplace Fairness Act (MFA), S. 336, S. 743, HR 684; Rev. Proc. 97-27 (non-automatic changes in method of accounting); Accounting method changes (Sec. 381); Extend expiring tax provisions; Tax Increase Prevention Act of 2014, H.R. 5771; A de minimis threshold for small taxpayers (Sec. 382 NOL Limitation); Modifying the enhanced deduction rules for charitable contribution of inventory; Repeal of the anti-churning rules under sec. 197(f)(g); Modify the definition of W-2 wages for purposes of sec. 199; Modify the rules for capitalization and inclusion in inventory costs for certain expenses under section 263A; Allow an offset to the built-in gains tax for charitable contribution and foreign tax credit carryforwards from a C year; Add a new 120-day Post-Termination Transition Period (PTTP) beginning on the date that a taxpayer files an amended Form 1120S; Allow S corporations to have nonresident aliens as shareholders and potential current beneficiaries of electing small business trusts; Repeal section 1362(d)(3), which terminates an S election due to passive investment income that exceeds a certain threshold, or increase the passive investment income (PII) threshold of S-corporations under section 1375(a)(2) from 25% to 60%; Repeal section 1372; Sec. 174 research and experimental expenditures; Department of the Treasury Priority Guidance Plan; Expired tax provisions (extenders); Tax treaties; Multi-State Worker Tax Fairness Act (H.R. 4085).

Tax Reform, Tax Reform Act of 2014, Senate Finance Committee Tax Reform Discussion Drafts, H.R. 1, S. 1090, H.R. 2253; (e.g., alternative minimum tax (AMT), education incentives (H.R. 3393), information reporting, Real Time Tax System, earned income tax credit, phase-outs, Kiddie Tax, depreciation, retirement plan options, inflation adjustments, unused provisions deadwood, the Tax Gap, Section 9100 relief, and terms with multiple definitions in the Internal Revenue Code); Tax penalties (e.g., the definitionof tax shelters; significant purpose; reasonable cause exception to penalties under sections 6707A and 6662A; reasonable cause exception to the section 6676 penalty for erroneous claim for refund or credit; and Form 3520 and 3520-A penalties); Identity theft (e.g., truncated taxpayer identification numbers (TTINs) and S. 149, Stop Identity Theft Act of 2013 and H.R. 295; Identity Theft and Tax Fraud Prevention Act of 2013, S. 676); IRS authority over tax preparers, H.R. 1570; preparer tax identification numbers (PTIN) registration process; Cash basis method of accounting; Due dates of tax returns (H.R. 901 and S. 420); (e.g., six-month automatic extension for entire Form 990 series and other information, excise and income tax returns of exempt organizations); Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act (H.R. 1129, S. 1645); Permanent disaster relief; Hurricane Sandy Tax Relief, HR 2137; IRS weather-related impacts in filing due dates; Standardize the allowable mileage rates for business expense, medical expense and charitable contribution purposes; IRS Budget; Administrations fiscal year 2015 revenue proposals; Form 1099B and Form 8949; Form 1040 Questions on Schedule E relating to Form 1099 requirement; Guidance on tax issues for same-sex couples and registered domestic partners; Net investment income tax (Sec. 1411); Allow certain attorney fees and court costs as deductions for adjusted gross income (AGI); Clarify and simplify reporting of cancellation of debt income (Sec. 6050P); Provide parity for employees and self-employed individuals on the deduction of health insurance costs; Remove reference to section 332 from section 367(a)(i); Repeal the section 7122(c)(1) requirement to provide a 20 percent partial payment with a lump-sum offer in compromise; Allow transfer of partnership suspended losses to one another when spousal transfers under section 1041(a) tax place; Target allocations for partnerships; Clarify that husband and wife partnerships are recognized under state law are eligible to elect Qualified Joint Venture status under section 761(f); Allow an offset to the built-in gains tax for charitable contribution and foreign tax credit carryforwards from a C year; Add a new 120-day post-termination transition period (PTTP) beginning on the date that a taxpayer files an amended Form 1120S; Allow S corporations to have nonresident aliens as shareholders and potential current beneficiaries of electing small business trusts; Related party debt (proposed regulations on Sec. 752); Form 1120S; Repeal section 1362(d)(3), which terminates an S election due to passive investment income that exceeds a certain threshold, or increase the passive investment income (PII) threshold of S corporations under 1375(a)(2) from 25 percent to 60 percent; Qualified terminable interest property (QTIP) election relief; Treat consistently all federal tax payments of trusts and estates; 9100 relief; Mexican land trust (Fideicomisos); Amend section 67(e) to simplify the law and allow estates and nongrantor trusts to fully deduct the cost of complying with fiduciary duties in administering estates and trusts; Exempt from the filing requirement of section 6034(a) trusts with charitable deductions only from flow-through entities; Reinstate and make permanent the fair market value exception under section 512(b)(13) and remove the binding contract requirement; Expand the exception from section 509(f)(2), which prohibits an organization from qualifying for section 509(a)(3) status if it accepted certain gifts, to be consistent with the technical change made to section 4958(c)(3)(C); Form 990 and instructions; Form 3115; Interactive Form 1023; e-filing for exempt organizations; Public disclosure of information on exempt organization forms; Top-heavy rules; Repeal full vesting on partial termination of qualified retirement plans; Speaking with Government Accountability Office (GAO) on retirement plan sponsor reporting and disclosure requirements, and issues pertaining to electronic disclosure of content to participants; Mid-year amenders on safe harbor plans; Use of forfeitures on making certain qualified contributions; Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA); PFICs; Automatic penalties assessed on Form 5471; TD F 90-22.1, Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts (FBAR) and its e-filing requirements; The Retail Inventory Method; Rev. Proc. 97-27; Tangible personal property guidance repair regulations (Sec. 263A); Proposed Regulations to Amend the Definition of Research and Experimental Expenditures under Section 174; Estimated taxes for corporations and success based fees; Internal Revenue Services release in the delay of tax forms and abatement of penalties for late payment of tax; IRS preparer compliance visits; IRS e-signature standards; Uncertain tax positions (UTP); Sec. 7212; Individual taxpayer identification numbers (ITINs); Form 1099-K; Form 8937 (form used to report organizational actions affecting basis);Amended Forms 1099; IRS e-services; IRC section 1298 (f) filing requirements; Enrolled Agents, S. 1134, H.R. 2313; Affordable Care Act (e.g., Play or Pay rules; small business health care tax credit; information reporting by applicable large employers on health insurance coverage offered under employer-sponsored plans, and information reporting of minimum essential coverage); Interest Rate Determination Method (adjusted AFRs/Long-term tax-exempt rates); Estate Tax Expat Issues, S. 744; Rev. Proc. 99-6; Technical termination rules (Sec. 708, Sec. 197); State Sales Tax Collection/Marketplace Fairness Act (MFA), S. 336, S. 743, HR 684; Rev. Proc. 97-27 (non-automatic changes in method of accounting); Accounting method changes (Sec. 381); Extend expiring tax provisions; A de minimis threshold for small taxpayers (Sec. 382 NOL Limitation); Modifying the enhanced deduction rules for charitable contribution of inventory; Repeal of the anti-churning rules under sec. 197(f)(g); Modify the definition of W-2 wages for purposes of sec. 199; Modify the rules for capitalization and inclusion in inventory costs for certain expenses under section 263A; Allow an offset to the built-in gains tax for charitable contribution and foreign tax credit carryforwards from a C year; Add a new 120-day Post-Termination Transition Period (PTTP) beginning on the date that a taxpayer files an amended Form 1120S; Allow S corporations to have nonresident aliens as shareholders and potential current beneficiaries of electing small business trusts; Repeal section 1362(d)(3), whichterminates an S election due to passive investment income that exceeds a certain threshold, or increase the passive investment income (PII) threshold of S-corporations under section 1375(a)(2) from 25% to 60%; Repeal section 1372; Sec. 174 research and experimental expenditures; Department of the Treasury Priority Guidance Plan.

Tax Reform, Tax Reform Act of 2014, Senate Finance Committee Tax Reform Discussion Drafts, H.R. 1, S. 1090, H.R. 2253; (e.g., alternative minimum tax (AMT), education incentives (H.R. 3393), information reporting, Real Time Tax System, earned income tax credit, phase-outs, Kiddie Tax, depreciation, retirement plan options, inflation adjustments, unused provisions deadwood, the Tax Gap, Section 9100 relief, and terms with multiple definitions in the Internal Revenue Code); Tax penalties (e.g., the definitionof tax shelters; significant purpose; reasonable cause exception to penalties under sections 6707A and 6662A; reasonable cause exception to the section 6676 penalty for erroneous claim for refund or credit; and Form 3520 and 3520-A penalties); Identity theft (e.g., truncated taxpayer identification numbers (TTINs) and S. 149, Stop Identity Theft Act of 2013 and H.R. 295; Identity Theft and Tax Fraud Prevention Act of 2013, S. 676); IRS authority over tax preparers, H.R. 1570; preparer tax identification numbers (PTIN) registration process; Cash basis method of accounting; Due dates of tax returns (H.R. 901 and S. 420); (e.g., six-month automatic extension for entire Form 990 series and other information, excise and income tax returns of exempt organizations); Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act (H.R. 1129, S. 1645); Permanent disaster relief; Hurricane Sandy Tax Relief, HR 2137; IRS weather-related impacts in filing due dates; Standardize the allowable mileage rates for business expense, medical expense and charitable contribution purposes; IRS Budget; Administrations fiscal year 2015 revenue proposals; Form 1099B and Form 8949; Form 1040 Questions on Schedule E relating to Form 1099 requirement; Guidance on tax issues for same-sex couples and registered domestic partners; Net investment income tax (Sec. 1411); Allow certain attorney fees and court costs as deductions for adjusted gross income (AGI); Clarify and simplify reporting of cancellation of debt income (Sec. 6050P); Provide parity for employees and self-employed individuals on the deduction of health insurance costs; Remove reference to section 332 from section 367(a)(i); Repeal the section 7122(c)(1) requirement to provide a 20 percent partial payment with a lump-sum offer in compromise; Allow transfer of partnership suspended losses to one another when spousal transfers under section 1041(a) tax place; Target allocations for partnerships; Clarify that husband and wife partnerships are recognized under state law are eligible to elect Qualified Joint Venture status under section 761(f); Allow an offset to the built-in gains tax for charitable contribution and foreign tax credit carryforwards from a C year; Add a new 120-day post-termination transition period (PTTP) beginning on the date that a taxpayer files an amended Form 1120S; Allow S corporations to have nonresident aliens as shareholders and potential current beneficiaries of electing small business trusts; Related party debt (proposed regulations on Sec. 752); Form 1120S; Repeal section 1362(d)(3), which terminates an S election due to passive investment income that exceeds a certain threshold, or increase the passive investment income (PII) threshold of S corporations under 1375(a)(2) from 25 percent to 60 percent; Qualified terminable interest property (QTIP) election relief; Treat consistently all federal tax payments of trusts and estates; 9100 relief; Mexican land trust (Fideicomisos); Amend section 67(e) to simplify the law and allow estates and nongrantor trusts to fully deduct the cost of complying with fiduciary duties in administering estates and trusts; Exempt from the filing requirement of section 6034(a) trusts with charitable deductions only from flow-through entities; Reinstate and make permanent the fair market value exception under section 512(b)(13) and remove the binding contract requirement; Expand the exception from section 509(f)(2), which prohibits an organization from qualifying for section 509(a)(3) status if it accepted certain gifts, to be consistent with the technical change made to section 4958(c)(3)(C); Form 990 and instructions; Form 3115; Interactive Form 1023; e-filing for exempt organizations; Public disclosure of information on exempt organization forms; Top-heavy rules; Repeal full vesting on partial termination of qualified retirement plans; Speaking with Government Accountability Office (GAO) on retirement plan sponsor reporting and disclosure requirements, and issues pertaining to electronic disclosure of content to participants; Mid-year amenders on safe harbor plans; Use of forfeitures on making certain qualified contributions; Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA); PFICs; Automatic penalties assessed on Form 5471; TD F 90-22.1, Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts (FBAR) and its e-filing requirements; The Retail Inventory Method; Rev. Proc. 97-27; Tangible personal property guidance repair regulations (Sec. 263A); Proposed Regulations to Amend the Definition of Research and Experimental Expenditures under Section 174; Estimated taxes for corporations and success based fees; Internal Revenue Services release in the delay of tax forms and abatement of penalties for late payment of tax; IRS preparer compliance visits; IRS e-signature standards; Uncertain tax positions (UTP); Sec. 7212; Individual taxpayer identification numbers (ITINs); Form 1099-K; Form 8937 (form used to report organizational actions affecting basis);Amended Forms 1099; IRS e-services; IRC section 1298 (f) filing requirements; Enrolled Agents, S. 1134, H.R. 2313; Affordable Care Act (e.g., Play or Pay rules; small business health care tax credit; information reporting by applicable large employers on health insurance coverage offered under employer-sponsored plans, and information reporting of minimum essential coverage); Interest Rate Determination Method (adjusted AFRs/Long-term tax-exempt rates); Estate Tax Expat Issues, S. 744; Rev. Proc. 99-6; Technical termination rules (Sec. 708, Sec. 197); State Sales Tax Collection/Marketplace Fairness Act (MFA), S. 336, S. 743, HR 684; Rev. Proc. 97-27 (non-automatic changes in method of accounting); Accounting method changes (Sec. 381); Extend expiring tax provisions; A de minimis threshold for small taxpayers (Sec. 382 NOL Limitation); Modifying the enhanced deduction rules for charitable contribution of inventory; Repeal of the anti-churning rules under sec. 197(f)(g); Modify the definition of W-2 wages for purposes of sec. 199; Modify the rules for capitalization and inclusion in inventory costs for certain expenses under section 263A; Allow an offset to the built-in gains tax for charitable contribution and foreign tax credit carryforwards from a C year; Add a new 120-day Post-Termination Transition Period (PTTP) beginning on the date that a taxpayer files an amended Form 1120S; Allow S corporations to have nonresident aliens as shareholders and potential current beneficiaries of electing small business trusts; Repeal section 1362(d)(3), whichterminates an S election due to passive investment income that exceeds a certain threshold, or increase the passive investment income (PII) threshold of S-corporations under section 1375(a)(2) from 25% to 60%; Repeal section 1372; Sec. 174 research and experimental expenditures; Department of the Treasury Priority Guidance Plan.

Tax Reform, Tax Reform Act of 2014, Senate Finance Committee Tax Reform Discussion Drafts, H.R. 1, S. 1090, H.R. 2253; (e.g., alternative minimum tax (AMT), education incentives (H.R. 3393), information reporting, Real Time Tax System, earned income tax credit, phase-outs, Kiddie Tax, depreciation, retirement plan options, inflation adjustments, unused provisions deadwood, the Tax Gap, Section 9100 relief, and terms with multiple definitions in the Internal Revenue Code), House Ways and Means Committee draft Tax Reform Act of 2014, small business pass-through tax reform; Tax penalties (e.g., the definition of tax shelters; significant purpose; reasonable cause exception to penalties under sections 6707A and 6662A; reasonable cause exception to the section 6676 penalty for erroneous claim for refund or credit; and Form 3520 and 3520-A penalties); Identity theft (e.g., truncated taxpayer identification numbers (TTINs) and S. 149, Stop Identity Theft Act of 2013 and H.R. 295; Identity Theft and Tax Fraud Prevention Act of 2013, S. 676); IRS authority over tax preparers, H.R. 1570 and potential amendment to Senate The Preserving Americas Transit and Highways Act; preparer tax identification numbers (PTIN) registration process, voluntary certification program; Cash basis method of accounting; Due dates of tax returns (H.R. 901 and S. 420); (e.g., six-month automatic extension for entire Form 990 series and other information, excise and income tax returns of exempt organizations); Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act (H.R. 1129, S. 1645); Permanent disaster relief; Hurricane Sandy Tax Relief, HR 2137; IRS weather-related impacts in filing due dates; Standardize the allowable mileage rates for business expense, medical expense and charitable contribution purposes; IRS Budget; Administrations fiscal year 2015 revenue proposals; Form 1099B and Form 8949; Form 1040 Questions on Schedule E relating to Form 1099 requirement; Guidance on tax issues for same-sex couples and registered domestic partners; Net investment income tax (Sec. 1411), threshold/bracket for estates for net-investment income tax and regular income tax, applicability of net investment income tax to bona fide residents of U.S. mirror tax code territories; Allow certain attorney fees and court costs as deductions for adjusted gross income (AGI); Clarify and simplify reporting of cancellation of debt income (Sec. 6050P); Provide parity for employees and self-employed individuals on the deduction of health insurance costs; Remove reference to section 332 from section 367(a)(i); Repeal the section 7122(c)(1) requirement to provide a 20 percent partial payment with a lump-sum offer in compromise; Allow transfer of partnership suspended losses to one another when spousal transfers under section 1041(a) tax place; Target allocations for partnerships; Clarify that husband and wife partnerships are recognized under state law are eligible to elect Qualified Joint Venture status under section 761(f); Allow an offset to the built-in gains tax for charitable contribution and foreign tax credit carryforwards from a C year; Add a new 120-day post-termination transition period (PTTP) beginning on the date that a taxpayer files an amended Form 1120S; Allow S corporations to have nonresident aliens as shareholders and potential current beneficiaries of electing small business trusts; Related party debt (proposed regulations on Sec. 752); Form 1120S; Repeal section 1362(d)(3), which terminates an S election due to passive investment income that exceeds a certain threshold, or increase the passive investment income (PII) threshold of S corporations under 1375(a)(2) from 25 percent to 60 percent; Qualified terminable interest property (QTIP) election relief; Treat consistently all federal tax payments of trusts and estates; 9100 relief; Mexican land trust (Fideicomisos); Amend section 67(e) to simplify the law and allow estates and nongrantor trusts to fully deduct the cost of complying with fiduciary duties in administering estates and trusts; Exempt from the filing requirement of section 6034(a) trusts with charitable deductions only from flow-through entities; Reinstate and make permanent the fair market value exception under section 512(b)(13) and remove the binding contract requirement; Expand the exception from section 509(f)(2), which prohibits an organization from qualifying for section 509(a)(3) status if it accepted certain gifts, to be consistent with the technical change made to section 4958(c)(3)(C); Form 990 and instructions; Form 3115; Interactive Form 1023; e-filing for exempt organizations; Public disclosure of information on exempt organization forms; Top-heavy rules; Repeal full vesting on partial termination of qualified retirement plans; Speaking with Government Accountability Office (GAO) on retirement plan sponsor reporting and disclosure requirements, and issues pertaining to electronic disclosure of content to participants; Mid-year amenders on safe harbor plans; Use of forfeitures on making certain qualified contributions; Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA); PFICs; Automatic penalties assessed on Form 5471; TD F 90-22.1, Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts (FBAR) and its e-filing requirements; The Retail Inventory Method; Rev. Proc. 97-27; Tangible personal property guidance repair regulations (Sec. 263A); Proposed Regulations to Amend the Definition of Research and Experimental Expenditures under Section 174; Estimated taxes for corporations and success based fees; Internal Revenue Services release in the delay of tax forms and abatement of penalties for late payment of tax; IRS preparer compliance visits; IRS e-signature standards; Uncertain tax positions (UTP); Sec. 7212; Individual taxpayer identification numbers (ITINs); Form 1099-K, credit card and receipts reconciliation; Form 8937 (form used to report organizational actions affecting basis);Amended Forms 1099; IRS e-services; IRC section 1298 (f) filing requirements; Enrolled Agents, S. 1134, H.R. 2313; Affordable Care Act (e.g., auto-enrollment issues; implementation issues; Play or Pay rules; small business health care tax credit; information reporting by applicable large employers on health insurance coverage offered under employer-sponsored plans, information reporting of minimum essential coverage, and related information and tax forms); Interest Rate Determination Method (adjusted AFRs/Long-term tax-exempt rates); Estate Tax Expat Issues, S. 744, immigration reform; Rev. Proc. 99-6; Technical termination rules (Sec. 708, Sec. 197); State Sales Tax Collection/Marketplace Fairness Act (MFA), S. 336, S. 743, HR 684; Rev. Proc. 97-27 (non-automatic changes in method of accounting); Accounting method changes (Sec. 381); Extend expiring tax provisions; A de minimis threshold for small taxpayers (Sec. 382 NOL Limitation); Modifying the enhanced deduction rules for charitable contribution of inventory; Repeal of the anti-churning rules under sec. 197(f)(g); Modify the definition of W-2 wages for purposes of sec. 199; Modify the rules for capitalization and inclusion in inventory costs for certain expenses under section 263A; Allow an offset to the built-in gains tax for charitable contribution and foreign tax credit carryforwards from a C year; Add a new 120-day Post-Termination Transition Period (PTTP) beginning on the date that a taxpayer files an amended Form 1120S; Allow S corporations to have nonresident aliens as shareholders and potential current beneficiaries of electing small business trusts; Repeal section 1362(d)(3), which terminates an S election due to passive investment income that exceeds a certain threshold, or increase the passive investment income (PII) threshold of S-corporations under section 1375(a)(2) from 25% to 60%; Repeal section 1372; Sec. 174 research and experimental expenditures; Department of the Treasury Priority Guidance Plan; Expired tax provisions (extenders); Tax treaties; Multi-State Worker Tax Fairness Act (H.R. 4085). .

Tax Reform, Tax Reform Act of 2014, Senate Finance Committee Tax Reform Discussion Drafts, Comprehensive Tax Reform Act of 2014, H.R. 1, S. 1090, H.R. 2253; (e.g., alternative minimum tax (AMT), education incentives (H.R. 3393), information reporting, Real Time Tax System, earned income tax credit, phase-outs, Kiddie Tax, depreciation, retirement plan options, inflation adjustments, unused provisions deadwood, the Tax Gap, Section 9100 relief, and terms with multiple definitions in the Internal Revenue Code), House Ways and Means Committee draft Tax Reform Act of 2014, small business pass-through tax reform; Tax penalties (e.g., the definition of tax shelters; significant purpose; reasonable cause exception to penalties under sections 6707A and 6662A; reasonable cause exception to the section 6676 penalty for erroneous claim for refund or credit; and Form 3520 and 3520-A penalties); Identity theft (e.g., truncated taxpayer identification numbers (TTINs) and S. 149, Stop Identity Theft Act of 2013 and H.R. 295; Identity Theft and Tax Fraud Prevention Act of 2013, S. 676; Tax Refund Theft Prevention Act of 2014, S. 2736); IRS authority over tax preparers, H.R. 1570 and potential amendment to Senate The Preserving Americas Transit and Highways Act; preparer tax identification numbers (PTIN) registration process, voluntary certification program; Cash basis method of accounting; Due dates of tax returns (H.R. 901 and S. 420); (e.g., six-month automatic extension for entire Form 990 series and other information, excise and income tax returns of exempt organizations); Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act (H.R. 1129, S. 1645); Permanent disaster relief; Hurricane Sandy Tax Relief, HR 2137; National Disaster Tax Relief Acto of 2014, S. 2634; IRS weather-related impacts in filing due dates; Standardize the allowable mileage rates for business expense, medical expense and charitable contribution purposes; IRS Budget; Administrations fiscal year 2015 revenue proposals; Form 1099B and Form 8949; Form 1040 Questions on Schedule E relating to Form 1099 requirement; Guidance on tax issues for same-sex couples and registered domestic partners; Net investment income tax (Sec. 1411), threshold/bracket for estates for net-investment income tax and regular income tax, applicability of net investment income tax to bona fide residents of U.S. mirror tax code territories; Allow certain attorney fees and court costs as deductions for adjusted gross income (AGI); Clarify and simplify reporting of cancellation of debt income (Sec. 6050P); Provide parity for employees and self-employed individuals on the deduction of health insurance costs; Remove reference to section 332 from section 367(a)(i); Repeal the section 7122(c)(1) requirement to provide a 20 percent partial payment with a lump-sum offer in compromise; Allow transfer of partnership suspended losses to one another when spousal transfers under section 1041(a) tax place; Target allocations for partnerships; Clarify that husband and wife partnerships are recognized under state law are eligible to elect Qualified Joint Venture status under section 761(f); Allow an offset to the built-in gains tax for charitable contribution and foreign tax credit carryforwards from a C year; Add a new 120-day post-termination transition period (PTTP) beginning on the date that a taxpayer files an amended Form 1120S; Allow S corporations to have nonresident aliens as shareholders and potential current beneficiaries of electing small business trusts; Related party debt (proposed regulations on Sec. 752); Form 1120S; Repeal section 1362(d)(3), which terminates an S election due to passive investment income that exceeds a certain threshold, or increase the passive investment income (PII) threshold of S corporations under 1375(a)(2) from 25 percent to 60 percent; Qualified terminable interest property (QTIP) election relief; Treat consistently all federal tax payments of trusts and estates; 9100 relief; Mexican land trust (Fideicomisos); Amend section 67(e) to simplify the law and allow estates and nongrantor trusts to fully deduct the cost of complying with fiduciary duties in administering estates and trusts; Exempt from the filing requirement of section 6034(a) trusts with charitable deductions only from flow-through entities; Reinstate and make permanent the fair market value exception under section 512(b)(13) and remove the binding contract requirement; Expand the exception from section 509(f)(2), which prohibits an organization from qualifying for section 509(a)(3) status if it accepted certain gifts, to be consistent with the technical change made to section 4958(c)(3)(C); Form 990 and instructions; Form 3115; Interactive Form 1023; e-filing for exempt organizations; Public disclosure of information on exempt organization forms; Top-heavy rules; Repeal full vesting on partial termination of qualified retirement plans; Speaking with Government Accountability Office (GAO) on retirement plan sponsor reporting and disclosure requirements, and issues pertaining to electronic disclosure of content to participants; Mid-year amenders on safe harbor plans; Use of forfeitures on making certain qualified contributions; Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA); PFICs; Automatic penalties assessed on Form 5471; TD F 90-22.1, Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts (FBAR) and its e-filing requirements; The Retail Inventory Method; Rev. Proc. 97-27; Tangible personal property guidance repair regulations (Sec. 263A); Proposed Regulations to Amend the Definition of Research and Experimental Expenditures under Section 174; Estimated taxes for corporations and success based fees; Internal Revenue Services release in the delay of tax forms and abatement of penalties for late payment of tax; IRS preparer compliance visits; IRS e-signature standards; Uncertain tax positions (UTP); Sec. 7212; Individual taxpayer identification numbers (ITINs); Form 1099-K, credit card and receipts reconciliation; Form 8937 (form used to report organizational actions affecting basis);Amended Forms 1099; IRS e-services; IRC section 1298 (f) filing requirements; Enrolled Agents, S. 1134, H.R. 2313; Affordable Care Act (e.g., auto-enrollment issues; implementation issues; Play or Pay rules; small business health care tax credit; information reporting by applicable large employers on health insurance coverage offered under employer-sponsored plans, information reporting of minimum essential coverage, and related information and tax forms); Interest Rate Determination Method (adjusted AFRs/Long-term tax-exempt rates); Estate Tax Expat Issues, S. 744, immigration reform; Rev. Proc. 99-6; Technical termination rules (Sec. 708, Sec. 197); State Sales Tax Collection/Marketplace Fairness Act (MFA), S. 336, S. 743, HR 684; Rev. Proc. 97-27 (non-automatic changes in method of accounting); Accounting method changes (Sec. 381); Extend expiring tax provisions; Tax Increase Prevention Act of 2014, H.R. 5771; A de minimis threshold for small taxpayers (Sec. 382 NOL Limitation); Modifying the enhanced deduction rules for charitable contribution of inventory; Repeal of the anti-churning rules under sec. 197(f)(g); Modify the definition of W-2 wages for purposes of sec. 199; Modify the rules for capitalization and inclusion in inventory costs for certain expenses under section 263A; Allow an offset to the built-in gains tax for charitable contribution and foreign tax credit carryforwards from a C year; Add a new 120-day Post-Termination Transition Period (PTTP) beginning on the date that a taxpayer files an amended Form 1120S; Allow S corporations to have nonresident aliens as shareholders and potential current beneficiaries of electing small business trusts; Repeal section 1362(d)(3), which terminates an S election due to passive investment income that exceeds a certain threshold, or increase the passive investment income (PII) threshold of S-corporations under section 1375(a)(2) from 25% to 60%; Repeal section 1372; Sec. 174 research and experimental expenditures; Department of the Treasury Priority Guidance Plan; Expired tax provisions (extenders); Tax treaties; Multi-State Worker Tax Fairness Act (H.R. 4085).

Tax Reform, Tax Reform Act of 2014, Senate Finance Committee Tax Reform Discussion Drafts, H.R. 1, S. 1090, H.R. 2253; (e.g., alternative minimum tax (AMT), education incentives (H.R. 3393), information reporting, Real Time Tax System, earned income tax credit, phase-outs, Kiddie Tax, depreciation, retirement plan options, inflation adjustments, unused provisions deadwood, the Tax Gap, Section 9100 relief, and terms with multiple definitions in the Internal Revenue Code), House Ways and MeansCommittee draft Tax Reform Act of 2014, small business pass-through tax reform; Tax penalties (e.g., the definition of tax shelters; significant purpose; reasonable cause exception to penalties under sections 6707A and 6662A; reasonable cause exception to the section 6676 penalty for erroneous claim for refund or credit; and Form 3520 and 3520-A penalties); Identity theft (e.g., truncated taxpayer identification numbers (TTINs) and S. 149, Stop Identity Theft Act of 2013 and H.R. 295; Identity Theft and Tax Fraud Prevention Act of 2013, S. 676); IRS authority over tax preparers, H.R. 1570 and potential amendment to Senate The Preserving Americas Transit and Highways Act; preparer tax identification numbers (PTIN) registration process, voluntary certification program; Cash basis method of accounting; Due dates of tax returns (H.R. 901 and S. 420); (e.g., six-month automatic extension for entire Form 990 series and other information, excise and income tax returns of exempt organizations); Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act (H.R. 1129, S. 1645); Permanent disaster relief; Hurricane Sandy Tax Relief, HR 2137; IRS weather-related impacts in filing due dates; Standardize the allowable mileage rates for business expense, medical expense and charitable contribution purposes; IRS Budget; Administrations fiscal year 2015 revenue proposals; Form 1099B and Form 8949; Form 1040 Questions on Schedule E relating to Form 1099 requirement; Guidance on tax issues for same-sex couples and registered domestic partners; Net investment income tax (Sec. 1411) , threshold/bracket for estates for net-investment income tax and regular income tax, applicability of net investment income tax to bona fide residents of U.S. mirror tax code territories; Allow certain attorney fees and court costs as deductions for adjusted gross income (AGI); Clarify and simplify reporting of cancellation of debt income (Sec. 6050P); Provide parity for employees and self-employed individuals on the deduction of health insurance costs; Remove reference to section 332 from section 367(a)(i); Repeal the section 7122(c)(1) requirement to provide a 20 percent partial payment with a lump-sum offer in compromise; Allow transfer of partnership suspended losses to one another when spousal transfers under section 1041(a) tax place; Target allocations for partnerships; Clarify that husband and wife partnerships are recognized under state law are eligible to elect Qualified Joint Venture status under section 761(f); Allow an offset to the built-in gains tax for charitable contribution and foreign tax credit carryforwards from a C year; Add a new 120-day post-termination transition period (PTTP) beginning on the date that a taxpayer files an amended Form 1120S; Allow S corporations to have nonresident aliens as shareholders and potential current beneficiaries of electing small business trusts; Related party debt (proposed regulations on Sec. 752); Form 1120S; Repeal section 1362(d)(3), which terminates an S election due to passive investment income that exceeds a certain threshold, or increase the passive investment income (PII) threshold of S corporations under 1375(a)(2) from 25 percent to 60 percent; Qualified terminable interest property (QTIP) election relief; Treat consistently all federal tax payments of trusts and estates; 9100 relief; Mexican land trust (Fideicomisos); Amend section 67(e) to simplify the law and allow estates and nongrantor trusts to fully deduct the cost of complying with fiduciary duties in administering estates and trusts; Exempt from the filing requirement of section 6034(a) trusts with charitable deductions only from flow-through entities; Reinstate and make permanent the fair market value exception under section 512(b)(13) and remove the binding contract requirement; Expand the exception from section 509(f)(2), which prohibits an organization from qualifying for section 509(a)(3) status if it accepted certain gifts, to be consistent with the technical change made to section 4958(c)(3)(C); Form 990 and instructions; Form 3115; Interactive Form 1023; e-filing for exempt organizations; Public disclosure of information on exempt organization forms; Top-heavy rules; Repeal full vesting on partial termination of qualified retirement plans; Speaking with Government Accountability Office (GAO) on retirement plan sponsor reporting and disclosure requirements, and issues pertaining to electronic disclosure of content to participants; Mid-year amenders on safe harbor plans; Use of forfeitures on making certain qualified contributions; Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA); PFICs; Automatic penalties assessed on Form 5471; TD F 90-22.1, Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts (FBAR) and its e-filing requirements; The Retail Inventory Method; Rev. Proc. 97-27; Tangible personal property guidance repair regulations (Sec. 263A); Proposed Regulations to Amend the Definition of Research and Experimental Expenditures under Section 174; Estimated taxes for corporations and success based fees; Internal Revenue Services release in the delay of tax forms and abatement of penalties for late payment of tax; IRS preparer compliance visits; IRS e-signature standards; Uncertain tax positions (UTP); Sec. 7212; Individual taxpayer identification numbers (ITINs); Form 1099-K, credit card and receipts reconciliation; Form 8937 (form used to report organizational actions affecting basis);Amended Forms 1099; IRS e-services; IRC section 1298 (f) filing requirements; Enrolled Agents, S. 1134, H.R. 2313; Affordable Care Act (e.g., auto-enrollment issues; implementation issues; Play or Pay rules; small business health care tax credit; information reporting by applicable large employers on health insurance coverage offered under employer-sponsored plans, and information reporting of minimum essential coverage); Interest Rate Determination Method (adjusted AFRs/Long-term tax-exempt rates); Estate Tax Expat Issues, S. 744, immigration reform; Rev. Proc. 99-6; Technical termination rules (Sec. 708, Sec. 197); State Sales Tax Collection/Marketplace Fairness Act (MFA), S. 336, S. 743, HR 684; Rev. Proc. 97-27 (non-automatic changes in method of accounting); Accounting method changes (Sec. 381); Extend expiring tax provisions; A de minimis threshold for small taxpayers (Sec. 382 NOL Limitation); Modifying the enhanced deduction rules for charitable contribution of inventory;Repeal of the anti-churning rules under sec. 197(f)(g); Modify the definition of W-2 wages for purposes of sec. 199; Modify the rules for capitalization and inclusion in inventory costs for certain expenses under section 263A; Allow an offset to the built-in gains tax for charitable contribution and foreign tax credit carryforwards from a C year; Add a new 120-day Post-Termination Transition Period (PTTP) beginning on the date that a taxpayer files an amended Form 1120S; Allow S corporations to have nonresident aliens as shareholders and potential current beneficiaries of electing small business trusts; Repeal section 1362(d)(3), which terminates an S election due to passive investment income that exceeds a certain threshold, or increase the passive investment income (PII) threshold of S-corporations under section 1375(a)(2) from 25% to 60%; Repeal section 1372; Sec. 174 research and experimental expenditures; Department of the Treasury Priority Guidance Plan; Expired tax provisions (extenders); Tax treaties; Multi-State Worker Tax Fairness Act (H.R. 4085).

Tax Reform, Tax Reform Act of 2014, Senate Finance Committee Tax Reform Discussion Drafts, Comprehensive Tax Reform Act of 2014, H.R. 1, S. 1090, H.R. 2253; (e.g., alternative minimum tax (AMT), education incentives (H.R. 3393), information reporting, Real Time Tax System, earned income tax credit, phase-outs, Kiddie Tax, depreciation, retirement plan options, inflation adjustments, unused provisions deadwood, the Tax Gap, Section 9100 relief, and terms with multiple definitions in the Internal Revenue Code), House Ways and Means Committee draft Tax Reform Act of 2014, small business pass-through tax reform; Tax penalties (e.g., the definition of tax shelters; significant purpose; reasonable cause exception to penalties under sections 6707A and 6662A; reasonable cause exception to the section 6676 penalty for erroneous claim for refund or credit; and Form 3520 and 3520-A penalties); Identity theft (e.g., truncated taxpayer identification numbers (TTINs) and S. 149, Stop Identity Theft Act of 2013 and H.R. 295; Identity Theft and Tax Fraud Prevention Act of 2013, S. 676; Tax Refund Theft Prevention Act of 2014, S. 2736); IRS authority over tax preparers, H.R. 1570 and potential amendment to Senate The Preserving Americas Transit and Highways Act; preparer tax identification numbers (PTIN) registration process, voluntary certification program; Cash basis method of accounting; Due dates of tax returns (H.R. 901 and S. 420); (e.g., six-month automatic extension for entire Form 990 series and other information, excise and income tax returns of exempt organizations); Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act (H.R. 1129, S. 1645); Permanent disaster relief; Hurricane Sandy Tax Relief, HR 2137; National Disaster Tax Relief Acto of 2014, S. 2634; IRS weather-related impacts in filing due dates; Standardize the allowable mileage rates for business expense, medical expense and charitable contribution purposes; IRS Budget; Administrations fiscal year 2015 revenue proposals; Form 1099B and Form 8949; Form 1040 Questions on Schedule E relating to Form 1099 requirement; Guidance on tax issues for same-sex couples and registered domestic partners; Net investment income tax (Sec. 1411), threshold/bracket for estates for net-investment income tax and regular income tax, applicability of net investment income tax to bona fide residents of U.S. mirror tax code territories; Allow certain attorney fees and court costs as deductions for adjusted gross income (AGI); Clarify and simplify reporting of cancellation of debt income (Sec. 6050P); Provide parity for employees and self-employed individuals on the deduction of health insurance costs; Remove reference to section 332 from section 367(a)(i); Repeal the section 7122(c)(1) requirement to provide a 20 percent partial payment with a lump-sum offer in compromise; Allow transfer of partnership suspended losses to one another when spousal transfers under section 1041(a) tax place; Target allocations for partnerships; Clarify that husband and wife partnerships are recognized under state law are eligible to elect Qualified Joint Venture status under section 761(f); Allow an offset to the built-in gains tax for charitable contribution and foreign tax credit carryforwards from a C year; Add a new 120-day post-termination transition period (PTTP) beginning on the date that a taxpayer files an amended Form 1120S; Allow S corporations to have nonresident aliens as shareholders and potential current beneficiaries of electing small business trusts; Related party debt (proposed regulations on Sec. 752); Form 1120S; Repeal section 1362(d)(3), which terminates an S election due to passive investment income that exceeds a certain threshold, or increase the passive investment income (PII) threshold of S corporations under 1375(a)(2) from 25 percent to 60 percent; Qualified terminable interest property (QTIP) election relief; Treat consistently all federal tax payments of trusts and estates; 9100 relief; Mexican land trust (Fideicomisos); Amend section 67(e) to simplify the law and allow estates and nongrantor trusts to fully deduct the cost of complying with fiduciary duties in administering estates and trusts; Exempt from the filing requirement of section 6034(a) trusts with charitable deductions only from flow-through entities; Reinstate and make permanent the fair market value exception under section 512(b)(13) and remove the binding contract requirement; Expand the exception from section 509(f)(2), which prohibits an organization from qualifying for section 509(a)(3) status if it accepted certain gifts, to be consistent with the technical change made to section 4958(c)(3)(C); Form 990 and instructions; Form 3115; Interactive Form 1023; e-filing for exempt organizations; Public disclosure of information on exempt organization forms; Top-heavy rules; Repeal full vesting on partial termination of qualified retirement plans; Speaking with Government Accountability Office (GAO) on retirement plan sponsor reporting and disclosure requirements, and issues pertaining to electronic disclosure of content to participants; Mid-year amenders on safe harbor plans; Use of forfeitures on making certain qualified contributions; Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA); PFICs; Automatic penalties assessed on Form 5471; TD F 90-22.1, Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts (FBAR) and its e-filing requirements; The Retail Inventory Method; Rev. Proc. 97-27; Tangible personal property guidance repair regulations (Sec. 263A); Proposed Regulations to Amend the Definition of Research and Experimental Expenditures under Section 174; Estimated taxes for corporations and success based fees; Internal Revenue Services release in the delay of tax forms and abatement of penalties for late payment of tax; IRS preparer compliance visits; IRS e-signature standards; Uncertain tax positions (UTP); Sec. 7212; Individual taxpayer identification numbers (ITINs); Form 1099-K, credit card and receipts reconciliation; Form 8937 (form used to report organizational actions affecting basis);Amended Forms 1099; IRS e-services; IRC section 1298 (f) filing requirements; Enrolled Agents, S. 1134, H.R. 2313; Affordable Care Act (e.g., auto-enrollment issues; implementation issues; Play or Pay rules; small business health care tax credit; information reporting by applicable large employers on health insurance coverage offered under employer-sponsored plans, information reporting of minimum essential coverage, and related information and tax forms); Interest Rate Determination Method (adjusted AFRs/Long-term tax-exempt rates); Estate Tax Expat Issues, S. 744, immigration reform; Rev. Proc. 99-6; Technical termination rules (Sec. 708, Sec. 197); State Sales Tax Collection/Marketplace Fairness Act (MFA), S. 336, S. 743, HR 684; Rev. Proc. 97-27 (non-automatic changes in method of accounting); Accounting method changes (Sec. 381); Extend expiring tax provisions; Tax Increase Prevention Act of 2014, H.R. 5771; A de minimis threshold for small taxpayers (Sec. 382 NOL Limitation); Modifying the enhanced deduction rules for charitable contribution of inventory; Repeal of the anti-churning rules under sec. 197(f)(g); Modify the definition of W-2 wages for purposes of sec. 199; Modify the rules for capitalization and inclusion in inventory costs for certain expenses under section 263A; Allow an offset to the built-in gains tax for charitable contribution and foreign tax credit carryforwards from a C year; Add a new 120-day Post-Termination Transition Period (PTTP) beginning on the date that a taxpayer files an amended Form 1120S; Allow S corporations to have nonresident aliens as shareholders and potential current beneficiaries of electing small business trusts; Repeal section 1362(d)(3), which terminates an S election due to passive investment income that exceeds a certain threshold, or increase the passive investment income (PII) threshold of S-corporations under section 1375(a)(2) from 25% to 60%; Repeal section 1372; Sec. 174 research and experimental expenditures; Department of the Treasury Priority Guidance Plan; Expired tax provisions (extenders); Tax treaties; Multi-State Worker Tax Fairness Act (H.R. 4085).

Tax Reform, Tax Reform Act of 2014, Senate Finance Committee Tax Reform Discussion Drafts, Comprehensive Tax Reform Act of 2014, H.R. 1, S. 1090, H.R. 2253; (e.g., alternative minimum tax (AMT), education incentives (H.R. 3393), information reporting, Real Time Tax System, earned income tax credit, phase-outs, Kiddie Tax, depreciation, retirement plan options, inflation adjustments, unused provisions deadwood, the Tax Gap, Section 9100 relief, and terms with multiple definitions in the Internal Revenue Code), House Ways and Means Committee draft Tax Reform Act of 2014, small business pass-through tax reform; Tax penalties (e.g., the definition of tax shelters; significant purpose; reasonable cause exception to penalties under sections 6707A and 6662A; reasonable cause exception to the section 6676 penalty for erroneous claim for refund or credit; and Form 3520 and 3520-A penalties); Identity theft (e.g., truncated taxpayer identification numbers (TTINs) and S. 149, Stop Identity Theft Act of 2013 and H.R. 295; Identity Theft and Tax Fraud Prevention Act of 2013, S. 676; Tax Refund Theft Prevention Act of 2014, S. 2736); IRS authority over tax preparers, H.R. 1570 and potential amendment to Senate The Preserving Americas Transit and Highways Act; preparer tax identification numbers (PTIN) registration process, voluntary certification program; Cash basis method of accounting; Due dates of tax returns (H.R. 901 and S. 420); (e.g., six-month automatic extension for entire Form 990 series and other information, excise and income tax returns of exempt organizations); Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act (H.R. 1129, S. 1645); Permanent disaster relief; Hurricane Sandy Tax Relief, HR 2137; National Disaster Tax Relief Acto of 2014, S. 2634; IRS weather-related impacts in filing due dates; Standardize the allowable mileage rates for business expense, medical expense and charitable contribution purposes; IRS Budget; Administrations fiscal year 2015 revenue proposals; Form 1099B and Form 8949; Form 1040 Questions on Schedule E relating to Form 1099 requirement; Guidance on tax issues for same-sex couples and registered domestic partners; Net investment income tax (Sec. 1411), threshold/bracket for estates for net-investment income tax and regular income tax, applicability of net investment income tax to bona fide residents of U.S. mirror tax code territories; Allow certain attorney fees and court costs as deductions for adjusted gross income (AGI); Clarify and simplify reporting of cancellation of debt income (Sec. 6050P); Provide parity for employees and self-employed individuals on the deduction of health insurance costs; Remove reference to section 332 from section 367(a)(i); Repeal the section 7122(c)(1) requirement to provide a 20 percent partial payment with a lump-sum offer in compromise; Allow transfer of partnership suspended losses to one another when spousal transfers under section 1041(a) tax place; Target allocations for partnerships; Clarify that husband and wife partnerships are recognized under state law are eligible to elect Qualified Joint Venture status under section 761(f); Allow an offset to the built-in gains tax for charitable contribution and foreign tax credit carryforwards from a C year; Add a new 120-day post-termination transition period (PTTP) beginning on the date that a taxpayer files an amended Form 1120S; Allow S corporations to have nonresident aliens as shareholders and potential current beneficiaries of electing small business trusts; Related party debt (proposed regulations on Sec. 752); Form 1120S; Repeal section 1362(d)(3), which terminates an S election due to passive investment income that exceeds a certain threshold, or increase the passive investment income (PII) threshold of S corporations under 1375(a)(2) from 25 percent to 60 percent; Qualified terminable interest property (QTIP) election relief; Treat consistently all federal tax payments of trusts and estates; 9100 relief; Mexican land trust (Fideicomisos); Amend section 67(e) to simplify the law and allow estates and nongrantor trusts to fully deduct the cost of complying with fiduciary duties in administering estates and trusts; Exempt from the filing requirement of section 6034(a) trusts with charitable deductions only from flow-through entities; Reinstate and make permanent the fair market value exception under section 512(b)(13) and remove the binding contract requirement; Expand the exception from section 509(f)(2), which prohibits an organization from qualifying for section 509(a)(3) status if it accepted certain gifts, to be consistent with the technical change made to section 4958(c)(3)(C); Form 990 and instructions; Form 3115; Interactive Form 1023; e-filing for exempt organizations; Public disclosure of information on exempt organization forms; Top-heavy rules; Repeal full vesting on partial termination of qualified retirement plans; Speaking with Government Accountability Office (GAO) on retirement plan sponsor reporting and disclosure requirements, and issues pertaining to electronic disclosure of content to participants; Mid-year amenders on safe harbor plans; Use of forfeitures on making certain qualified contributions; Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA); PFICs; Automatic penalties assessed on Form 5471; TD F 90-22.1, Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts (FBAR) and its e-filing requirements; The Retail Inventory Method; Rev. Proc. 97-27; Tangible personal property guidance repair regulations (Sec. 263A); Proposed Regulations to Amend the Definition of Research and Experimental Expenditures under Section 174; Estimated taxes for corporations and success based fees; Internal Revenue Services release in the delay of tax forms and abatement of penalties for late payment of tax; IRS preparer compliance visits; IRS e-signature standards; Uncertain tax positions (UTP); Sec. 7212; Individual taxpayer identification numbers (ITINs); Form 1099-K, credit card and receipts reconciliation; Form 8937 (form used to report organizational actions affecting basis);Amended Forms 1099; IRS e-services; IRC section 1298 (f) filing requirements; Enrolled Agents, S. 1134, H.R. 2313; Affordable Care Act (e.g., auto-enrollment issues; implementation issues; Play or Pay rules; small business health care tax credit; information reporting by applicable large employers on health insurance coverage offered under employer-sponsored plans, information reporting of minimum essential coverage, and related information and tax forms); Interest Rate Determination Method (adjusted AFRs/Long-term tax-exempt rates); Estate Tax Expat Issues, S. 744, immigration reform; Rev. Proc. 99-6; Technical termination rules (Sec. 708, Sec. 197); State Sales Tax Collection/Marketplace Fairness Act (MFA), S. 336, S. 743, HR 684; Rev. Proc. 97-27 (non-automatic changes in method of accounting); Accounting method changes (Sec. 381); Extend expiring tax provisions; Tax Increase Prevention Act of 2014, H.R. 5771; A de minimis threshold for small taxpayers (Sec. 382 NOL Limitation); Modifying the enhanced deduction rules for charitable contribution of inventory; Repeal of the anti-churning rules under sec. 197(f)(g); Modify the definition of W-2 wages for purposes of sec. 199; Modify the rules for capitalization and inclusion in inventory costs for certain expenses under section 263A; Allow an offset to the built-in gains tax for charitable contribution and foreign tax credit carryforwards from a C year; Add a new 120-day Post-Termination Transition Period (PTTP) beginning on the date that a taxpayer files an amended Form 1120S; Allow S corporations to have nonresident aliens as shareholders and potential current beneficiaries of electing small business trusts; Repeal section 1362(d)(3), which terminates an S election due to passive investment income that exceeds a certain threshold, or increase the passive investment income (PII) threshold of S-corporations under section 1375(a)(2) from 25% to 60%; Repeal section 1372; Sec. 174 research and experimental expenditures; Department of the Treasury Priority Guidance Plan; Expired tax provisions (extenders); Tax treaties; Multi-State Worker Tax Fairness Act (H.R. 4085).

Tax Reform, Tax Reform Act of 2014, Senate Finance Committee Tax Reform Discussion Drafts, Comprehensive Tax Reform Act of 2014, H.R. 1, S. 1090, H.R. 2253; (e.g., alternative minimum tax (AMT), education incentives (H.R. 3393), information reporting, Real Time Tax System, earned income tax credit, phase-outs, Kiddie Tax, depreciation, retirement plan options, inflation adjustments, unused provisions deadwood, the Tax Gap, Section 9100 relief, and terms with multiple definitions in the Internal Revenue Code), House Ways and Means Committee draft Tax Reform Act of 2014, small business pass-through tax reform; Tax penalties (e.g., the definition of tax shelters; significant purpose; reasonable cause exception to penalties under sections 6707A and 6662A; reasonable cause exception to the section 6676 penalty for erroneous claim for refund or credit; and Form 3520 and 3520-A penalties); Identity theft (e.g., truncated taxpayer identification numbers (TTINs) and S. 149, Stop Identity Theft Act of 2013 and H.R. 295; Identity Theft and Tax Fraud Prevention Act of 2013, S. 676; Tax Refund Theft Prevention Act of 2014, S. 2736); IRS authority over tax preparers, H.R. 1570 and potential amendment to Senate The Preserving Americas Transit and Highways Act; preparer tax identification numbers (PTIN) registration process, voluntary certification program; Cash basis method of accounting; Due dates of tax returns (H.R. 901 and S. 420); (e.g., six-month automatic extension for entire Form 990 series and other information, excise and income tax returns of exempt organizations); Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act (H.R. 1129, S. 1645); Permanent disaster relief; Hurricane Sandy Tax Relief, HR 2137; National Disaster Tax Relief Acto of 2014, S. 2634; IRS weather-related impacts in filing due dates; Standardize the allowable mileage rates for business expense, medical expense and charitable contribution purposes; IRS Budget; Administrations fiscal year 2015 revenue proposals; Form 1099B and Form 8949; Form 1040 Questions on Schedule E relating to Form 1099 requirement; Guidance on tax issues for same-sex couples and registered domestic partners; Net investment income tax (Sec. 1411), threshold/bracket for estates for net-investment income tax and regular income tax, applicability of net investment income tax to bona fide residents of U.S. mirror tax code territories; Allow certain attorney fees and court costs as deductions for adjusted gross income (AGI); Clarify and simplify reporting of cancellation of debt income (Sec. 6050P); Provide parity for employees and self-employed individuals on the deduction of health insurance costs; Remove reference to section 332 from section 367(a)(i); Repeal the section 7122(c)(1) requirement to provide a 20 percent partial payment with a lump-sum offer in compromise; Allow transfer of partnership suspended losses to one another when spousal transfers under section 1041(a) tax place; Target allocations for partnerships; Clarify that husband and wife partnerships are recognized under state law are eligible to elect Qualified Joint Venture status under section 761(f); Allow an offset to the built-in gains tax for charitable contribution and foreign tax credit carryforwards from a C year; Add a new 120-day post-termination transition period (PTTP) beginning on the date that a taxpayer files an amended Form 1120S; Allow S corporations to have nonresident aliens as shareholders and potential current beneficiaries of electing small business trusts; Related party debt (proposed regulations on Sec. 752); Form 1120S; Repeal section 1362(d)(3), which terminates an S election due to passive investment income that exceeds a certain threshold, or increase the passive investment income (PII) threshold of S corporations under 1375(a)(2) from 25 percent to 60 percent; Qualified terminable interest property (QTIP) election relief; Treat consistently all federal tax payments of trusts and estates; 9100 relief; Mexican land trust (Fideicomisos); Amend section 67(e) to simplify the law and allow estates and nongrantor trusts to fully deduct the cost of complying with fiduciary duties in administering estates and trusts; Exempt from the filing requirement of section 6034(a) trusts with charitable deductions only from flow-through entities; Reinstate and make permanent the fair market value exception under section 512(b)(13) and remove the binding contract requirement; Expand the exception from section 509(f)(2), which prohibits an organization from qualifying for section 509(a)(3) status if it accepted certain gifts, to be consistent with the technical change made to section 4958(c)(3)(C); Form 990 and instructions; Form 3115; Interactive Form 1023; e-filing for exempt organizations; Public disclosure of information on exempt organization forms; Top-heavy rules; Repeal full vesting on partial termination of qualified retirement plans; Speaking with Government Accountability Office (GAO) on retirement plan sponsor reporting and disclosure requirements, and issues pertaining to electronic disclosure of content to participants; Mid-year amenders on safe harbor plans; Use of forfeitures on making certain qualified contributions; Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA); PFICs; Automatic penalties assessed on Form 5471; TD F 90-22.1, Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts (FBAR) and its e-filing requirements; The Retail Inventory Method; Rev. Proc. 97-27; Tangible personal property guidance repair regulations (Sec. 263A); Proposed Regulations to Amend the Definition of Research and Experimental Expenditures under Section 174; Estimated taxes for corporations and success based fees; Internal Revenue Services release in the delay of tax forms and abatement of penalties for late payment of tax; IRS preparer compliance visits; IRS e-signature standards; Uncertain tax positions (UTP); Sec. 7212; Individual taxpayer identification numbers (ITINs); Form 1099-K, credit card and receipts reconciliation; Form 8937 (form used to report organizational actions affecting basis);Amended Forms 1099; IRS e-services; IRC section 1298 (f) filing requirements; Enrolled Agents, S. 1134, H.R. 2313; Affordable Care Act (e.g., auto-enrollment issues; implementation issues; Play or Pay rules; small business health care tax credit; information reporting by applicable large employers on health insurance coverage offered under employer-sponsored plans, information reporting of minimum essential coverage, and related information and tax forms); Interest Rate Determination Method (adjusted AFRs/Long-term tax-exempt rates); Estate Tax Expat Issues, S. 744, immigration reform; Rev. Proc. 99-6; Technical termination rules (Sec. 708, Sec. 197); State Sales Tax Collection/Marketplace Fairness Act (MFA), S. 336, S. 743, HR 684; Rev. Proc. 97-27 (non-automatic changes in method of accounting); Accounting method changes (Sec. 381); Extend expiring tax provisions; Tax Increase Prevention Act of 2014, H.R. 5771; A de minimis threshold for small taxpayers (Sec. 382 NOL Limitation); Modifying the enhanced deduction rules for charitable contribution of inventory; Repeal of the anti-churning rules under sec. 197(f)(g); Modify the definition of W-2 wages for purposes of sec. 199; Modify the rules for capitalization and inclusion in inventory costs for certain expenses under section 263A; Allow an offset to the built-in gains tax for charitable contribution and foreign tax credit carryforwards from a C year; Add a new 120-day Post-Termination Transition Period (PTTP) beginning on the date that a taxpayer files an amended Form 1120S; Allow S corporations to have nonresident aliens as shareholders and potential current beneficiaries of electing small business trusts; Repeal section 1362(d)(3), which terminates an S election due to passive investment income that exceeds a certain threshold, or increase the passive investment income (PII) threshold of S-corporations under section 1375(a)(2) from 25% to 60%; Repeal section 1372; Sec. 174 research and experimental expenditures; Department of the Treasury Priority Guidance Plan; Expired tax provisions (extenders); Tax treaties; Multi-State Worker Tax Fairness Act (H.R. 4085).

Tax Reform, Tax Reform Act of 2014, Senate Finance Committee Tax Reform Discussion Drafts, H.R. 1, S. 1090, H.R. 2253; (e.g., alternative minimum tax (AMT), education incentives (H.R. 3393), information reporting, Real Time Tax System, earned income tax credit, phase-outs, Kiddie Tax, depreciation, retirement plan options, inflation adjustments, unused provisions deadwood, the Tax Gap, Section 9100 relief, and terms with multiple definitions in the Internal Revenue Code); Tax penalties (e.g., the definitionof tax shelters; significant purpose; reasonable cause exception to penalties under sections 6707A and 6662A; reasonable cause exception to the section 6676 penalty for erroneous claim for refund or credit; and Form 3520 and 3520-A penalties); Identity theft (e.g., truncated taxpayer identification numbers (TTINs) and S. 149, Stop Identity Theft Act of 2013 and H.R. 295; Identity Theft and Tax Fraud Prevention Act of 2013, S. 676); IRS authority over tax preparers, H.R. 1570; preparer tax identification numbers (PTIN) registration process; Cash basis method of accounting; Due dates of tax returns (H.R. 901 and S. 420); (e.g., six-month automatic extension for entire Form 990 series and other information, excise and income tax returns of exempt organizations); Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act (H.R. 1129, S. 1645); Permanent disaster relief; Hurricane Sandy Tax Relief, HR 2137; IRS weather-related impacts in filing due dates; Standardize the allowable mileage rates for business expense, medical expense and charitable contribution purposes; IRS Budget; Administrations fiscal year 2015 revenue proposals; Form 1099B and Form 8949; Form 1040 Questions on Schedule E relating to Form 1099 requirement; Guidance on tax issues for same-sex couples and registered domestic partners; Net investment income tax (Sec. 1411); Allow certain attorney fees and court costs as deductions for adjusted gross income (AGI); Clarify and simplify reporting of cancellation of debt income (Sec. 6050P); Provide parity for employees and self-employed individuals on the deduction of health insurance costs; Remove reference to section 332 from section 367(a)(i); Repeal the section 7122(c)(1) requirement to provide a 20 percent partial payment with a lump-sum offer in compromise; Allow transfer of partnership suspended losses to one another when spousal transfers under section 1041(a) tax place; Target allocations for partnerships; Clarify that husband and wife partnerships are recognized under state law are eligible to elect Qualified Joint Venture status under section 761(f); Allow an offset to the built-in gains tax for charitable contribution and foreign tax credit carryforwards from a C year; Add a new 120-day post-termination transition period (PTTP) beginning on the date that a taxpayer files an amended Form 1120S; Allow S corporations to have nonresident aliens as shareholders and potential current beneficiaries of electing small business trusts; Related party debt (proposed regulations on Sec. 752); Form 1120S; Repeal section 1362(d)(3), which terminates an S election due to passive investment income that exceeds a certain threshold, or increase the passive investment income (PII) threshold of S corporations under 1375(a)(2) from 25 percent to 60 percent; Qualified terminable interest property (QTIP) election relief; Treat consistently all federal tax payments of trusts and estates; 9100 relief; Mexican land trust (Fideicomisos); Amend section 67(e) to simplify the law and allow estates and nongrantor trusts to fully deduct the cost of complying with fiduciary duties in administering estates and trusts; Exempt from the filing requirement of section 6034(a) trusts with charitable deductions only from flow-through entities; Reinstate and make permanent the fair market value exception under section 512(b)(13) and remove the binding contract requirement; Expand the exception from section 509(f)(2), which prohibits an organization from qualifying for section 509(a)(3) status if it accepted certain gifts, to be consistent with the technical change made to section 4958(c)(3)(C); Form 990 and instructions; Form 3115; Interactive Form 1023; e-filing for exempt organizations; Public disclosure of information on exempt organization forms; Top-heavy rules; Repeal full vesting on partial termination of qualified retirement plans; Speaking with Government Accountability Office (GAO) on retirement plan sponsor reporting and disclosure requirements, and issues pertaining to electronic disclosure of content to participants; Mid-year amenders on safe harbor plans; Use of forfeitures on making certain qualified contributions; Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA); PFICs; Automatic penalties assessed on Form 5471; TD F 90-22.1, Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts (FBAR) and its e-filing requirements; The Retail Inventory Method; Rev. Proc. 97-27; Tangible personal property guidance repair regulations (Sec. 263A); Proposed Regulations to Amend the Definition of Research and Experimental Expenditures under Section 174; Estimated taxes for corporations and success based fees; Internal Revenue Services release in the delay of tax forms and abatement of penalties for late payment of tax; IRS preparer compliance visits; IRS e-signature standards; Uncertain tax positions (UTP); Sec. 7212; Individual taxpayer identification numbers (ITINs); Form 1099-K; Form 8937 (form used to report organizational actions affecting basis);Amended Forms 1099; IRS e-services; IRC section 1298 (f) filing requirements; Enrolled Agents, S. 1134, H.R. 2313; Affordable Care Act (e.g., Play or Pay rules; small business health care tax credit; information reporting by applicable large employers on health insurance coverage offered under employer-sponsored plans, and information reporting of minimum essential coverage); Interest Rate Determination Method (adjusted AFRs/Long-term tax-exempt rates); Estate Tax Expat Issues, S. 744; Rev. Proc. 99-6; Technical termination rules (Sec. 708, Sec. 197); State Sales Tax Collection/Marketplace Fairness Act (MFA), S. 336, S. 743, HR 684; Rev. Proc. 97-27 (non-automatic changes in method of accounting); Accounting method changes (Sec. 381); Extend expiring tax provisions; A de minimis threshold for small taxpayers (Sec. 382 NOL Limitation); Modifying the enhanced deduction rules for charitable contribution of inventory; Repeal of the anti-churning rules under sec. 197(f)(g); Modify the definition of W-2 wages for purposes of sec. 199; Modify the rules for capitalization and inclusion in inventory costs for certain expenses under section 263A; Allow an offset to the built-in gains tax for charitable contribution and foreign tax credit carryforwards from a C year; Add a new 120-day Post-Termination Transition Period (PTTP) beginning on the date that a taxpayer files an amended Form 1120S; Allow S corporations to have nonresident aliens as shareholders and potential current beneficiaries of electing small business trusts; Repeal section 1362(d)(3), whichterminates an S election due to passive investment income that exceeds a certain threshold, or increase the passive investment income (PII) threshold of S-corporations under section 1375(a)(2) from 25% to 60%; Repeal section 1372; Sec. 174 research and experimental expenditures; Department of the Treasury Priority Guidance Plan.

Tax Reform, Tax Reform Act of 2014, Senate Finance Committee Tax Reform Discussion Drafts, H.R. 1, S. 1090, H.R. 2253; (e.g., alternative minimum tax (AMT), education incentives (H.R. 3393), information reporting, Real Time Tax System, earned income tax credit, phase-outs, Kiddie Tax, depreciation, retirement plan options, inflation adjustments, unused provisions deadwood, the Tax Gap, Section 9100 relief, and terms with multiple definitions in the Internal Revenue Code), House Ways and MeansCommittee draft Tax Reform Act of 2014, small business pass-through tax reform; Tax penalties (e.g., the definition of tax shelters; significant purpose; reasonable cause exception to penalties under sections 6707A and 6662A; reasonable cause exception to the section 6676 penalty for erroneous claim for refund or credit; and Form 3520 and 3520-A penalties); Identity theft (e.g., truncated taxpayer identification numbers (TTINs) and S. 149, Stop Identity Theft Act of 2013 and H.R. 295; Identity Theft and Tax Fraud Prevention Act of 2013, S. 676); IRS authority over tax preparers, H.R. 1570 and potential amendment to Senate The Preserving Americas Transit and Highways Act; preparer tax identification numbers (PTIN) registration process, voluntary certification program; Cash basis method of accounting; Due dates of tax returns (H.R. 901 and S. 420); (e.g., six-month automatic extension for entire Form 990 series and other information, excise and income tax returns of exempt organizations); Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act (H.R. 1129, S. 1645); Permanent disaster relief; Hurricane Sandy Tax Relief, HR 2137; IRS weather-related impacts in filing due dates; Standardize the allowable mileage rates for business expense, medical expense and charitable contribution purposes; IRS Budget; Administrations fiscal year 2015 revenue proposals; Form 1099B and Form 8949; Form 1040 Questions on Schedule E relating to Form 1099 requirement; Guidance on tax issues for same-sex couples and registered domestic partners; Net investment income tax (Sec. 1411) , threshold/bracket for estates for net-investment income tax and regular income tax, applicability of net investment income tax to bona fide residents of U.S. mirror tax code territories; Allow certain attorney fees and court costs as deductions for adjusted gross income (AGI); Clarify and simplify reporting of cancellation of debt income (Sec. 6050P); Provide parity for employees and self-employed individuals on the deduction of health insurance costs; Remove reference to section 332 from section 367(a)(i); Repeal the section 7122(c)(1) requirement to provide a 20 percent partial payment with a lump-sum offer in compromise; Allow transfer of partnership suspended losses to one another when spousal transfers under section 1041(a) tax place; Target allocations for partnerships; Clarify that husband and wife partnerships are recognized under state law are eligible to elect Qualified Joint Venture status under section 761(f); Allow an offset to the built-in gains tax for charitable contribution and foreign tax credit carryforwards from a C year; Add a new 120-day post-termination transition period (PTTP) beginning on the date that a taxpayer files an amended Form 1120S; Allow S corporations to have nonresident aliens as shareholders and potential current beneficiaries of electing small business trusts; Related party debt (proposed regulations on Sec. 752); Form 1120S; Repeal section 1362(d)(3), which terminates an S election due to passive investment income that exceeds a certain threshold, or increase the passive investment income (PII) threshold of S corporations under 1375(a)(2) from 25 percent to 60 percent; Qualified terminable interest property (QTIP) election relief; Treat consistently all federal tax payments of trusts and estates; 9100 relief; Mexican land trust (Fideicomisos); Amend section 67(e) to simplify the law and allow estates and nongrantor trusts to fully deduct the cost of complying with fiduciary duties in administering estates and trusts; Exempt from the filing requirement of section 6034(a) trusts with charitable deductions only from flow-through entities; Reinstate and make permanent the fair market value exception under section 512(b)(13) and remove the binding contract requirement; Expand the exception from section 509(f)(2), which prohibits an organization from qualifying for section 509(a)(3) status if it accepted certain gifts, to be consistent with the technical change made to section 4958(c)(3)(C); Form 990 and instructions; Form 3115; Interactive Form 1023; e-filing for exempt organizations; Public disclosure of information on exempt organization forms; Top-heavy rules; Repeal full vesting on partial termination of qualified retirement plans; Speaking with Government Accountability Office (GAO) on retirement plan sponsor reporting and disclosure requirements, and issues pertaining to electronic disclosure of content to participants; Mid-year amenders on safe harbor plans; Use of forfeitures on making certain qualified contributions; Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA); PFICs; Automatic penalties assessed on Form 5471; TD F 90-22.1, Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts (FBAR) and its e-filing requirements; The Retail Inventory Method; Rev. Proc. 97-27; Tangible personal property guidance repair regulations (Sec. 263A); Proposed Regulations to Amend the Definition of Research and Experimental Expenditures under Section 174; Estimated taxes for corporations and success based fees; Internal Revenue Services release in the delay of tax forms and abatement of penalties for late payment of tax; IRS preparer compliance visits; IRS e-signature standards; Uncertain tax positions (UTP); Sec. 7212; Individual taxpayer identification numbers (ITINs); Form 1099-K, credit card and receipts reconciliation; Form 8937 (form used to report organizational actions affecting basis);Amended Forms 1099; IRS e-services; IRC section 1298 (f) filing requirements; Enrolled Agents, S. 1134, H.R. 2313; Affordable Care Act (e.g., auto-enrollment issues; implementation issues; Play or Pay rules; small business health care tax credit; information reporting by applicable large employers on health insurance coverage offered under employer-sponsored plans, and information reporting of minimum essential coverage); Interest Rate Determination Method (adjusted AFRs/Long-term tax-exempt rates); Estate Tax Expat Issues, S. 744, immigration reform; Rev. Proc. 99-6; Technical termination rules (Sec. 708, Sec. 197); State Sales Tax Collection/Marketplace Fairness Act (MFA), S. 336, S. 743, HR 684; Rev. Proc. 97-27 (non-automatic changes in method of accounting); Accounting method changes (Sec. 381); Extend expiring tax provisions; A de minimis threshold for small taxpayers (Sec. 382 NOL Limitation); Modifying the enhanced deduction rules for charitable contribution of inventory;Repeal of the anti-churning rules under sec. 197(f)(g); Modify the definition of W-2 wages for purposes of sec. 199; Modify the rules for capitalization and inclusion in inventory costs for certain expenses under section 263A; Allow an offset to the built-in gains tax for charitable contribution and foreign tax credit carryforwards from a C year; Add a new 120-day Post-Termination Transition Period (PTTP) beginning on the date that a taxpayer files an amended Form 1120S; Allow S corporations to have nonresident aliens as shareholders and potential current beneficiaries of electing small business trusts; Repeal section 1362(d)(3), which terminates an S election due to passive investment income that exceeds a certain threshold, or increase the passive investment income (PII) threshold of S-corporations under section 1375(a)(2) from 25% to 60%; Repeal section 1372; Sec. 174 research and experimental expenditures; Department of the Treasury Priority Guidance Plan; Expired tax provisions (extenders); Tax treaties; Multi-State Worker Tax Fairness Act (H.R. 4085).

Tax Reform, Tax Reform Act of 2014, Senate Finance Committee Tax Reform Discussion Drafts, H.R. 1, S. 1090, H.R. 2253; (e.g., alternative minimum tax (AMT), education incentives (H.R. 3393), information reporting, Real Time Tax System, earned income tax credit, phase-outs, Kiddie Tax, depreciation, retirement plan options, inflation adjustments, unused provisions deadwood, the Tax Gap, Section 9100 relief, and terms with multiple definitions in the Internal Revenue Code), House Ways and Means Committee draft Tax Reform Act of 2014, small business pass-through tax reform; Tax penalties (e.g., the definition of tax shelters; significant purpose; reasonable cause exception to penalties under sections 6707A and 6662A; reasonable cause exception to the section 6676 penalty for erroneous claim for refund or credit; and Form 3520 and 3520-A penalties); Identity theft (e.g., truncated taxpayer identification numbers (TTINs) and S. 149, Stop Identity Theft Act of 2013 and H.R. 295; Identity Theft and Tax Fraud Prevention Act of 2013, S. 676); IRS authority over tax preparers, H.R. 1570 and potential amendment to Senate The Preserving Americas Transit and Highways Act; preparer tax identification numbers (PTIN) registration process, voluntary certification program; Cash basis method of accounting; Due dates of tax returns (H.R. 901 and S. 420); (e.g., six-month automatic extension for entire Form 990 series and other information, excise and income tax returns of exempt organizations); Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act (H.R. 1129, S. 1645); Permanent disaster relief; Hurricane Sandy Tax Relief, HR 2137; IRS weather-related impacts in filing due dates; Standardize the allowable mileage rates for business expense, medical expense and charitable contribution purposes; IRS Budget; Administrations fiscal year 2015 revenue proposals; Form 1099B and Form 8949; Form 1040 Questions on Schedule E relating to Form 1099 requirement; Guidance on tax issues for same-sex couples and registered domestic partners; Net investment income tax (Sec. 1411), threshold/bracket for estates for net-investment income tax and regular income tax, applicability of net investment income tax to bona fide residents of U.S. mirror tax code territories; Allow certain attorney fees and court costs as deductions for adjusted gross income (AGI); Clarify and simplify reporting of cancellation of debt income (Sec. 6050P); Provide parity for employees and self-employed individuals on the deduction of health insurance costs; Remove reference to section 332 from section 367(a)(i); Repeal the section 7122(c)(1) requirement to provide a 20 percent partial payment with a lump-sum offer in compromise; Allow transfer of partnership suspended losses to one another when spousal transfers under section 1041(a) tax place; Target allocations for partnerships; Clarify that husband and wife partnerships are recognized under state law are eligible to elect Qualified Joint Venture status under section 761(f); Allow an offset to the built-in gains tax for charitable contribution and foreign tax credit carryforwards from a C year; Add a new 120-day post-termination transition period (PTTP) beginning on the date that a taxpayer files an amended Form 1120S; Allow S corporations to have nonresident aliens as shareholders and potential current beneficiaries of electing small business trusts; Related party debt (proposed regulations on Sec. 752); Form 1120S; Repeal section 1362(d)(3), which terminates an S election due to passive investment income that exceeds a certain threshold, or increase the passive investment income (PII) threshold of S corporations under 1375(a)(2) from 25 percent to 60 percent; Qualified terminable interest property (QTIP) election relief; Treat consistently all federal tax payments of trusts and estates; 9100 relief; Mexican land trust (Fideicomisos); Amend section 67(e) to simplify the law and allow estates and nongrantor trusts to fully deduct the cost of complying with fiduciary duties in administering estates and trusts; Exempt from the filing requirement of section 6034(a) trusts with charitable deductions only from flow-through entities; Reinstate and make permanent the fair market value exception under section 512(b)(13) and remove the binding contract requirement; Expand the exception from section 509(f)(2), which prohibits an organization from qualifying for section 509(a)(3) status if it accepted certain gifts, to be consistent with the technical change made to section 4958(c)(3)(C); Form 990 and instructions; Form 3115; Interactive Form 1023; e-filing for exempt organizations; Public disclosure of information on exempt organization forms; Top-heavy rules; Repeal full vesting on partial termination of qualified retirement plans; Speaking with Government Accountability Office (GAO) on retirement plan sponsor reporting and disclosure requirements, and issues pertaining to electronic disclosure of content to participants; Mid-year amenders on safe harbor plans; Use of forfeitures on making certain qualified contributions; Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA); PFICs; Automatic penalties assessed on Form 5471; TD F 90-22.1, Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts (FBAR) and its e-filing requirements; The Retail Inventory Method; Rev. Proc. 97-27; Tangible personal property guidance repair regulations (Sec. 263A); Proposed Regulations to Amend the Definition of Research and Experimental Expenditures under Section 174; Estimated taxes for corporations and success based fees; Internal Revenue Services release in the delay of tax forms and abatement of penalties for late payment of tax; IRS preparer compliance visits; IRS e-signature standards; Uncertain tax positions (UTP); Sec. 7212; Individual taxpayer identification numbers (ITINs); Form 1099-K, credit card and receipts reconciliation; Form 8937 (form used to report organizational actions affecting basis);Amended Forms 1099; IRS e-services; IRC section 1298 (f) filing requirements; Enrolled Agents, S. 1134, H.R. 2313; Affordable Care Act (e.g., auto-enrollment issues; implementation issues; Play or Pay rules; small business health care tax credit; information reporting by applicable large employers on health insurance coverage offered under employer-sponsored plans, information reporting of minimum essential coverage, and related information and tax forms); Interest Rate Determination Method (adjusted AFRs/Long-term tax-exempt rates); Estate Tax Expat Issues, S. 744, immigration reform; Rev. Proc. 99-6; Technical termination rules (Sec. 708, Sec. 197); State Sales Tax Collection/Marketplace Fairness Act (MFA), S. 336, S. 743, HR 684; Rev. Proc. 97-27 (non-automatic changes in method of accounting); Accounting method changes (Sec. 381); Extend expiring tax provisions; A de minimis threshold for small taxpayers (Sec. 382 NOL Limitation); Modifying the enhanced deduction rules for charitable contribution of inventory; Repeal of the anti-churning rules under sec. 197(f)(g); Modify the definition of W-2 wages for purposes of sec. 199; Modify the rules for capitalization and inclusion in inventory costs for certain expenses under section 263A; Allow an offset to the built-in gains tax for charitable contribution and foreign tax credit carryforwards from a C year; Add a new 120-day Post-Termination Transition Period (PTTP) beginning on the date that a taxpayer files an amended Form 1120S; Allow S corporations to have nonresident aliens as shareholders and potential current beneficiaries of electing small business trusts; Repeal section 1362(d)(3), which terminates an S election due to passive investment income that exceeds a certain threshold, or increase the passive investment income (PII) threshold of S-corporations under section 1375(a)(2) from 25% to 60%; Repeal section 1372; Sec. 174 research and experimental expenditures; Department of the Treasury Priority Guidance Plan; Expired tax provisions (extenders); Tax treaties; Multi-State Worker Tax Fairness Act (H.R. 4085). .

Tax Reform, Tax Reform Act of 2014, Senate Finance Committee Tax Reform Discussion Drafts, H.R. 1, S. 1090, H.R. 2253; (e.g., alternative minimum tax (AMT), education incentives (H.R. 3393), information reporting, Real Time Tax System, earned income tax credit, phase-outs, Kiddie Tax, depreciation, retirement plan options, inflation adjustments, unused provisions deadwood, the Tax Gap, Section 9100 relief, and terms with multiple definitions in the Internal Revenue Code), House Ways and Means Committee draft Tax Reform Act of 2014, small business pass-through tax reform; Tax penalties (e.g., the definition of tax shelters; significant purpose; reasonable cause exception to penalties under sections 6707A and 6662A; reasonable cause exception to the section 6676 penalty for erroneous claim for refund or credit; and Form 3520 and 3520-A penalties); Identity theft (e.g., truncated taxpayer identification numbers (TTINs) and S. 149, Stop Identity Theft Act of 2013 and H.R. 295; Identity Theft and Tax Fraud Prevention Act of 2013, S. 676); IRS authority over tax preparers, H.R. 1570 and potential amendment to Senate The Preserving Americas Transit and Highways Act; preparer tax identification numbers (PTIN) registration process, voluntary certification program; Cash basis method of accounting; Due dates of tax returns (H.R. 901 and S. 420); (e.g., six-month automatic extension for entire Form 990 series and other information, excise and income tax returns of exempt organizations); Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act (H.R. 1129, S. 1645); Permanent disaster relief; Hurricane Sandy Tax Relief, HR 2137; IRS weather-related impacts in filing due dates; Standardize the allowable mileage rates for business expense, medical expense and charitable contribution purposes; IRS Budget; Administrations fiscal year 2015 revenue proposals; Form 1099B and Form 8949; Form 1040 Questions on Schedule E relating to Form 1099 requirement; Guidance on tax issues for same-sex couples and registered domestic partners; Net investment income tax (Sec. 1411), threshold/bracket for estates for net-investment income tax and regular income tax, applicability of net investment income tax to bona fide residents of U.S. mirror tax code territories; Allow certain attorney fees and court costs as deductions for adjusted gross income (AGI); Clarify and simplify reporting of cancellation of debt income (Sec. 6050P); Provide parity for employees and self-employed individuals on the deduction of health insurance costs; Remove reference to section 332 from section 367(a)(i); Repeal the section 7122(c)(1) requirement to provide a 20 percent partial payment with a lump-sum offer in compromise; Allow transfer of partnership suspended losses to one another when spousal transfers under section 1041(a) tax place; Target allocations for partnerships; Clarify that husband and wife partnerships are recognized under state law are eligible to elect Qualified Joint Venture status under section 761(f); Allow an offset to the built-in gains tax for charitable contribution and foreign tax credit carryforwards from a C year; Add a new 120-day post-termination transition period (PTTP) beginning on the date that a taxpayer files an amended Form 1120S; Allow S corporations to have nonresident aliens as shareholders and potential current beneficiaries of electing small business trusts; Related party debt (proposed regulations on Sec. 752); Form 1120S; Repeal section 1362(d)(3), which terminates an S election due to passive investment income that exceeds a certain threshold, or increase the passive investment income (PII) threshold of S corporations under 1375(a)(2) from 25 percent to 60 percent; Qualified terminable interest property (QTIP) election relief; Treat consistently all federal tax payments of trusts and estates; 9100 relief; Mexican land trust (Fideicomisos); Amend section 67(e) to simplify the law and allow estates and nongrantor trusts to fully deduct the cost of complying with fiduciary duties in administering estates and trusts; Exempt from the filing requirement of section 6034(a) trusts with charitable deductions only from flow-through entities; Reinstate and make permanent the fair market value exception under section 512(b)(13) and remove the binding contract requirement; Expand the exception from section 509(f)(2), which prohibits an organization from qualifying for section 509(a)(3) status if it accepted certain gifts, to be consistent with the technical change made to section 4958(c)(3)(C); Form 990 and instructions; Form 3115; Interactive Form 1023; e-filing for exempt organizations; Public disclosure of information on exempt organization forms; Top-heavy rules; Repeal full vesting on partial termination of qualified retirement plans; Speaking with Government Accountability Office (GAO) on retirement plan sponsor reporting and disclosure requirements, and issues pertaining to electronic disclosure of content to participants; Mid-year amenders on safe harbor plans; Use of forfeitures on making certain qualified contributions; Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA); PFICs; Automatic penalties assessed on Form 5471; TD F 90-22.1, Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts (FBAR) and its e-filing requirements; The Retail Inventory Method; Rev. Proc. 97-27; Tangible personal property guidance repair regulations (Sec. 263A); Proposed Regulations to Amend the Definition of Research and Experimental Expenditures under Section 174; Estimated taxes for corporations and success based fees; Internal Revenue Services release in the delay of tax forms and abatement of penalties for late payment of tax; IRS preparer compliance visits; IRS e-signature standards; Uncertain tax positions (UTP); Sec. 7212; Individual taxpayer identification numbers (ITINs); Form 1099-K, credit card and receipts reconciliation; Form 8937 (form used to report organizational actions affecting basis);Amended Forms 1099; IRS e-services; IRC section 1298 (f) filing requirements; Enrolled Agents, S. 1134, H.R. 2313; Affordable Care Act (e.g., auto-enrollment issues; implementation issues; Play or Pay rules; small business health care tax credit; information reporting by applicable large employers on health insurance coverage offered under employer-sponsored plans, information reporting of minimum essential coverage, and related information and tax forms); Interest Rate Determination Method (adjusted AFRs/Long-term tax-exempt rates); Estate Tax Expat Issues, S. 744, immigration reform; Rev. Proc. 99-6; Technical termination rules (Sec. 708, Sec. 197); State Sales Tax Collection/Marketplace Fairness Act (MFA), S. 336, S. 743, HR 684; Rev. Proc. 97-27 (non-automatic changes in method of accounting); Accounting method changes (Sec. 381); Extend expiring tax provisions; A de minimis threshold for small taxpayers (Sec. 382 NOL Limitation); Modifying the enhanced deduction rules for charitable contribution of inventory; Repeal of the anti-churning rules under sec. 197(f)(g); Modify the definition of W-2 wages for purposes of sec. 199; Modify the rules for capitalization and inclusion in inventory costs for certain expenses under section 263A; Allow an offset to the built-in gains tax for charitable contribution and foreign tax credit carryforwards from a C year; Add a new 120-day Post-Termination Transition Period (PTTP) beginning on the date that a taxpayer files an amended Form 1120S; Allow S corporations to have nonresident aliens as shareholders and potential current beneficiaries of electing small business trusts; Repeal section 1362(d)(3), which terminates an S election due to passive investment income that exceeds a certain threshold, or increase the passive investment income (PII) threshold of S-corporations under section 1375(a)(2) from 25% to 60%; Repeal section 1372; Sec. 174 research and experimental expenditures; Department of the Treasury Priority Guidance Plan; Expired tax provisions (extenders); Tax treaties; Multi-State Worker Tax Fairness Act (H.R. 4085). .

Tax Reform, Tax Reform Act of 2014, Senate Finance Committee Tax Reform Discussion Drafts, H.R. 1, S. 1090, H.R. 2253; (e.g., alternative minimum tax (AMT), education incentives (H.R. 3393), information reporting, Real Time Tax System, earned income tax credit, phase-outs, Kiddie Tax, depreciation, retirement plan options, inflation adjustments, unused provisions deadwood, the Tax Gap, Section 9100 relief, and terms with multiple definitions in the Internal Revenue Code); Tax penalties (e.g., the definitionof tax shelters; significant purpose; reasonable cause exception to penalties under sections 6707A and 6662A; reasonable cause exception to the section 6676 penalty for erroneous claim for refund or credit; and Form 3520 and 3520-A penalties); Identity theft (e.g., truncated taxpayer identification numbers (TTINs) and S. 149, Stop Identity Theft Act of 2013 and H.R. 295; Identity Theft and Tax Fraud Prevention Act of 2013, S. 676); IRS authority over tax preparers, H.R. 1570; preparer tax identification numbers (PTIN) registration process; Cash basis method of accounting; Due dates of tax returns (H.R. 901 and S. 420); (e.g., six-month automatic extension for entire Form 990 series and other information, excise and income tax returns of exempt organizations); Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act (H.R. 1129, S. 1645); Permanent disaster relief; Hurricane Sandy Tax Relief, HR 2137; IRS weather-related impacts in filing due dates; Standardize the allowable mileage rates for business expense, medical expense and charitable contribution purposes; IRS Budget; Administrations fiscal year 2015 revenue proposals; Form 1099B and Form 8949; Form 1040 Questions on Schedule E relating to Form 1099 requirement; Guidance on tax issues for same-sex couples and registered domestic partners; Net investment income tax (Sec. 1411); Allow certain attorney fees and court costs as deductions for adjusted gross income (AGI); Clarify and simplify reporting of cancellation of debt income (Sec. 6050P); Provide parity for employees and self-employed individuals on the deduction of health insurance costs; Remove reference to section 332 from section 367(a)(i); Repeal the section 7122(c)(1) requirement to provide a 20 percent partial payment with a lump-sum offer in compromise; Allow transfer of partnership suspended losses to one another when spousal transfers under section 1041(a) tax place; Target allocations for partnerships; Clarify that husband and wife partnerships are recognized under state law are eligible to elect Qualified Joint Venture status under section 761(f); Allow an offset to the built-in gains tax for charitable contribution and foreign tax credit carryforwards from a C year; Add a new 120-day post-termination transition period (PTTP) beginning on the date that a taxpayer files an amended Form 1120S; Allow S corporations to have nonresident aliens as shareholders and potential current beneficiaries of electing small business trusts; Related party debt (proposed regulations on Sec. 752); Form 1120S; Repeal section 1362(d)(3), which terminates an S election due to passive investment income that exceeds a certain threshold, or increase the passive investment income (PII) threshold of S corporations under 1375(a)(2) from 25 percent to 60 percent; Qualified terminable interest property (QTIP) election relief; Treat consistently all federal tax payments of trusts and estates; 9100 relief; Mexican land trust (Fideicomisos); Amend section 67(e) to simplify the law and allow estates and nongrantor trusts to fully deduct the cost of complying with fiduciary duties in administering estates and trusts; Exempt from the filing requirement of section 6034(a) trusts with charitable deductions only from flow-through entities; Reinstate and make permanent the fair market value exception under section 512(b)(13) and remove the binding contract requirement; Expand the exception from section 509(f)(2), which prohibits an organization from qualifying for section 509(a)(3) status if it accepted certain gifts, to be consistent with the technical change made to section 4958(c)(3)(C); Form 990 and instructions; Form 3115; Interactive Form 1023; e-filing for exempt organizations; Public disclosure of information on exempt organization forms; Top-heavy rules; Repeal full vesting on partial termination of qualified retirement plans; Speaking with Government Accountability Office (GAO) on retirement plan sponsor reporting and disclosure requirements, and issues pertaining to electronic disclosure of content to participants; Mid-year amenders on safe harbor plans; Use of forfeitures on making certain qualified contributions; Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA); PFICs; Automatic penalties assessed on Form 5471; TD F 90-22.1, Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts (FBAR) and its e-filing requirements; The Retail Inventory Method; Rev. Proc. 97-27; Tangible personal property guidance repair regulations (Sec. 263A); Proposed Regulations to Amend the Definition of Research and Experimental Expenditures under Section 174; Estimated taxes for corporations and success based fees; Internal Revenue Services release in the delay of tax forms and abatement of penalties for late payment of tax; IRS preparer compliance visits; IRS e-signature standards; Uncertain tax positions (UTP); Sec. 7212; Individual taxpayer identification numbers (ITINs); Form 1099-K; Form 8937 (form used to report organizational actions affecting basis);Amended Forms 1099; IRS e-services; IRC section 1298 (f) filing requirements; Enrolled Agents, S. 1134, H.R. 2313; Affordable Care Act (e.g., Play or Pay rules; small business health care tax credit; information reporting by applicable large employers on health insurance coverage offered under employer-sponsored plans, and information reporting of minimum essential coverage); Interest Rate Determination Method (adjusted AFRs/Long-term tax-exempt rates); Estate Tax Expat Issues, S. 744; Rev. Proc. 99-6; Technical termination rules (Sec. 708, Sec. 197); State Sales Tax Collection/Marketplace Fairness Act (MFA), S. 336, S. 743, HR 684; Rev. Proc. 97-27 (non-automatic changes in method of accounting); Accounting method changes (Sec. 381); Extend expiring tax provisions; A de minimis threshold for small taxpayers (Sec. 382 NOL Limitation); Modifying the enhanced deduction rules for charitable contribution of inventory; Repeal of the anti-churning rules under sec. 197(f)(g); Modify the definition of W-2 wages for purposes of sec. 199; Modify the rules for capitalization and inclusion in inventory costs for certain expenses under section 263A; Allow an offset to the built-in gains tax for charitable contribution and foreign tax credit carryforwards from a C year; Add a new 120-day Post-Termination Transition Period (PTTP) beginning on the date that a taxpayer files an amended Form 1120S; Allow S corporations to have nonresident aliens as shareholders and potential current beneficiaries of electing small business trusts; Repeal section 1362(d)(3), whichterminates an S election due to passive investment income that exceeds a certain threshold, or increase the passive investment income (PII) threshold of S-corporations under section 1375(a)(2) from 25% to 60%; Repeal section 1372; Sec. 174 research and experimental expenditures; Department of the Treasury Priority Guidance Plan.

Tax Reform, Tax Reform Act of 2014, Senate Finance Committee Tax Reform Discussion Drafts, H.R. 1, S. 1090, H.R. 2253; (e.g., alternative minimum tax (AMT), education incentives (H.R. 3393), information reporting, Real Time Tax System, earned income tax credit, phase-outs, Kiddie Tax, depreciation, retirement plan options, inflation adjustments, unused provisions deadwood, the Tax Gap, Section 9100 relief, and terms with multiple definitions in the Internal Revenue Code), House Ways and MeansCommittee draft Tax Reform Act of 2014, small business pass-through tax reform; Tax penalties (e.g., the definition of tax shelters; significant purpose; reasonable cause exception to penalties under sections 6707A and 6662A; reasonable cause exception to the section 6676 penalty for erroneous claim for refund or credit; and Form 3520 and 3520-A penalties); Identity theft (e.g., truncated taxpayer identification numbers (TTINs) and S. 149, Stop Identity Theft Act of 2013 and H.R. 295; Identity Theft and Tax Fraud Prevention Act of 2013, S. 676); IRS authority over tax preparers, H.R. 1570 and potential amendment to Senate The Preserving Americas Transit and Highways Act; preparer tax identification numbers (PTIN) registration process, voluntary certification program; Cash basis method of accounting; Due dates of tax returns (H.R. 901 and S. 420); (e.g., six-month automatic extension for entire Form 990 series and other information, excise and income tax returns of exempt organizations); Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act (H.R. 1129, S. 1645); Permanent disaster relief; Hurricane Sandy Tax Relief, HR 2137; IRS weather-related impacts in filing due dates; Standardize the allowable mileage rates for business expense, medical expense and charitable contribution purposes; IRS Budget; Administrations fiscal year 2015 revenue proposals; Form 1099B and Form 8949; Form 1040 Questions on Schedule E relating to Form 1099 requirement; Guidance on tax issues for same-sex couples and registered domestic partners; Net investment income tax (Sec. 1411) , threshold/bracket for estates for net-investment income tax and regular income tax, applicability of net investment income tax to bona fide residents of U.S. mirror tax code territories; Allow certain attorney fees and court costs as deductions for adjusted gross income (AGI); Clarify and simplify reporting of cancellation of debt income (Sec. 6050P); Provide parity for employees and self-employed individuals on the deduction of health insurance costs; Remove reference to section 332 from section 367(a)(i); Repeal the section 7122(c)(1) requirement to provide a 20 percent partial payment with a lump-sum offer in compromise; Allow transfer of partnership suspended losses to one another when spousal transfers under section 1041(a) tax place; Target allocations for partnerships; Clarify that husband and wife partnerships are recognized under state law are eligible to elect Qualified Joint Venture status under section 761(f); Allow an offset to the built-in gains tax for charitable contribution and foreign tax credit carryforwards from a C year; Add a new 120-day post-termination transition period (PTTP) beginning on the date that a taxpayer files an amended Form 1120S; Allow S corporations to have nonresident aliens as shareholders and potential current beneficiaries of electing small business trusts; Related party debt (proposed regulations on Sec. 752); Form 1120S; Repeal section 1362(d)(3), which terminates an S election due to passive investment income that exceeds a certain threshold, or increase the passive investment income (PII) threshold of S corporations under 1375(a)(2) from 25 percent to 60 percent; Qualified terminable interest property (QTIP) election relief; Treat consistently all federal tax payments of trusts and estates; 9100 relief; Mexican land trust (Fideicomisos); Amend section 67(e) to simplify the law and allow estates and nongrantor trusts to fully deduct the cost of complying with fiduciary duties in administering estates and trusts; Exempt from the filing requirement of section 6034(a) trusts with charitable deductions only from flow-through entities; Reinstate and make permanent the fair market value exception under section 512(b)(13) and remove the binding contract requirement; Expand the exception from section 509(f)(2), which prohibits an organization from qualifying for section 509(a)(3) status if it accepted certain gifts, to be consistent with the technical change made to section 4958(c)(3)(C); Form 990 and instructions; Form 3115; Interactive Form 1023; e-filing for exempt organizations; Public disclosure of information on exempt organization forms; Top-heavy rules; Repeal full vesting on partial termination of qualified retirement plans; Speaking with Government Accountability Office (GAO) on retirement plan sponsor reporting and disclosure requirements, and issues pertaining to electronic disclosure of content to participants; Mid-year amenders on safe harbor plans; Use of forfeitures on making certain qualified contributions; Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA); PFICs; Automatic penalties assessed on Form 5471; TD F 90-22.1, Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts (FBAR) and its e-filing requirements; The Retail Inventory Method; Rev. Proc. 97-27; Tangible personal property guidance repair regulations (Sec. 263A); Proposed Regulations to Amend the Definition of Research and Experimental Expenditures under Section 174; Estimated taxes for corporations and success based fees; Internal Revenue Services release in the delay of tax forms and abatement of penalties for late payment of tax; IRS preparer compliance visits; IRS e-signature standards; Uncertain tax positions (UTP); Sec. 7212; Individual taxpayer identification numbers (ITINs); Form 1099-K, credit card and receipts reconciliation; Form 8937 (form used to report organizational actions affecting basis);Amended Forms 1099; IRS e-services; IRC section 1298 (f) filing requirements; Enrolled Agents, S. 1134, H.R. 2313; Affordable Care Act (e.g., auto-enrollment issues; implementation issues; Play or Pay rules; small business health care tax credit; information reporting by applicable large employers on health insurance coverage offered under employer-sponsored plans, and information reporting of minimum essential coverage); Interest Rate Determination Method (adjusted AFRs/Long-term tax-exempt rates); Estate Tax Expat Issues, S. 744, immigration reform; Rev. Proc. 99-6; Technical termination rules (Sec. 708, Sec. 197); State Sales Tax Collection/Marketplace Fairness Act (MFA), S. 336, S. 743, HR 684; Rev. Proc. 97-27 (non-automatic changes in method of accounting); Accounting method changes (Sec. 381); Extend expiring tax provisions; A de minimis threshold for small taxpayers (Sec. 382 NOL Limitation); Modifying the enhanced deduction rules for charitable contribution of inventory;Repeal of the anti-churning rules under sec. 197(f)(g); Modify the definition of W-2 wages for purposes of sec. 199; Modify the rules for capitalization and inclusion in inventory costs for certain expenses under section 263A; Allow an offset to the built-in gains tax for charitable contribution and foreign tax credit carryforwards from a C year; Add a new 120-day Post-Termination Transition Period (PTTP) beginning on the date that a taxpayer files an amended Form 1120S; Allow S corporations to have nonresident aliens as shareholders and potential current beneficiaries of electing small business trusts; Repeal section 1362(d)(3), which terminates an S election due to passive investment income that exceeds a certain threshold, or increase the passive investment income (PII) threshold of S-corporations under section 1375(a)(2) from 25% to 60%; Repeal section 1372; Sec. 174 research and experimental expenditures; Department of the Treasury Priority Guidance Plan; Expired tax provisions (extenders); Tax treaties; Multi-State Worker Tax Fairness Act (H.R. 4085).

Tax Reform, Tax Reform Act of 2014, Senate Finance Committee Tax Reform Discussion Drafts, Comprehensive Tax Reform Act of 2014, H.R. 1, S. 1090, H.R. 2253; (e.g., alternative minimum tax (AMT), education incentives (H.R. 3393), information reporting, Real Time Tax System, earned income tax credit, phase-outs, Kiddie Tax, depreciation, retirement plan options, inflation adjustments, unused provisions deadwood, the Tax Gap, Section 9100 relief, and terms with multiple definitions in the Internal Revenue Code), House Ways and Means Committee draft Tax Reform Act of 2014, small business pass-through tax reform; Tax penalties (e.g., the definition of tax shelters; significant purpose; reasonable cause exception to penalties under sections 6707A and 6662A; reasonable cause exception to the section 6676 penalty for erroneous claim for refund or credit; and Form 3520 and 3520-A penalties); Identity theft (e.g., truncated taxpayer identification numbers (TTINs) and S. 149, Stop Identity Theft Act of 2013 and H.R. 295; Identity Theft and Tax Fraud Prevention Act of 2013, S. 676; Tax Refund Theft Prevention Act of 2014, S. 2736); IRS authority over tax preparers, H.R. 1570 and potential amendment to Senate The Preserving Americas Transit and Highways Act; preparer tax identification numbers (PTIN) registration process, voluntary certification program; Cash basis method of accounting; Due dates of tax returns (H.R. 901 and S. 420); (e.g., six-month automatic extension for entire Form 990 series and other information, excise and income tax returns of exempt organizations); Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act (H.R. 1129, S. 1645); Permanent disaster relief; Hurricane Sandy Tax Relief, HR 2137; National Disaster Tax Relief Acto of 2014, S. 2634; IRS weather-related impacts in filing due dates; Standardize the allowable mileage rates for business expense, medical expense and charitable contribution purposes; IRS Budget; Administrations fiscal year 2015 revenue proposals; Form 1099B and Form 8949; Form 1040 Questions on Schedule E relating to Form 1099 requirement; Guidance on tax issues for same-sex couples and registered domestic partners; Net investment income tax (Sec. 1411), threshold/bracket for estates for net-investment income tax and regular income tax, applicability of net investment income tax to bona fide residents of U.S. mirror tax code territories; Allow certain attorney fees and court costs as deductions for adjusted gross income (AGI); Clarify and simplify reporting of cancellation of debt income (Sec. 6050P); Provide parity for employees and self-employed individuals on the deduction of health insurance costs; Remove reference to section 332 from section 367(a)(i); Repeal the section 7122(c)(1) requirement to provide a 20 percent partial payment with a lump-sum offer in compromise; Allow transfer of partnership suspended losses to one another when spousal transfers under section 1041(a) tax place; Target allocations for partnerships; Clarify that husband and wife partnerships are recognized under state law are eligible to elect Qualified Joint Venture status under section 761(f); Allow an offset to the built-in gains tax for charitable contribution and foreign tax credit carryforwards from a C year; Add a new 120-day post-termination transition period (PTTP) beginning on the date that a taxpayer files an amended Form 1120S; Allow S corporations to have nonresident aliens as shareholders and potential current beneficiaries of electing small business trusts; Related party debt (proposed regulations on Sec. 752); Form 1120S; Repeal section 1362(d)(3), which terminates an S election due to passive investment income that exceeds a certain threshold, or increase the passive investment income (PII) threshold of S corporations under 1375(a)(2) from 25 percent to 60 percent; Qualified terminable interest property (QTIP) election relief; Treat consistently all federal tax payments of trusts and estates; 9100 relief; Mexican land trust (Fideicomisos); Amend section 67(e) to simplify the law and allow estates and nongrantor trusts to fully deduct the cost of complying with fiduciary duties in administering estates and trusts; Exempt from the filing requirement of section 6034(a) trusts with charitable deductions only from flow-through entities; Reinstate and make permanent the fair market value exception under section 512(b)(13) and remove the binding contract requirement; Expand the exception from section 509(f)(2), which prohibits an organization from qualifying for section 509(a)(3) status if it accepted certain gifts, to be consistent with the technical change made to section 4958(c)(3)(C); Form 990 and instructions; Form 3115; Interactive Form 1023; e-filing for exempt organizations; Public disclosure of information on exempt organization forms; Top-heavy rules; Repeal full vesting on partial termination of qualified retirement plans; Speaking with Government Accountability Office (GAO) on retirement plan sponsor reporting and disclosure requirements, and issues pertaining to electronic disclosure of content to participants; Mid-year amenders on safe harbor plans; Use of forfeitures on making certain qualified contributions; Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA); PFICs; Automatic penalties assessed on Form 5471; TD F 90-22.1, Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts (FBAR) and its e-filing requirements; The Retail Inventory Method; Rev. Proc. 97-27; Tangible personal property guidance repair regulations (Sec. 263A); Proposed Regulations to Amend the Definition of Research and Experimental Expenditures under Section 174; Estimated taxes for corporations and success based fees; Internal Revenue Services release in the delay of tax forms and abatement of penalties for late payment of tax; IRS preparer compliance visits; IRS e-signature standards; Uncertain tax positions (UTP); Sec. 7212; Individual taxpayer identification numbers (ITINs); Form 1099-K, credit card and receipts reconciliation; Form 8937 (form used to report organizational actions affecting basis);Amended Forms 1099; IRS e-services; IRC section 1298 (f) filing requirements; Enrolled Agents, S. 1134, H.R. 2313; Affordable Care Act (e.g., auto-enrollment issues; implementation issues; Play or Pay rules; small business health care tax credit; information reporting by applicable large employers on health insurance coverage offered under employer-sponsored plans, information reporting of minimum essential coverage, and related information and tax forms); Interest Rate Determination Method (adjusted AFRs/Long-term tax-exempt rates); Estate Tax Expat Issues, S. 744, immigration reform; Rev. Proc. 99-6; Technical termination rules (Sec. 708, Sec. 197); State Sales Tax Collection/Marketplace Fairness Act (MFA), S. 336, S. 743, HR 684; Rev. Proc. 97-27 (non-automatic changes in method of accounting); Accounting method changes (Sec. 381); Extend expiring tax provisions; Tax Increase Prevention Act of 2014, H.R. 5771; A de minimis threshold for small taxpayers (Sec. 382 NOL Limitation); Modifying the enhanced deduction rules for charitable contribution of inventory; Repeal of the anti-churning rules under sec. 197(f)(g); Modify the definition of W-2 wages for purposes of sec. 199; Modify the rules for capitalization and inclusion in inventory costs for certain expenses under section 263A; Allow an offset to the built-in gains tax for charitable contribution and foreign tax credit carryforwards from a C year; Add a new 120-day Post-Termination Transition Period (PTTP) beginning on the date that a taxpayer files an amended Form 1120S; Allow S corporations to have nonresident aliens as shareholders and potential current beneficiaries of electing small business trusts; Repeal section 1362(d)(3), which terminates an S election due to passive investment income that exceeds a certain threshold, or increase the passive investment income (PII) threshold of S-corporations under section 1375(a)(2) from 25% to 60%; Repeal section 1372; Sec. 174 research and experimental expenditures; Department of the Treasury Priority Guidance Plan; Expired tax provisions (extenders); Tax treaties; Multi-State Worker Tax Fairness Act (H.R. 4085).

Tax Reform, Tax Reform Act of 2014, Senate Finance Committee Tax Reform Discussion Drafts, Comprehensive Tax Reform Act of 2014, H.R. 1, S. 1090, H.R. 2253; (e.g., alternative minimum tax (AMT), education incentives (H.R. 3393), information reporting, Real Time Tax System, earned income tax credit, phase-outs, Kiddie Tax, depreciation, retirement plan options, inflation adjustments, unused provisions deadwood, the Tax Gap, Section 9100 relief, and terms with multiple definitions in the Internal Revenue Code), House Ways and Means Committee draft Tax Reform Act of 2014, small business pass-through tax reform; Tax penalties (e.g., the definition of tax shelters; significant purpose; reasonable cause exception to penalties under sections 6707A and 6662A; reasonable cause exception to the section 6676 penalty for erroneous claim for refund or credit; and Form 3520 and 3520-A penalties); Identity theft (e.g., truncated taxpayer identification numbers (TTINs) and S. 149, Stop Identity Theft Act of 2013 and H.R. 295; Identity Theft and Tax Fraud Prevention Act of 2013, S. 676; Tax Refund Theft Prevention Act of 2014, S. 2736); IRS authority over tax preparers, H.R. 1570 and potential amendment to Senate The Preserving Americas Transit and Highways Act; preparer tax identification numbers (PTIN) registration process, voluntary certification program; Cash basis method of accounting; Due dates of tax returns (H.R. 901 and S. 420); (e.g., six-month automatic extension for entire Form 990 series and other information, excise and income tax returns of exempt organizations); Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act (H.R. 1129, S. 1645); Permanent disaster relief; Hurricane Sandy Tax Relief, HR 2137; National Disaster Tax Relief Acto of 2014, S. 2634; IRS weather-related impacts in filing due dates; Standardize the allowable mileage rates for business expense, medical expense and charitable contribution purposes; IRS Budget; Administrations fiscal year 2015 revenue proposals; Form 1099B and Form 8949; Form 1040 Questions on Schedule E relating to Form 1099 requirement; Guidance on tax issues for same-sex couples and registered domestic partners; Net investment income tax (Sec. 1411), threshold/bracket for estates for net-investment income tax and regular income tax, applicability of net investment income tax to bona fide residents of U.S. mirror tax code territories; Allow certain attorney fees and court costs as deductions for adjusted gross income (AGI); Clarify and simplify reporting of cancellation of debt income (Sec. 6050P); Provide parity for employees and self-employed individuals on the deduction of health insurance costs; Remove reference to section 332 from section 367(a)(i); Repeal the section 7122(c)(1) requirement to provide a 20 percent partial payment with a lump-sum offer in compromise; Allow transfer of partnership suspended losses to one another when spousal transfers under section 1041(a) tax place; Target allocations for partnerships; Clarify that husband and wife partnerships are recognized under state law are eligible to elect Qualified Joint Venture status under section 761(f); Allow an offset to the built-in gains tax for charitable contribution and foreign tax credit carryforwards from a C year; Add a new 120-day post-termination transition period (PTTP) beginning on the date that a taxpayer files an amended Form 1120S; Allow S corporations to have nonresident aliens as shareholders and potential current beneficiaries of electing small business trusts; Related party debt (proposed regulations on Sec. 752); Form 1120S; Repeal section 1362(d)(3), which terminates an S election due to passive investment income that exceeds a certain threshold, or increase the passive investment income (PII) threshold of S corporations under 1375(a)(2) from 25 percent to 60 percent; Qualified terminable interest property (QTIP) election relief; Treat consistently all federal tax payments of trusts and estates; 9100 relief; Mexican land trust (Fideicomisos); Amend section 67(e) to simplify the law and allow estates and nongrantor trusts to fully deduct the cost of complying with fiduciary duties in administering estates and trusts; Exempt from the filing requirement of section 6034(a) trusts with charitable deductions only from flow-through entities; Reinstate and make permanent the fair market value exception under section 512(b)(13) and remove the binding contract requirement; Expand the exception from section 509(f)(2), which prohibits an organization from qualifying for section 509(a)(3) status if it accepted certain gifts, to be consistent with the technical change made to section 4958(c)(3)(C); Form 990 and instructions; Form 3115; Interactive Form 1023; e-filing for exempt organizations; Public disclosure of information on exempt organization forms; Top-heavy rules; Repeal full vesting on partial termination of qualified retirement plans; Speaking with Government Accountability Office (GAO) on retirement plan sponsor reporting and disclosure requirements, and issues pertaining to electronic disclosure of content to participants; Mid-year amenders on safe harbor plans; Use of forfeitures on making certain qualified contributions; Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA); PFICs; Automatic penalties assessed on Form 5471; TD F 90-22.1, Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts (FBAR) and its e-filing requirements; The Retail Inventory Method; Rev. Proc. 97-27; Tangible personal property guidance repair regulations (Sec. 263A); Proposed Regulations to Amend the Definition of Research and Experimental Expenditures under Section 174; Estimated taxes for corporations and success based fees; Internal Revenue Services release in the delay of tax forms and abatement of penalties for late payment of tax; IRS preparer compliance visits; IRS e-signature standards; Uncertain tax positions (UTP); Sec. 7212; Individual taxpayer identification numbers (ITINs); Form 1099-K, credit card and receipts reconciliation; Form 8937 (form used to report organizational actions affecting basis);Amended Forms 1099; IRS e-services; IRC section 1298 (f) filing requirements; Enrolled Agents, S. 1134, H.R. 2313; Affordable Care Act (e.g., auto-enrollment issues; implementation issues; Play or Pay rules; small business health care tax credit; information reporting by applicable large employers on health insurance coverage offered under employer-sponsored plans, information reporting of minimum essential coverage, and related information and tax forms); Interest Rate Determination Method (adjusted AFRs/Long-term tax-exempt rates); Estate Tax Expat Issues, S. 744, immigration reform; Rev. Proc. 99-6; Technical termination rules (Sec. 708, Sec. 197); State Sales Tax Collection/Marketplace Fairness Act (MFA), S. 336, S. 743, HR 684; Rev. Proc. 97-27 (non-automatic changes in method of accounting); Accounting method changes (Sec. 381); Extend expiring tax provisions; Tax Increase Prevention Act of 2014, H.R. 5771; A de minimis threshold for small taxpayers (Sec. 382 NOL Limitation); Modifying the enhanced deduction rules for charitable contribution of inventory; Repeal of the anti-churning rules under sec. 197(f)(g); Modify the definition of W-2 wages for purposes of sec. 199; Modify the rules for capitalization and inclusion in inventory costs for certain expenses under section 263A; Allow an offset to the built-in gains tax for charitable contribution and foreign tax credit carryforwards from a C year; Add a new 120-day Post-Termination Transition Period (PTTP) beginning on the date that a taxpayer files an amended Form 1120S; Allow S corporations to have nonresident aliens as shareholders and potential current beneficiaries of electing small business trusts; Repeal section 1362(d)(3), which terminates an S election due to passive investment income that exceeds a certain threshold, or increase the passive investment income (PII) threshold of S-corporations under section 1375(a)(2) from 25% to 60%; Repeal section 1372; Sec. 174 research and experimental expenditures; Department of the Treasury Priority Guidance Plan; Expired tax provisions (extenders); Tax treaties; Multi-State Worker Tax Fairness Act (H.R. 4085).

Tax Reform, Tax Reform Act of 2014, Senate Finance Committee Tax Reform Discussion Drafts, H.R. 1, S. 1090, H.R. 2253; (e.g., alternative minimum tax (AMT), education incentives (H.R. 3393), information reporting, Real Time Tax System, earned income tax credit, phase-outs, Kiddie Tax, depreciation, retirement plan options, inflation adjustments, unused provisions deadwood, the Tax Gap, Section 9100 relief, and terms with multiple definitions in the Internal Revenue Code), House Ways and Means Committee draft Tax Reform Act of 2014, small business pass-through tax reform; Tax penalties (e.g., the definition of tax shelters; significant purpose; reasonable cause exception to penalties under sections 6707A and 6662A; reasonable cause exception to the section 6676 penalty for erroneous claim for refund or credit; and Form 3520 and 3520-A penalties); Identity theft (e.g., truncated taxpayer identification numbers (TTINs) and S. 149, Stop Identity Theft Act of 2013 and H.R. 295; Identity Theft and Tax Fraud Prevention Act of 2013, S. 676); IRS authority over tax preparers, H.R. 1570 and potential amendment to Senate The Preserving Americas Transit and Highways Act; preparer tax identification numbers (PTIN) registration process, voluntary certification program; Cash basis method of accounting; Due dates of tax returns (H.R. 901 and S. 420); (e.g., six-month automatic extension for entire Form 990 series and other information, excise and income tax returns of exempt organizations); Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act (H.R. 1129, S. 1645); Permanent disaster relief; Hurricane Sandy Tax Relief, HR 2137; IRS weather-related impacts in filing due dates; Standardize the allowable mileage rates for business expense, medical expense and charitable contribution purposes; IRS Budget; Administrations fiscal year 2015 revenue proposals; Form 1099B and Form 8949; Form 1040 Questions on Schedule E relating to Form 1099 requirement; Guidance on tax issues for same-sex couples and registered domestic partners; Net investment income tax (Sec. 1411), threshold/bracket for estates for net-investment income tax and regular income tax, applicability of net investment income tax to bona fide residents of U.S. mirror tax code territories; Allow certain attorney fees and court costs as deductions for adjusted gross income (AGI); Clarify and simplify reporting of cancellation of debt income (Sec. 6050P); Provide parity for employees and self-employed individuals on the deduction of health insurance costs; Remove reference to section 332 from section 367(a)(i); Repeal the section 7122(c)(1) requirement to provide a 20 percent partial payment with a lump-sum offer in compromise; Allow transfer of partnership suspended losses to one another when spousal transfers under section 1041(a) tax place; Target allocations for partnerships; Clarify that husband and wife partnerships are recognized under state law are eligible to elect Qualified Joint Venture status under section 761(f); Allow an offset to the built-in gains tax for charitable contribution and foreign tax credit carryforwards from a C year; Add a new 120-day post-termination transition period (PTTP) beginning on the date that a taxpayer files an amended Form 1120S; Allow S corporations to have nonresident aliens as shareholders and potential current beneficiaries of electing small business trusts; Related party debt (proposed regulations on Sec. 752); Form 1120S; Repeal section 1362(d)(3), which terminates an S election due to passive investment income that exceeds a certain threshold, or increase the passive investment income (PII) threshold of S corporations under 1375(a)(2) from 25 percent to 60 percent; Qualified terminable interest property (QTIP) election relief; Treat consistently all federal tax payments of trusts and estates; 9100 relief; Mexican land trust (Fideicomisos); Amend section 67(e) to simplify the law and allow estates and nongrantor trusts to fully deduct the cost of complying with fiduciary duties in administering estates and trusts; Exempt from the filing requirement of section 6034(a) trusts with charitable deductions only from flow-through entities; Reinstate and make permanent the fair market value exception under section 512(b)(13) and remove the binding contract requirement; Expand the exception from section 509(f)(2), which prohibits an organization from qualifying for section 509(a)(3) status if it accepted certain gifts, to be consistent with the technical change made to section 4958(c)(3)(C); Form 990 and instructions; Form 3115; Interactive Form 1023; e-filing for exempt organizations; Public disclosure of information on exempt organization forms; Top-heavy rules; Repeal full vesting on partial termination of qualified retirement plans; Speaking with Government Accountability Office (GAO) on retirement plan sponsor reporting and disclosure requirements, and issues pertaining to electronic disclosure of content to participants; Mid-year amenders on safe harbor plans; Use of forfeitures on making certain qualified contributions; Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA); PFICs; Automatic penalties assessed on Form 5471; TD F 90-22.1, Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts (FBAR) and its e-filing requirements; The Retail Inventory Method; Rev. Proc. 97-27; Tangible personal property guidance repair regulations (Sec. 263A); Proposed Regulations to Amend the Definition of Research and Experimental Expenditures under Section 174; Estimated taxes for corporations and success based fees; Internal Revenue Services release in the delay of tax forms and abatement of penalties for late payment of tax; IRS preparer compliance visits; IRS e-signature standards; Uncertain tax positions (UTP); Sec. 7212; Individual taxpayer identification numbers (ITINs); Form 1099-K, credit card and receipts reconciliation; Form 8937 (form used to report organizational actions affecting basis);Amended Forms 1099; IRS e-services; IRC section 1298 (f) filing requirements; Enrolled Agents, S. 1134, H.R. 2313; Affordable Care Act (e.g., auto-enrollment issues; implementation issues; Play or Pay rules; small business health care tax credit; information reporting by applicable large employers on health insurance coverage offered under employer-sponsored plans, information reporting of minimum essential coverage, and related information and tax forms); Interest Rate Determination Method (adjusted AFRs/Long-term tax-exempt rates); Estate Tax Expat Issues, S. 744, immigration reform; Rev. Proc. 99-6; Technical termination rules (Sec. 708, Sec. 197); State Sales Tax Collection/Marketplace Fairness Act (MFA), S. 336, S. 743, HR 684; Rev. Proc. 97-27 (non-automatic changes in method of accounting); Accounting method changes (Sec. 381); Extend expiring tax provisions; A de minimis threshold for small taxpayers (Sec. 382 NOL Limitation); Modifying the enhanced deduction rules for charitable contribution of inventory; Repeal of the anti-churning rules under sec. 197(f)(g); Modify the definition of W-2 wages for purposes of sec. 199; Modify the rules for capitalization and inclusion in inventory costs for certain expenses under section 263A; Allow an offset to the built-in gains tax for charitable contribution and foreign tax credit carryforwards from a C year; Add a new 120-day Post-Termination Transition Period (PTTP) beginning on the date that a taxpayer files an amended Form 1120S; Allow S corporations to have nonresident aliens as shareholders and potential current beneficiaries of electing small business trusts; Repeal section 1362(d)(3), which terminates an S election due to passive investment income that exceeds a certain threshold, or increase the passive investment income (PII) threshold of S-corporations under section 1375(a)(2) from 25% to 60%; Repeal section 1372; Sec. 174 research and experimental expenditures; Department of the Treasury Priority Guidance Plan; Expired tax provisions (extenders); Tax treaties; Multi-State Worker Tax Fairness Act (H.R. 4085). .

Tax Reform, Tax Reform Act of 2014, Senate Finance Committee Tax Reform Discussion Drafts, H.R. 1, S. 1090, H.R. 2253; (e.g., alternative minimum tax (AMT), education incentives (H.R. 3393), information reporting, Real Time Tax System, earned income tax credit, phase-outs, Kiddie Tax, depreciation, retirement plan options, inflation adjustments, unused provisions deadwood, the Tax Gap, Section 9100 relief, and terms with multiple definitions in the Internal Revenue Code); Tax penalties (e.g., the definitionof tax shelters; significant purpose; reasonable cause exception to penalties under sections 6707A and 6662A; reasonable cause exception to the section 6676 penalty for erroneous claim for refund or credit; and Form 3520 and 3520-A penalties); Identity theft (e.g., truncated taxpayer identification numbers (TTINs) and S. 149, Stop Identity Theft Act of 2013 and H.R. 295; Identity Theft and Tax Fraud Prevention Act of 2013, S. 676); IRS authority over tax preparers, H.R. 1570; preparer tax identification numbers (PTIN) registration process; Cash basis method of accounting; Due dates of tax returns (H.R. 901 and S. 420); (e.g., six-month automatic extension for entire Form 990 series and other information, excise and income tax returns of exempt organizations); Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act (H.R. 1129, S. 1645); Permanent disaster relief; Hurricane Sandy Tax Relief, HR 2137; IRS weather-related impacts in filing due dates; Standardize the allowable mileage rates for business expense, medical expense and charitable contribution purposes; IRS Budget; Administrations fiscal year 2015 revenue proposals; Form 1099B and Form 8949; Form 1040 Questions on Schedule E relating to Form 1099 requirement; Guidance on tax issues for same-sex couples and registered domestic partners; Net investment income tax (Sec. 1411); Allow certain attorney fees and court costs as deductions for adjusted gross income (AGI); Clarify and simplify reporting of cancellation of debt income (Sec. 6050P); Provide parity for employees and self-employed individuals on the deduction of health insurance costs; Remove reference to section 332 from section 367(a)(i); Repeal the section 7122(c)(1) requirement to provide a 20 percent partial payment with a lump-sum offer in compromise; Allow transfer of partnership suspended losses to one another when spousal transfers under section 1041(a) tax place; Target allocations for partnerships; Clarify that husband and wife partnerships are recognized under state law are eligible to elect Qualified Joint Venture status under section 761(f); Allow an offset to the built-in gains tax for charitable contribution and foreign tax credit carryforwards from a C year; Add a new 120-day post-termination transition period (PTTP) beginning on the date that a taxpayer files an amended Form 1120S; Allow S corporations to have nonresident aliens as shareholders and potential current beneficiaries of electing small business trusts; Related party debt (proposed regulations on Sec. 752); Form 1120S; Repeal section 1362(d)(3), which terminates an S election due to passive investment income that exceeds a certain threshold, or increase the passive investment income (PII) threshold of S corporations under 1375(a)(2) from 25 percent to 60 percent; Qualified terminable interest property (QTIP) election relief; Treat consistently all federal tax payments of trusts and estates; 9100 relief; Mexican land trust (Fideicomisos); Amend section 67(e) to simplify the law and allow estates and nongrantor trusts to fully deduct the cost of complying with fiduciary duties in administering estates and trusts; Exempt from the filing requirement of section 6034(a) trusts with charitable deductions only from flow-through entities; Reinstate and make permanent the fair market value exception under section 512(b)(13) and remove the binding contract requirement; Expand the exception from section 509(f)(2), which prohibits an organization from qualifying for section 509(a)(3) status if it accepted certain gifts, to be consistent with the technical change made to section 4958(c)(3)(C); Form 990 and instructions; Form 3115; Interactive Form 1023; e-filing for exempt organizations; Public disclosure of information on exempt organization forms; Top-heavy rules; Repeal full vesting on partial termination of qualified retirement plans; Speaking with Government Accountability Office (GAO) on retirement plan sponsor reporting and disclosure requirements, and issues pertaining to electronic disclosure of content to participants; Mid-year amenders on safe harbor plans; Use of forfeitures on making certain qualified contributions; Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA); PFICs; Automatic penalties assessed on Form 5471; TD F 90-22.1, Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts (FBAR) and its e-filing requirements; The Retail Inventory Method; Rev. Proc. 97-27; Tangible personal property guidance repair regulations (Sec. 263A); Proposed Regulations to Amend the Definition of Research and Experimental Expenditures under Section 174; Estimated taxes for corporations and success based fees; Internal Revenue Services release in the delay of tax forms and abatement of penalties for late payment of tax; IRS preparer compliance visits; IRS e-signature standards; Uncertain tax positions (UTP); Sec. 7212; Individual taxpayer identification numbers (ITINs); Form 1099-K; Form 8937 (form used to report organizational actions affecting basis);Amended Forms 1099; IRS e-services; IRC section 1298 (f) filing requirements; Enrolled Agents, S. 1134, H.R. 2313; Affordable Care Act (e.g., Play or Pay rules; small business health care tax credit; information reporting by applicable large employers on health insurance coverage offered under employer-sponsored plans, and information reporting of minimum essential coverage); Interest Rate Determination Method (adjusted AFRs/Long-term tax-exempt rates); Estate Tax Expat Issues, S. 744; Rev. Proc. 99-6; Technical termination rules (Sec. 708, Sec. 197); State Sales Tax Collection/Marketplace Fairness Act (MFA), S. 336, S. 743, HR 684; Rev. Proc. 97-27 (non-automatic changes in method of accounting); Accounting method changes (Sec. 381); Extend expiring tax provisions; A de minimis threshold for small taxpayers (Sec. 382 NOL Limitation); Modifying the enhanced deduction rules for charitable contribution of inventory; Repeal of the anti-churning rules under sec. 197(f)(g); Modify the definition of W-2 wages for purposes of sec. 199; Modify the rules for capitalization and inclusion in inventory costs for certain expenses under section 263A; Allow an offset to the built-in gains tax for charitable contribution and foreign tax credit carryforwards from a C year; Add a new 120-day Post-Termination Transition Period (PTTP) beginning on the date that a taxpayer files an amended Form 1120S; Allow S corporations to have nonresident aliens as shareholders and potential current beneficiaries of electing small business trusts; Repeal section 1362(d)(3), whichterminates an S election due to passive investment income that exceeds a certain threshold, or increase the passive investment income (PII) threshold of S-corporations under section 1375(a)(2) from 25% to 60%; Repeal section 1372; Sec. 174 research and experimental expenditures; Department of the Treasury Priority Guidance Plan.

Tax Reform, Tax Reform Act of 2014, Senate Finance Committee Tax Reform Discussion Drafts, H.R. 1, S. 1090, H.R. 2253; (e.g., alternative minimum tax (AMT), education incentives (H.R. 3393), information reporting, Real Time Tax System, earned income tax credit, phase-outs, Kiddie Tax, depreciation, retirement plan options, inflation adjustments, unused provisions deadwood, the Tax Gap, Section 9100 relief, and terms with multiple definitions in the Internal Revenue Code), House Ways and MeansCommittee draft Tax Reform Act of 2014, small business pass-through tax reform; Tax penalties (e.g., the definition of tax shelters; significant purpose; reasonable cause exception to penalties under sections 6707A and 6662A; reasonable cause exception to the section 6676 penalty for erroneous claim for refund or credit; and Form 3520 and 3520-A penalties); Identity theft (e.g., truncated taxpayer identification numbers (TTINs) and S. 149, Stop Identity Theft Act of 2013 and H.R. 295; Identity Theft and Tax Fraud Prevention Act of 2013, S. 676); IRS authority over tax preparers, H.R. 1570 and potential amendment to Senate The Preserving Americas Transit and Highways Act; preparer tax identification numbers (PTIN) registration process, voluntary certification program; Cash basis method of accounting; Due dates of tax returns (H.R. 901 and S. 420); (e.g., six-month automatic extension for entire Form 990 series and other information, excise and income tax returns of exempt organizations); Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act (H.R. 1129, S. 1645); Permanent disaster relief; Hurricane Sandy Tax Relief, HR 2137; IRS weather-related impacts in filing due dates; Standardize the allowable mileage rates for business expense, medical expense and charitable contribution purposes; IRS Budget; Administrations fiscal year 2015 revenue proposals; Form 1099B and Form 8949; Form 1040 Questions on Schedule E relating to Form 1099 requirement; Guidance on tax issues for same-sex couples and registered domestic partners; Net investment income tax (Sec. 1411) , threshold/bracket for estates for net-investment income tax and regular income tax, applicability of net investment income tax to bona fide residents of U.S. mirror tax code territories; Allow certain attorney fees and court costs as deductions for adjusted gross income (AGI); Clarify and simplify reporting of cancellation of debt income (Sec. 6050P); Provide parity for employees and self-employed individuals on the deduction of health insurance costs; Remove reference to section 332 from section 367(a)(i); Repeal the section 7122(c)(1) requirement to provide a 20 percent partial payment with a lump-sum offer in compromise; Allow transfer of partnership suspended losses to one another when spousal transfers under section 1041(a) tax place; Target allocations for partnerships; Clarify that husband and wife partnerships are recognized under state law are eligible to elect Qualified Joint Venture status under section 761(f); Allow an offset to the built-in gains tax for charitable contribution and foreign tax credit carryforwards from a C year; Add a new 120-day post-termination transition period (PTTP) beginning on the date that a taxpayer files an amended Form 1120S; Allow S corporations to have nonresident aliens as shareholders and potential current beneficiaries of electing small business trusts; Related party debt (proposed regulations on Sec. 752); Form 1120S; Repeal section 1362(d)(3), which terminates an S election due to passive investment income that exceeds a certain threshold, or increase the passive investment income (PII) threshold of S corporations under 1375(a)(2) from 25 percent to 60 percent; Qualified terminable interest property (QTIP) election relief; Treat consistently all federal tax payments of trusts and estates; 9100 relief; Mexican land trust (Fideicomisos); Amend section 67(e) to simplify the law and allow estates and nongrantor trusts to fully deduct the cost of complying with fiduciary duties in administering estates and trusts; Exempt from the filing requirement of section 6034(a) trusts with charitable deductions only from flow-through entities; Reinstate and make permanent the fair market value exception under section 512(b)(13) and remove the binding contract requirement; Expand the exception from section 509(f)(2), which prohibits an organization from qualifying for section 509(a)(3) status if it accepted certain gifts, to be consistent with the technical change made to section 4958(c)(3)(C); Form 990 and instructions; Form 3115; Interactive Form 1023; e-filing for exempt organizations; Public disclosure of information on exempt organization forms; Top-heavy rules; Repeal full vesting on partial termination of qualified retirement plans; Speaking with Government Accountability Office (GAO) on retirement plan sponsor reporting and disclosure requirements, and issues pertaining to electronic disclosure of content to participants; Mid-year amenders on safe harbor plans; Use of forfeitures on making certain qualified contributions; Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA); PFICs; Automatic penalties assessed on Form 5471; TD F 90-22.1, Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts (FBAR) and its e-filing requirements; The Retail Inventory Method; Rev. Proc. 97-27; Tangible personal property guidance repair regulations (Sec. 263A); Proposed Regulations to Amend the Definition of Research and Experimental Expenditures under Section 174; Estimated taxes for corporations and success based fees; Internal Revenue Services release in the delay of tax forms and abatement of penalties for late payment of tax; IRS preparer compliance visits; IRS e-signature standards; Uncertain tax positions (UTP); Sec. 7212; Individual taxpayer identification numbers (ITINs); Form 1099-K, credit card and receipts reconciliation; Form 8937 (form used to report organizational actions affecting basis);Amended Forms 1099; IRS e-services; IRC section 1298 (f) filing requirements; Enrolled Agents, S. 1134, H.R. 2313; Affordable Care Act (e.g., auto-enrollment issues; implementation issues; Play or Pay rules; small business health care tax credit; information reporting by applicable large employers on health insurance coverage offered under employer-sponsored plans, and information reporting of minimum essential coverage); Interest Rate Determination Method (adjusted AFRs/Long-term tax-exempt rates); Estate Tax Expat Issues, S. 744, immigration reform; Rev. Proc. 99-6; Technical termination rules (Sec. 708, Sec. 197); State Sales Tax Collection/Marketplace Fairness Act (MFA), S. 336, S. 743, HR 684; Rev. Proc. 97-27 (non-automatic changes in method of accounting); Accounting method changes (Sec. 381); Extend expiring tax provisions; A de minimis threshold for small taxpayers (Sec. 382 NOL Limitation); Modifying the enhanced deduction rules for charitable contribution of inventory;Repeal of the anti-churning rules under sec. 197(f)(g); Modify the definition of W-2 wages for purposes of sec. 199; Modify the rules for capitalization and inclusion in inventory costs for certain expenses under section 263A; Allow an offset to the built-in gains tax for charitable contribution and foreign tax credit carryforwards from a C year; Add a new 120-day Post-Termination Transition Period (PTTP) beginning on the date that a taxpayer files an amended Form 1120S; Allow S corporations to have nonresident aliens as shareholders and potential current beneficiaries of electing small business trusts; Repeal section 1362(d)(3), which terminates an S election due to passive investment income that exceeds a certain threshold, or increase the passive investment income (PII) threshold of S-corporations under section 1375(a)(2) from 25% to 60%; Repeal section 1372; Sec. 174 research and experimental expenditures; Department of the Treasury Priority Guidance Plan; Expired tax provisions (extenders); Tax treaties; Multi-State Worker Tax Fairness Act (H.R. 4085).

Tax Reform, Tax Reform Act of 2014, Senate Finance Committee Tax Reform Discussion Drafts, H.R. 1, S. 1090, H.R. 2253; (e.g., alternative minimum tax (AMT), education incentives (H.R. 3393), information reporting, Real Time Tax System, earned income tax credit, phase-outs, Kiddie Tax, depreciation, retirement plan options, inflation adjustments, unused provisions deadwood, the Tax Gap, Section 9100 relief, and terms with multiple definitions in the Internal Revenue Code), House Ways and MeansCommittee draft Tax Reform Act of 2014, small business pass-through tax reform; Tax penalties (e.g., the definition of tax shelters; significant purpose; reasonable cause exception to penalties under sections 6707A and 6662A; reasonable cause exception to the section 6676 penalty for erroneous claim for refund or credit; and Form 3520 and 3520-A penalties); Identity theft (e.g., truncated taxpayer identification numbers (TTINs) and S. 149, Stop Identity Theft Act of 2013 and H.R. 295; Identity Theft and Tax Fraud Prevention Act of 2013, S. 676); IRS authority over tax preparers, H.R. 1570 and potential amendment to Senate The Preserving Americas Transit and Highways Act; preparer tax identification numbers (PTIN) registration process, voluntary certification program; Cash basis method of accounting; Due dates of tax returns (H.R. 901 and S. 420); (e.g., six-month automatic extension for entire Form 990 series and other information, excise and income tax returns of exempt organizations); Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act (H.R. 1129, S. 1645); Permanent disaster relief; Hurricane Sandy Tax Relief, HR 2137; IRS weather-related impacts in filing due dates; Standardize the allowable mileage rates for business expense, medical expense and charitable contribution purposes; IRS Budget; Administrations fiscal year 2015 revenue proposals; Form 1099B and Form 8949; Form 1040 Questions on Schedule E relating to Form 1099 requirement; Guidance on tax issues for same-sex couples and registered domestic partners; Net investment income tax (Sec. 1411) , threshold/bracket for estates for net-investment income tax and regular income tax, applicability of net investment income tax to bona fide residents of U.S. mirror tax code territories; Allow certain attorney fees and court costs as deductions for adjusted gross income (AGI); Clarify and simplify reporting of cancellation of debt income (Sec. 6050P); Provide parity for employees and self-employed individuals on the deduction of health insurance costs; Remove reference to section 332 from section 367(a)(i); Repeal the section 7122(c)(1) requirement to provide a 20 percent partial payment with a lump-sum offer in compromise; Allow transfer of partnership suspended losses to one another when spousal transfers under section 1041(a) tax place; Target allocations for partnerships; Clarify that husband and wife partnerships are recognized under state law are eligible to elect Qualified Joint Venture status under section 761(f); Allow an offset to the built-in gains tax for charitable contribution and foreign tax credit carryforwards from a C year; Add a new 120-day post-termination transition period (PTTP) beginning on the date that a taxpayer files an amended Form 1120S; Allow S corporations to have nonresident aliens as shareholders and potential current beneficiaries of electing small business trusts; Related party debt (proposed regulations on Sec. 752); Form 1120S; Repeal section 1362(d)(3), which terminates an S election due to passive investment income that exceeds a certain threshold, or increase the passive investment income (PII) threshold of S corporations under 1375(a)(2) from 25 percent to 60 percent; Qualified terminable interest property (QTIP) election relief; Treat consistently all federal tax payments of trusts and estates; 9100 relief; Mexican land trust (Fideicomisos); Amend section 67(e) to simplify the law and allow estates and nongrantor trusts to fully deduct the cost of complying with fiduciary duties in administering estates and trusts; Exempt from the filing requirement of section 6034(a) trusts with charitable deductions only from flow-through entities; Reinstate and make permanent the fair market value exception under section 512(b)(13) and remove the binding contract requirement; Expand the exception from section 509(f)(2), which prohibits an organization from qualifying for section 509(a)(3) status if it accepted certain gifts, to be consistent with the technical change made to section 4958(c)(3)(C); Form 990 and instructions; Form 3115; Interactive Form 1023; e-filing for exempt organizations; Public disclosure of information on exempt organization forms; Top-heavy rules; Repeal full vesting on partial termination of qualified retirement plans; Speaking with Government Accountability Office (GAO) on retirement plan sponsor reporting and disclosure requirements, and issues pertaining to electronic disclosure of content to participants; Mid-year amenders on safe harbor plans; Use of forfeitures on making certain qualified contributions; Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA); PFICs; Automatic penalties assessed on Form 5471; TD F 90-22.1, Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts (FBAR) and its e-filing requirements; The Retail Inventory Method; Rev. Proc. 97-27; Tangible personal property guidance repair regulations (Sec. 263A); Proposed Regulations to Amend the Definition of Research and Experimental Expenditures under Section 174; Estimated taxes for corporations and success based fees; Internal Revenue Services release in the delay of tax forms and abatement of penalties for late payment of tax; IRS preparer compliance visits; IRS e-signature standards; Uncertain tax positions (UTP); Sec. 7212; Individual taxpayer identification numbers (ITINs); Form 1099-K, credit card and receipts reconciliation; Form 8937 (form used to report organizational actions affecting basis);Amended Forms 1099; IRS e-services; IRC section 1298 (f) filing requirements; Enrolled Agents, S. 1134, H.R. 2313; Affordable Care Act (e.g., auto-enrollment issues; implementation issues; Play or Pay rules; small business health care tax credit; information reporting by applicable large employers on health insurance coverage offered under employer-sponsored plans, and information reporting of minimum essential coverage); Interest Rate Determination Method (adjusted AFRs/Long-term tax-exempt rates); Estate Tax Expat Issues, S. 744, immigration reform; Rev. Proc. 99-6; Technical termination rules (Sec. 708, Sec. 197); State Sales Tax Collection/Marketplace Fairness Act (MFA), S. 336, S. 743, HR 684; Rev. Proc. 97-27 (non-automatic changes in method of accounting); Accounting method changes (Sec. 381); Extend expiring tax provisions; A de minimis threshold for small taxpayers (Sec. 382 NOL Limitation); Modifying the enhanced deduction rules for charitable contribution of inventory;Repeal of the anti-churning rules under sec. 197(f)(g); Modify the definition of W-2 wages for purposes of sec. 199; Modify the rules for capitalization and inclusion in inventory costs for certain expenses under section 263A; Allow an offset to the built-in gains tax for charitable contribution and foreign tax credit carryforwards from a C year; Add a new 120-day Post-Termination Transition Period (PTTP) beginning on the date that a taxpayer files an amended Form 1120S; Allow S corporations to have nonresident aliens as shareholders and potential current beneficiaries of electing small business trusts; Repeal section 1362(d)(3), which terminates an S election due to passive investment income that exceeds a certain threshold, or increase the passive investment income (PII) threshold of S-corporations under section 1375(a)(2) from 25% to 60%; Repeal section 1372; Sec. 174 research and experimental expenditures; Department of the Treasury Priority Guidance Plan; Expired tax provisions (extenders); Tax treaties; Multi-State Worker Tax Fairness Act (H.R. 4085).

Tax Reform, Tax Reform Act of 2014, Senate Finance Committee Tax Reform Discussion Drafts, H.R. 1, S. 1090, H.R. 2253; (e.g., alternative minimum tax (AMT), education incentives (H.R. 3393), information reporting, Real Time Tax System, earned income tax credit, phase-outs, Kiddie Tax, depreciation, retirement plan options, inflation adjustments, unused provisions deadwood, the Tax Gap, Section 9100 relief, and terms with multiple definitions in the Internal Revenue Code), House Ways and Means Committee draft Tax Reform Act of 2014, small business pass-through tax reform; Tax penalties (e.g., the definition of tax shelters; significant purpose; reasonable cause exception to penalties under sections 6707A and 6662A; reasonable cause exception to the section 6676 penalty for erroneous claim for refund or credit; and Form 3520 and 3520-A penalties); Identity theft (e.g., truncated taxpayer identification numbers (TTINs) and S. 149, Stop Identity Theft Act of 2013 and H.R. 295; Identity Theft and Tax Fraud Prevention Act of 2013, S. 676); IRS authority over tax preparers, H.R. 1570 and potential amendment to Senate The Preserving Americas Transit and Highways Act; preparer tax identification numbers (PTIN) registration process, voluntary certification program; Cash basis method of accounting; Due dates of tax returns (H.R. 901 and S. 420); (e.g., six-month automatic extension for entire Form 990 series and other information, excise and income tax returns of exempt organizations); Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act (H.R. 1129, S. 1645); Permanent disaster relief; Hurricane Sandy Tax Relief, HR 2137; IRS weather-related impacts in filing due dates; Standardize the allowable mileage rates for business expense, medical expense and charitable contribution purposes; IRS Budget; Administrations fiscal year 2015 revenue proposals; Form 1099B and Form 8949; Form 1040 Questions on Schedule E relating to Form 1099 requirement; Guidance on tax issues for same-sex couples and registered domestic partners; Net investment income tax (Sec. 1411), threshold/bracket for estates for net-investment income tax and regular income tax, applicability of net investment income tax to bona fide residents of U.S. mirror tax code territories; Allow certain attorney fees and court costs as deductions for adjusted gross income (AGI); Clarify and simplify reporting of cancellation of debt income (Sec. 6050P); Provide parity for employees and self-employed individuals on the deduction of health insurance costs; Remove reference to section 332 from section 367(a)(i); Repeal the section 7122(c)(1) requirement to provide a 20 percent partial payment with a lump-sum offer in compromise; Allow transfer of partnership suspended losses to one another when spousal transfers under section 1041(a) tax place; Target allocations for partnerships; Clarify that husband and wife partnerships are recognized under state law are eligible to elect Qualified Joint Venture status under section 761(f); Allow an offset to the built-in gains tax for charitable contribution and foreign tax credit carryforwards from a C year; Add a new 120-day post-termination transition period (PTTP) beginning on the date that a taxpayer files an amended Form 1120S; Allow S corporations to have nonresident aliens as shareholders and potential current beneficiaries of electing small business trusts; Related party debt (proposed regulations on Sec. 752); Form 1120S; Repeal section 1362(d)(3), which terminates an S election due to passive investment income that exceeds a certain threshold, or increase the passive investment income (PII) threshold of S corporations under 1375(a)(2) from 25 percent to 60 percent; Qualified terminable interest property (QTIP) election relief; Treat consistently all federal tax payments of trusts and estates; 9100 relief; Mexican land trust (Fideicomisos); Amend section 67(e) to simplify the law and allow estates and nongrantor trusts to fully deduct the cost of complying with fiduciary duties in administering estates and trusts; Exempt from the filing requirement of section 6034(a) trusts with charitable deductions only from flow-through entities; Reinstate and make permanent the fair market value exception under section 512(b)(13) and remove the binding contract requirement; Expand the exception from section 509(f)(2), which prohibits an organization from qualifying for section 509(a)(3) status if it accepted certain gifts, to be consistent with the technical change made to section 4958(c)(3)(C); Form 990 and instructions; Form 3115; Interactive Form 1023; e-filing for exempt organizations; Public disclosure of information on exempt organization forms; Top-heavy rules; Repeal full vesting on partial termination of qualified retirement plans; Speaking with Government Accountability Office (GAO) on retirement plan sponsor reporting and disclosure requirements, and issues pertaining to electronic disclosure of content to participants; Mid-year amenders on safe harbor plans; Use of forfeitures on making certain qualified contributions; Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA); PFICs; Automatic penalties assessed on Form 5471; TD F 90-22.1, Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts (FBAR) and its e-filing requirements; The Retail Inventory Method; Rev. Proc. 97-27; Tangible personal property guidance repair regulations (Sec. 263A); Proposed Regulations to Amend the Definition of Research and Experimental Expenditures under Section 174; Estimated taxes for corporations and success based fees; Internal Revenue Services release in the delay of tax forms and abatement of penalties for late payment of tax; IRS preparer compliance visits; IRS e-signature standards; Uncertain tax positions (UTP); Sec. 7212; Individual taxpayer identification numbers (ITINs); Form 1099-K, credit card and receipts reconciliation; Form 8937 (form used to report organizational actions affecting basis);Amended Forms 1099; IRS e-services; IRC section 1298 (f) filing requirements; Enrolled Agents, S. 1134, H.R. 2313; Affordable Care Act (e.g., auto-enrollment issues; implementation issues; Play or Pay rules; small business health care tax credit; information reporting by applicable large employers on health insurance coverage offered under employer-sponsored plans, information reporting of minimum essential coverage, and related information and tax forms); Interest Rate Determination Method (adjusted AFRs/Long-term tax-exempt rates); Estate Tax Expat Issues, S. 744, immigration reform; Rev. Proc. 99-6; Technical termination rules (Sec. 708, Sec. 197); State Sales Tax Collection/Marketplace Fairness Act (MFA), S. 336, S. 743, HR 684; Rev. Proc. 97-27 (non-automatic changes in method of accounting); Accounting method changes (Sec. 381); Extend expiring tax provisions; A de minimis threshold for small taxpayers (Sec. 382 NOL Limitation); Modifying the enhanced deduction rules for charitable contribution of inventory; Repeal of the anti-churning rules under sec. 197(f)(g); Modify the definition of W-2 wages for purposes of sec. 199; Modify the rules for capitalization and inclusion in inventory costs for certain expenses under section 263A; Allow an offset to the built-in gains tax for charitable contribution and foreign tax credit carryforwards from a C year; Add a new 120-day Post-Termination Transition Period (PTTP) beginning on the date that a taxpayer files an amended Form 1120S; Allow S corporations to have nonresident aliens as shareholders and potential current beneficiaries of electing small business trusts; Repeal section 1362(d)(3), which terminates an S election due to passive investment income that exceeds a certain threshold, or increase the passive investment income (PII) threshold of S-corporations under section 1375(a)(2) from 25% to 60%; Repeal section 1372; Sec. 174 research and experimental expenditures; Department of the Treasury Priority Guidance Plan; Expired tax provisions (extenders); Tax treaties; Multi-State Worker Tax Fairness Act (H.R. 4085). .

Tax Reform, Tax Reform Act of 2014, Senate Finance Committee Tax Reform Discussion Drafts, Comprehensive Tax Reform Act of 2014, H.R. 1, S. 1090, H.R. 2253; (e.g., alternative minimum tax (AMT), education incentives (H.R. 3393), information reporting, Real Time Tax System, earned income tax credit, phase-outs, Kiddie Tax, depreciation, retirement plan options, inflation adjustments, unused provisions deadwood, the Tax Gap, Section 9100 relief, and terms with multiple definitions in the Internal Revenue Code), House Ways and Means Committee draft Tax Reform Act of 2014, small business pass-through tax reform; Tax penalties (e.g., the definition of tax shelters; significant purpose; reasonable cause exception to penalties under sections 6707A and 6662A; reasonable cause exception to the section 6676 penalty for erroneous claim for refund or credit; and Form 3520 and 3520-A penalties); Identity theft (e.g., truncated taxpayer identification numbers (TTINs) and S. 149, Stop Identity Theft Act of 2013 and H.R. 295; Identity Theft and Tax Fraud Prevention Act of 2013, S. 676; Tax Refund Theft Prevention Act of 2014, S. 2736); IRS authority over tax preparers, H.R. 1570 and potential amendment to Senate The Preserving Americas Transit and Highways Act; preparer tax identification numbers (PTIN) registration process, voluntary certification program; Cash basis method of accounting; Due dates of tax returns (H.R. 901 and S. 420); (e.g., six-month automatic extension for entire Form 990 series and other information, excise and income tax returns of exempt organizations); Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act (H.R. 1129, S. 1645); Permanent disaster relief; Hurricane Sandy Tax Relief, HR 2137; National Disaster Tax Relief Acto of 2014, S. 2634; IRS weather-related impacts in filing due dates; Standardize the allowable mileage rates for business expense, medical expense and charitable contribution purposes; IRS Budget; Administrations fiscal year 2015 revenue proposals; Form 1099B and Form 8949; Form 1040 Questions on Schedule E relating to Form 1099 requirement; Guidance on tax issues for same-sex couples and registered domestic partners; Net investment income tax (Sec. 1411), threshold/bracket for estates for net-investment income tax and regular income tax, applicability of net investment income tax to bona fide residents of U.S. mirror tax code territories; Allow certain attorney fees and court costs as deductions for adjusted gross income (AGI); Clarify and simplify reporting of cancellation of debt income (Sec. 6050P); Provide parity for employees and self-employed individuals on the deduction of health insurance costs; Remove reference to section 332 from section 367(a)(i); Repeal the section 7122(c)(1) requirement to provide a 20 percent partial payment with a lump-sum offer in compromise; Allow transfer of partnership suspended losses to one another when spousal transfers under section 1041(a) tax place; Target allocations for partnerships; Clarify that husband and wife partnerships are recognized under state law are eligible to elect Qualified Joint Venture status under section 761(f); Allow an offset to the built-in gains tax for charitable contribution and foreign tax credit carryforwards from a C year; Add a new 120-day post-termination transition period (PTTP) beginning on the date that a taxpayer files an amended Form 1120S; Allow S corporations to have nonresident aliens as shareholders and potential current beneficiaries of electing small business trusts; Related party debt (proposed regulations on Sec. 752); Form 1120S; Repeal section 1362(d)(3), which terminates an S election due to passive investment income that exceeds a certain threshold, or increase the passive investment income (PII) threshold of S corporations under 1375(a)(2) from 25 percent to 60 percent; Qualified terminable interest property (QTIP) election relief; Treat consistently all federal tax payments of trusts and estates; 9100 relief; Mexican land trust (Fideicomisos); Amend section 67(e) to simplify the law and allow estates and nongrantor trusts to fully deduct the cost of complying with fiduciary duties in administering estates and trusts; Exempt from the filing requirement of section 6034(a) trusts with charitable deductions only from flow-through entities; Reinstate and make permanent the fair market value exception under section 512(b)(13) and remove the binding contract requirement; Expand the exception from section 509(f)(2), which prohibits an organization from qualifying for section 509(a)(3) status if it accepted certain gifts, to be consistent with the technical change made to section 4958(c)(3)(C); Form 990 and instructions; Form 3115; Interactive Form 1023; e-filing for exempt organizations; Public disclosure of information on exempt organization forms; Top-heavy rules; Repeal full vesting on partial termination of qualified retirement plans; Speaking with Government Accountability Office (GAO) on retirement plan sponsor reporting and disclosure requirements, and issues pertaining to electronic disclosure of content to participants; Mid-year amenders on safe harbor plans; Use of forfeitures on making certain qualified contributions; Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA); PFICs; Automatic penalties assessed on Form 5471; TD F 90-22.1, Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts (FBAR) and its e-filing requirements; The Retail Inventory Method; Rev. Proc. 97-27; Tangible personal property guidance repair regulations (Sec. 263A); Proposed Regulations to Amend the Definition of Research and Experimental Expenditures under Section 174; Estimated taxes for corporations and success based fees; Internal Revenue Services release in the delay of tax forms and abatement of penalties for late payment of tax; IRS preparer compliance visits; IRS e-signature standards; Uncertain tax positions (UTP); Sec. 7212; Individual taxpayer identification numbers (ITINs); Form 1099-K, credit card and receipts reconciliation; Form 8937 (form used to report organizational actions affecting basis);Amended Forms 1099; IRS e-services; IRC section 1298 (f) filing requirements; Enrolled Agents, S. 1134, H.R. 2313; Affordable Care Act (e.g., auto-enrollment issues; implementation issues; Play or Pay rules; small business health care tax credit; information reporting by applicable large employers on health insurance coverage offered under employer-sponsored plans, information reporting of minimum essential coverage, and related information and tax forms); Interest Rate Determination Method (adjusted AFRs/Long-term tax-exempt rates); Estate Tax Expat Issues, S. 744, immigration reform; Rev. Proc. 99-6; Technical termination rules (Sec. 708, Sec. 197); State Sales Tax Collection/Marketplace Fairness Act (MFA), S. 336, S. 743, HR 684; Rev. Proc. 97-27 (non-automatic changes in method of accounting); Accounting method changes (Sec. 381); Extend expiring tax provisions; Tax Increase Prevention Act of 2014, H.R. 5771; A de minimis threshold for small taxpayers (Sec. 382 NOL Limitation); Modifying the enhanced deduction rules for charitable contribution of inventory; Repeal of the anti-churning rules under sec. 197(f)(g); Modify the definition of W-2 wages for purposes of sec. 199; Modify the rules for capitalization and inclusion in inventory costs for certain expenses under section 263A; Allow an offset to the built-in gains tax for charitable contribution and foreign tax credit carryforwards from a C year; Add a new 120-day Post-Termination Transition Period (PTTP) beginning on the date that a taxpayer files an amended Form 1120S; Allow S corporations to have nonresident aliens as shareholders and potential current beneficiaries of electing small business trusts; Repeal section 1362(d)(3), which terminates an S election due to passive investment income that exceeds a certain threshold, or increase the passive investment income (PII) threshold of S-corporations under section 1375(a)(2) from 25% to 60%; Repeal section 1372; Sec. 174 research and experimental expenditures; Department of the Treasury Priority Guidance Plan; Expired tax provisions (extenders); Tax treaties; Multi-State Worker Tax Fairness Act (H.R. 4085).

Tax Reform, Tax Reform Act of 2014, Senate Finance Committee Tax Reform Discussion Drafts, H.R. 1, S. 1090, H.R. 2253; (e.g., alternative minimum tax (AMT), education incentives (H.R. 3393), information reporting, Real Time Tax System, earned income tax credit, phase-outs, Kiddie Tax, depreciation, retirement plan options, inflation adjustments, unused provisions deadwood, the Tax Gap, Section 9100 relief, and terms with multiple definitions in the Internal Revenue Code); Tax penalties (e.g., the definitionof tax shelters; significant purpose; reasonable cause exception to penalties under sections 6707A and 6662A; reasonable cause exception to the section 6676 penalty for erroneous claim for refund or credit; and Form 3520 and 3520-A penalties); Identity theft (e.g., truncated taxpayer identification numbers (TTINs) and S. 149, Stop Identity Theft Act of 2013 and H.R. 295; Identity Theft and Tax Fraud Prevention Act of 2013, S. 676); IRS authority over tax preparers, H.R. 1570; preparer tax identification numbers (PTIN) registration process; Cash basis method of accounting; Due dates of tax returns (H.R. 901 and S. 420); (e.g., six-month automatic extension for entire Form 990 series and other information, excise and income tax returns of exempt organizations); Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act (H.R. 1129, S. 1645); Permanent disaster relief; Hurricane Sandy Tax Relief, HR 2137; IRS weather-related impacts in filing due dates; Standardize the allowable mileage rates for business expense, medical expense and charitable contribution purposes; IRS Budget; Administrations fiscal year 2015 revenue proposals; Form 1099B and Form 8949; Form 1040 Questions on Schedule E relating to Form 1099 requirement; Guidance on tax issues for same-sex couples and registered domestic partners; Net investment income tax (Sec. 1411); Allow certain attorney fees and court costs as deductions for adjusted gross income (AGI); Clarify and simplify reporting of cancellation of debt income (Sec. 6050P); Provide parity for employees and self-employed individuals on the deduction of health insurance costs; Remove reference to section 332 from section 367(a)(i); Repeal the section 7122(c)(1) requirement to provide a 20 percent partial payment with a lump-sum offer in compromise; Allow transfer of partnership suspended losses to one another when spousal transfers under section 1041(a) tax place; Target allocations for partnerships; Clarify that husband and wife partnerships are recognized under state law are eligible to elect Qualified Joint Venture status under section 761(f); Allow an offset to the built-in gains tax for charitable contribution and foreign tax credit carryforwards from a C year; Add a new 120-day post-termination transition period (PTTP) beginning on the date that a taxpayer files an amended Form 1120S; Allow S corporations to have nonresident aliens as shareholders and potential current beneficiaries of electing small business trusts; Related party debt (proposed regulations on Sec. 752); Form 1120S; Repeal section 1362(d)(3), which terminates an S election due to passive investment income that exceeds a certain threshold, or increase the passive investment income (PII) threshold of S corporations under 1375(a)(2) from 25 percent to 60 percent; Qualified terminable interest property (QTIP) election relief; Treat consistently all federal tax payments of trusts and estates; 9100 relief; Mexican land trust (Fideicomisos); Amend section 67(e) to simplify the law and allow estates and nongrantor trusts to fully deduct the cost of complying with fiduciary duties in administering estates and trusts; Exempt from the filing requirement of section 6034(a) trusts with charitable deductions only from flow-through entities; Reinstate and make permanent the fair market value exception under section 512(b)(13) and remove the binding contract requirement; Expand the exception from section 509(f)(2), which prohibits an organization from qualifying for section 509(a)(3) status if it accepted certain gifts, to be consistent with the technical change made to section 4958(c)(3)(C); Form 990 and instructions; Form 3115; Interactive Form 1023; e-filing for exempt organizations; Public disclosure of information on exempt organization forms; Top-heavy rules; Repeal full vesting on partial termination of qualified retirement plans; Speaking with Government Accountability Office (GAO) on retirement plan sponsor reporting and disclosure requirements, and issues pertaining to electronic disclosure of content to participants; Mid-year amenders on safe harbor plans; Use of forfeitures on making certain qualified contributions; Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA); PFICs; Automatic penalties assessed on Form 5471; TD F 90-22.1, Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts (FBAR) and its e-filing requirements; The Retail Inventory Method; Rev. Proc. 97-27; Tangible personal property guidance repair regulations (Sec. 263A); Proposed Regulations to Amend the Definition of Research and Experimental Expenditures under Section 174; Estimated taxes for corporations and success based fees; Internal Revenue Services release in the delay of tax forms and abatement of penalties for late payment of tax; IRS preparer compliance visits; IRS e-signature standards; Uncertain tax positions (UTP); Sec. 7212; Individual taxpayer identification numbers (ITINs); Form 1099-K; Form 8937 (form used to report organizational actions affecting basis);Amended Forms 1099; IRS e-services; IRC section 1298 (f) filing requirements; Enrolled Agents, S. 1134, H.R. 2313; Affordable Care Act (e.g., Play or Pay rules; small business health care tax credit; information reporting by applicable large employers on health insurance coverage offered under employer-sponsored plans, and information reporting of minimum essential coverage); Interest Rate Determination Method (adjusted AFRs/Long-term tax-exempt rates); Estate Tax Expat Issues, S. 744; Rev. Proc. 99-6; Technical termination rules (Sec. 708, Sec. 197); State Sales Tax Collection/Marketplace Fairness Act (MFA), S. 336, S. 743, HR 684; Rev. Proc. 97-27 (non-automatic changes in method of accounting); Accounting method changes (Sec. 381); Extend expiring tax provisions; A de minimis threshold for small taxpayers (Sec. 382 NOL Limitation); Modifying the enhanced deduction rules for charitable contribution of inventory; Repeal of the anti-churning rules under sec. 197(f)(g); Modify the definition of W-2 wages for purposes of sec. 199; Modify the rules for capitalization and inclusion in inventory costs for certain expenses under section 263A; Allow an offset to the built-in gains tax for charitable contribution and foreign tax credit carryforwards from a C year; Add a new 120-day Post-Termination Transition Period (PTTP) beginning on the date that a taxpayer files an amended Form 1120S; Allow S corporations to have nonresident aliens as shareholders and potential current beneficiaries of electing small business trusts; Repeal section 1362(d)(3), whichterminates an S election due to passive investment income that exceeds a certain threshold, or increase the passive investment income (PII) threshold of S-corporations under section 1375(a)(2) from 25% to 60%; Repeal section 1372; Sec. 174 research and experimental expenditures; Department of the Treasury Priority Guidance Plan.

Tax Reform, Tax Reform Act of 2014, Senate Finance Committee Tax Reform Discussion Drafts, H.R. 1, S. 1090, H.R. 2253; (e.g., alternative minimum tax (AMT), education incentives (H.R. 3393), information reporting, Real Time Tax System, earned income tax credit, phase-outs, Kiddie Tax, depreciation, retirement plan options, inflation adjustments, unused provisions deadwood, the Tax Gap, Section 9100 relief, and terms with multiple definitions in the Internal Revenue Code), House Ways and MeansCommittee draft Tax Reform Act of 2014, small business pass-through tax reform; Tax penalties (e.g., the definition of tax shelters; significant purpose; reasonable cause exception to penalties under sections 6707A and 6662A; reasonable cause exception to the section 6676 penalty for erroneous claim for refund or credit; and Form 3520 and 3520-A penalties); Identity theft (e.g., truncated taxpayer identification numbers (TTINs) and S. 149, Stop Identity Theft Act of 2013 and H.R. 295; Identity Theft and Tax Fraud Prevention Act of 2013, S. 676); IRS authority over tax preparers, H.R. 1570 and potential amendment to Senate The Preserving Americas Transit and Highways Act; preparer tax identification numbers (PTIN) registration process, voluntary certification program; Cash basis method of accounting; Due dates of tax returns (H.R. 901 and S. 420); (e.g., six-month automatic extension for entire Form 990 series and other information, excise and income tax returns of exempt organizations); Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act (H.R. 1129, S. 1645); Permanent disaster relief; Hurricane Sandy Tax Relief, HR 2137; IRS weather-related impacts in filing due dates; Standardize the allowable mileage rates for business expense, medical expense and charitable contribution purposes; IRS Budget; Administrations fiscal year 2015 revenue proposals; Form 1099B and Form 8949; Form 1040 Questions on Schedule E relating to Form 1099 requirement; Guidance on tax issues for same-sex couples and registered domestic partners; Net investment income tax (Sec. 1411) , threshold/bracket for estates for net-investment income tax and regular income tax, applicability of net investment income tax to bona fide residents of U.S. mirror tax code territories; Allow certain attorney fees and court costs as deductions for adjusted gross income (AGI); Clarify and simplify reporting of cancellation of debt income (Sec. 6050P); Provide parity for employees and self-employed individuals on the deduction of health insurance costs; Remove reference to section 332 from section 367(a)(i); Repeal the section 7122(c)(1) requirement to provide a 20 percent partial payment with a lump-sum offer in compromise; Allow transfer of partnership suspended losses to one another when spousal transfers under section 1041(a) tax place; Target allocations for partnerships; Clarify that husband and wife partnerships are recognized under state law are eligible to elect Qualified Joint Venture status under section 761(f); Allow an offset to the built-in gains tax for charitable contribution and foreign tax credit carryforwards from a C year; Add a new 120-day post-termination transition period (PTTP) beginning on the date that a taxpayer files an amended Form 1120S; Allow S corporations to have nonresident aliens as shareholders and potential current beneficiaries of electing small business trusts; Related party debt (proposed regulations on Sec. 752); Form 1120S; Repeal section 1362(d)(3), which terminates an S election due to passive investment income that exceeds a certain threshold, or increase the passive investment income (PII) threshold of S corporations under 1375(a)(2) from 25 percent to 60 percent; Qualified terminable interest property (QTIP) election relief; Treat consistently all federal tax payments of trusts and estates; 9100 relief; Mexican land trust (Fideicomisos); Amend section 67(e) to simplify the law and allow estates and nongrantor trusts to fully deduct the cost of complying with fiduciary duties in administering estates and trusts; Exempt from the filing requirement of section 6034(a) trusts with charitable deductions only from flow-through entities; Reinstate and make permanent the fair market value exception under section 512(b)(13) and remove the binding contract requirement; Expand the exception from section 509(f)(2), which prohibits an organization from qualifying for section 509(a)(3) status if it accepted certain gifts, to be consistent with the technical change made to section 4958(c)(3)(C); Form 990 and instructions; Form 3115; Interactive Form 1023; e-filing for exempt organizations; Public disclosure of information on exempt organization forms; Top-heavy rules; Repeal full vesting on partial termination of qualified retirement plans; Speaking with Government Accountability Office (GAO) on retirement plan sponsor reporting and disclosure requirements, and issues pertaining to electronic disclosure of content to participants; Mid-year amenders on safe harbor plans; Use of forfeitures on making certain qualified contributions; Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA); PFICs; Automatic penalties assessed on Form 5471; TD F 90-22.1, Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts (FBAR) and its e-filing requirements; The Retail Inventory Method; Rev. Proc. 97-27; Tangible personal property guidance repair regulations (Sec. 263A); Proposed Regulations to Amend the Definition of Research and Experimental Expenditures under Section 174; Estimated taxes for corporations and success based fees; Internal Revenue Services release in the delay of tax forms and abatement of penalties for late payment of tax; IRS preparer compliance visits; IRS e-signature standards; Uncertain tax positions (UTP); Sec. 7212; Individual taxpayer identification numbers (ITINs); Form 1099-K, credit card and receipts reconciliation; Form 8937 (form used to report organizational actions affecting basis);Amended Forms 1099; IRS e-services; IRC section 1298 (f) filing requirements; Enrolled Agents, S. 1134, H.R. 2313; Affordable Care Act (e.g., auto-enrollment issues; implementation issues; Play or Pay rules; small business health care tax credit; information reporting by applicable large employers on health insurance coverage offered under employer-sponsored plans, and information reporting of minimum essential coverage); Interest Rate Determination Method (adjusted AFRs/Long-term tax-exempt rates); Estate Tax Expat Issues, S. 744, immigration reform; Rev. Proc. 99-6; Technical termination rules (Sec. 708, Sec. 197); State Sales Tax Collection/Marketplace Fairness Act (MFA), S. 336, S. 743, HR 684; Rev. Proc. 97-27 (non-automatic changes in method of accounting); Accounting method changes (Sec. 381); Extend expiring tax provisions; A de minimis threshold for small taxpayers (Sec. 382 NOL Limitation); Modifying the enhanced deduction rules for charitable contribution of inventory;Repeal of the anti-churning rules under sec. 197(f)(g); Modify the definition of W-2 wages for purposes of sec. 199; Modify the rules for capitalization and inclusion in inventory costs for certain expenses under section 263A; Allow an offset to the built-in gains tax for charitable contribution and foreign tax credit carryforwards from a C year; Add a new 120-day Post-Termination Transition Period (PTTP) beginning on the date that a taxpayer files an amended Form 1120S; Allow S corporations to have nonresident aliens as shareholders and potential current beneficiaries of electing small business trusts; Repeal section 1362(d)(3), which terminates an S election due to passive investment income that exceeds a certain threshold, or increase the passive investment income (PII) threshold of S-corporations under section 1375(a)(2) from 25% to 60%; Repeal section 1372; Sec. 174 research and experimental expenditures; Department of the Treasury Priority Guidance Plan; Expired tax provisions (extenders); Tax treaties; Multi-State Worker Tax Fairness Act (H.R. 4085).

Tax Reform, Tax Reform Act of 2014, Senate Finance Committee Tax Reform Discussion Drafts, H.R. 1, S. 1090, H.R. 2253; (e.g., alternative minimum tax (AMT), education incentives (H.R. 3393), information reporting, Real Time Tax System, earned income tax credit, phase-outs, Kiddie Tax, depreciation, retirement plan options, inflation adjustments, unused provisions deadwood, the Tax Gap, Section 9100 relief, and terms with multiple definitions in the Internal Revenue Code); Tax penalties (e.g., the definitionof tax shelters; significant purpose; reasonable cause exception to penalties under sections 6707A and 6662A; reasonable cause exception to the section 6676 penalty for erroneous claim for refund or credit; and Form 3520 and 3520-A penalties); Identity theft (e.g., truncated taxpayer identification numbers (TTINs) and S. 149, Stop Identity Theft Act of 2013 and H.R. 295; Identity Theft and Tax Fraud Prevention Act of 2013, S. 676); IRS authority over tax preparers, H.R. 1570; preparer tax identification numbers (PTIN) registration process; Cash basis method of accounting; Due dates of tax returns (H.R. 901 and S. 420); (e.g., six-month automatic extension for entire Form 990 series and other information, excise and income tax returns of exempt organizations); Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act (H.R. 1129, S. 1645); Permanent disaster relief; Hurricane Sandy Tax Relief, HR 2137; IRS weather-related impacts in filing due dates; Standardize the allowable mileage rates for business expense, medical expense and charitable contribution purposes; IRS Budget; Administrations fiscal year 2015 revenue proposals; Form 1099B and Form 8949; Form 1040 Questions on Schedule E relating to Form 1099 requirement; Guidance on tax issues for same-sex couples and registered domestic partners; Net investment income tax (Sec. 1411); Allow certain attorney fees and court costs as deductions for adjusted gross income (AGI); Clarify and simplify reporting of cancellation of debt income (Sec. 6050P); Provide parity for employees and self-employed individuals on the deduction of health insurance costs; Remove reference to section 332 from section 367(a)(i); Repeal the section 7122(c)(1) requirement to provide a 20 percent partial payment with a lump-sum offer in compromise; Allow transfer of partnership suspended losses to one another when spousal transfers under section 1041(a) tax place; Target allocations for partnerships; Clarify that husband and wife partnerships are recognized under state law are eligible to elect Qualified Joint Venture status under section 761(f); Allow an offset to the built-in gains tax for charitable contribution and foreign tax credit carryforwards from a C year; Add a new 120-day post-termination transition period (PTTP) beginning on the date that a taxpayer files an amended Form 1120S; Allow S corporations to have nonresident aliens as shareholders and potential current beneficiaries of electing small business trusts; Related party debt (proposed regulations on Sec. 752); Form 1120S; Repeal section 1362(d)(3), which terminates an S election due to passive investment income that exceeds a certain threshold, or increase the passive investment income (PII) threshold of S corporations under 1375(a)(2) from 25 percent to 60 percent; Qualified terminable interest property (QTIP) election relief; Treat consistently all federal tax payments of trusts and estates; 9100 relief; Mexican land trust (Fideicomisos); Amend section 67(e) to simplify the law and allow estates and nongrantor trusts to fully deduct the cost of complying with fiduciary duties in administering estates and trusts; Exempt from the filing requirement of section 6034(a) trusts with charitable deductions only from flow-through entities; Reinstate and make permanent the fair market value exception under section 512(b)(13) and remove the binding contract requirement; Expand the exception from section 509(f)(2), which prohibits an organization from qualifying for section 509(a)(3) status if it accepted certain gifts, to be consistent with the technical change made to section 4958(c)(3)(C); Form 990 and instructions; Form 3115; Interactive Form 1023; e-filing for exempt organizations; Public disclosure of information on exempt organization forms; Top-heavy rules; Repeal full vesting on partial termination of qualified retirement plans; Speaking with Government Accountability Office (GAO) on retirement plan sponsor reporting and disclosure requirements, and issues pertaining to electronic disclosure of content to participants; Mid-year amenders on safe harbor plans; Use of forfeitures on making certain qualified contributions; Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA); PFICs; Automatic penalties assessed on Form 5471; TD F 90-22.1, Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts (FBAR) and its e-filing requirements; The Retail Inventory Method; Rev. Proc. 97-27; Tangible personal property guidance repair regulations (Sec. 263A); Proposed Regulations to Amend the Definition of Research and Experimental Expenditures under Section 174; Estimated taxes for corporations and success based fees; Internal Revenue Services release in the delay of tax forms and abatement of penalties for late payment of tax; IRS preparer compliance visits; IRS e-signature standards; Uncertain tax positions (UTP); Sec. 7212; Individual taxpayer identification numbers (ITINs); Form 1099-K; Form 8937 (form used to report organizational actions affecting basis);Amended Forms 1099; IRS e-services; IRC section 1298 (f) filing requirements; Enrolled Agents, S. 1134, H.R. 2313; Affordable Care Act (e.g., Play or Pay rules; small business health care tax credit; information reporting by applicable large employers on health insurance coverage offered under employer-sponsored plans, and information reporting of minimum essential coverage); Interest Rate Determination Method (adjusted AFRs/Long-term tax-exempt rates); Estate Tax Expat Issues, S. 744; Rev. Proc. 99-6; Technical termination rules (Sec. 708, Sec. 197); State Sales Tax Collection/Marketplace Fairness Act (MFA), S. 336, S. 743, HR 684; Rev. Proc. 97-27 (non-automatic changes in method of accounting); Accounting method changes (Sec. 381); Extend expiring tax provisions; A de minimis threshold for small taxpayers (Sec. 382 NOL Limitation); Modifying the enhanced deduction rules for charitable contribution of inventory; Repeal of the anti-churning rules under sec. 197(f)(g); Modify the definition of W-2 wages for purposes of sec. 199; Modify the rules for capitalization and inclusion in inventory costs for certain expenses under section 263A; Allow an offset to the built-in gains tax for charitable contribution and foreign tax credit carryforwards from a C year; Add a new 120-day Post-Termination Transition Period (PTTP) beginning on the date that a taxpayer files an amended Form 1120S; Allow S corporations to have nonresident aliens as shareholders and potential current beneficiaries of electing small business trusts; Repeal section 1362(d)(3), whichterminates an S election due to passive investment income that exceeds a certain threshold, or increase the passive investment income (PII) threshold of S-corporations under section 1375(a)(2) from 25% to 60%; Repeal section 1372; Sec. 174 research and experimental expenditures; Department of the Treasury Priority Guidance Plan.

Tax Reform, Tax Reform Act of 2014, Senate Finance Committee Tax Reform Discussion Drafts, Comprehensive Tax Reform Act of 2014, H.R. 1, S. 1090, H.R. 2253; (e.g., alternative minimum tax (AMT), education incentives (H.R. 3393), information reporting, Real Time Tax System, earned income tax credit, phase-outs, Kiddie Tax, depreciation, retirement plan options, inflation adjustments, unused provisions deadwood, the Tax Gap, Section 9100 relief, and terms with multiple definitions in the Internal Revenue Code), House Ways and Means Committee draft Tax Reform Act of 2014, small business pass-through tax reform; Tax penalties (e.g., the definition of tax shelters; significant purpose; reasonable cause exception to penalties under sections 6707A and 6662A; reasonable cause exception to the section 6676 penalty for erroneous claim for refund or credit; and Form 3520 and 3520-A penalties); Identity theft (e.g., truncated taxpayer identification numbers (TTINs) and S. 149, Stop Identity Theft Act of 2013 and H.R. 295; Identity Theft and Tax Fraud Prevention Act of 2013, S. 676; Tax Refund Theft Prevention Act of 2014, S. 2736); IRS authority over tax preparers, H.R. 1570 and potential amendment to Senate The Preserving Americas Transit and Highways Act; preparer tax identification numbers (PTIN) registration process, voluntary certification program; Cash basis method of accounting; Due dates of tax returns (H.R. 901 and S. 420); (e.g., six-month automatic extension for entire Form 990 series and other information, excise and income tax returns of exempt organizations); Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act (H.R. 1129, S. 1645); Permanent disaster relief; Hurricane Sandy Tax Relief, HR 2137; National Disaster Tax Relief Acto of 2014, S. 2634; IRS weather-related impacts in filing due dates; Standardize the allowable mileage rates for business expense, medical expense and charitable contribution purposes; IRS Budget; Administrations fiscal year 2015 revenue proposals; Form 1099B and Form 8949; Form 1040 Questions on Schedule E relating to Form 1099 requirement; Guidance on tax issues for same-sex couples and registered domestic partners; Net investment income tax (Sec. 1411), threshold/bracket for estates for net-investment income tax and regular income tax, applicability of net investment income tax to bona fide residents of U.S. mirror tax code territories; Allow certain attorney fees and court costs as deductions for adjusted gross income (AGI); Clarify and simplify reporting of cancellation of debt income (Sec. 6050P); Provide parity for employees and self-employed individuals on the deduction of health insurance costs; Remove reference to section 332 from section 367(a)(i); Repeal the section 7122(c)(1) requirement to provide a 20 percent partial payment with a lump-sum offer in compromise; Allow transfer of partnership suspended losses to one another when spousal transfers under section 1041(a) tax place; Target allocations for partnerships; Clarify that husband and wife partnerships are recognized under state law are eligible to elect Qualified Joint Venture status under section 761(f); Allow an offset to the built-in gains tax for charitable contribution and foreign tax credit carryforwards from a C year; Add a new 120-day post-termination transition period (PTTP) beginning on the date that a taxpayer files an amended Form 1120S; Allow S corporations to have nonresident aliens as shareholders and potential current beneficiaries of electing small business trusts; Related party debt (proposed regulations on Sec. 752); Form 1120S; Repeal section 1362(d)(3), which terminates an S election due to passive investment income that exceeds a certain threshold, or increase the passive investment income (PII) threshold of S corporations under 1375(a)(2) from 25 percent to 60 percent; Qualified terminable interest property (QTIP) election relief; Treat consistently all federal tax payments of trusts and estates; 9100 relief; Mexican land trust (Fideicomisos); Amend section 67(e) to simplify the law and allow estates and nongrantor trusts to fully deduct the cost of complying with fiduciary duties in administering estates and trusts; Exempt from the filing requirement of section 6034(a) trusts with charitable deductions only from flow-through entities; Reinstate and make permanent the fair market value exception under section 512(b)(13) and remove the binding contract requirement; Expand the exception from section 509(f)(2), which prohibits an organization from qualifying for section 509(a)(3) status if it accepted certain gifts, to be consistent with the technical change made to section 4958(c)(3)(C); Form 990 and instructions; Form 3115; Interactive Form 1023; e-filing for exempt organizations; Public disclosure of information on exempt organization forms; Top-heavy rules; Repeal full vesting on partial termination of qualified retirement plans; Speaking with Government Accountability Office (GAO) on retirement plan sponsor reporting and disclosure requirements, and issues pertaining to electronic disclosure of content to participants; Mid-year amenders on safe harbor plans; Use of forfeitures on making certain qualified contributions; Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA); PFICs; Automatic penalties assessed on Form 5471; TD F 90-22.1, Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts (FBAR) and its e-filing requirements; The Retail Inventory Method; Rev. Proc. 97-27; Tangible personal property guidance repair regulations (Sec. 263A); Proposed Regulations to Amend the Definition of Research and Experimental Expenditures under Section 174; Estimated taxes for corporations and success based fees; Internal Revenue Services release in the delay of tax forms and abatement of penalties for late payment of tax; IRS preparer compliance visits; IRS e-signature standards; Uncertain tax positions (UTP); Sec. 7212; Individual taxpayer identification numbers (ITINs); Form 1099-K, credit card and receipts reconciliation; Form 8937 (form used to report organizational actions affecting basis);Amended Forms 1099; IRS e-services; IRC section 1298 (f) filing requirements; Enrolled Agents, S. 1134, H.R. 2313; Affordable Care Act (e.g., auto-enrollment issues; implementation issues; Play or Pay rules; small business health care tax credit; information reporting by applicable large employers on health insurance coverage offered under employer-sponsored plans, information reporting of minimum essential coverage, and related information and tax forms); Interest Rate Determination Method (adjusted AFRs/Long-term tax-exempt rates); Estate Tax Expat Issues, S. 744, immigration reform; Rev. Proc. 99-6; Technical termination rules (Sec. 708, Sec. 197); State Sales Tax Collection/Marketplace Fairness Act (MFA), S. 336, S. 743, HR 684; Rev. Proc. 97-27 (non-automatic changes in method of accounting); Accounting method changes (Sec. 381); Extend expiring tax provisions; Tax Increase Prevention Act of 2014, H.R. 5771; A de minimis threshold for small taxpayers (Sec. 382 NOL Limitation); Modifying the enhanced deduction rules for charitable contribution of inventory; Repeal of the anti-churning rules under sec. 197(f)(g); Modify the definition of W-2 wages for purposes of sec. 199; Modify the rules for capitalization and inclusion in inventory costs for certain expenses under section 263A; Allow an offset to the built-in gains tax for charitable contribution and foreign tax credit carryforwards from a C year; Add a new 120-day Post-Termination Transition Period (PTTP) beginning on the date that a taxpayer files an amended Form 1120S; Allow S corporations to have nonresident aliens as shareholders and potential current beneficiaries of electing small business trusts; Repeal section 1362(d)(3), which terminates an S election due to passive investment income that exceeds a certain threshold, or increase the passive investment income (PII) threshold of S-corporations under section 1375(a)(2) from 25% to 60%; Repeal section 1372; Sec. 174 research and experimental expenditures; Department of the Treasury Priority Guidance Plan; Expired tax provisions (extenders); Tax treaties; Multi-State Worker Tax Fairness Act (H.R. 4085).

Tax Reform, Tax Reform Act of 2014, Senate Finance Committee Tax Reform Discussion Drafts, H.R. 1, S. 1090, H.R. 2253; (e.g., alternative minimum tax (AMT), education incentives (H.R. 3393), information reporting, Real Time Tax System, earned income tax credit, phase-outs, Kiddie Tax, depreciation, retirement plan options, inflation adjustments, unused provisions deadwood, the Tax Gap, Section 9100 relief, and terms with multiple definitions in the Internal Revenue Code), House Ways and Means Committee draft Tax Reform Act of 2014, small business pass-through tax reform; Tax penalties (e.g., the definition of tax shelters; significant purpose; reasonable cause exception to penalties under sections 6707A and 6662A; reasonable cause exception to the section 6676 penalty for erroneous claim for refund or credit; and Form 3520 and 3520-A penalties); Identity theft (e.g., truncated taxpayer identification numbers (TTINs) and S. 149, Stop Identity Theft Act of 2013 and H.R. 295; Identity Theft and Tax Fraud Prevention Act of 2013, S. 676); IRS authority over tax preparers, H.R. 1570 and potential amendment to Senate The Preserving Americas Transit and Highways Act; preparer tax identification numbers (PTIN) registration process, voluntary certification program; Cash basis method of accounting; Due dates of tax returns (H.R. 901 and S. 420); (e.g., six-month automatic extension for entire Form 990 series and other information, excise and income tax returns of exempt organizations); Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act (H.R. 1129, S. 1645); Permanent disaster relief; Hurricane Sandy Tax Relief, HR 2137; IRS weather-related impacts in filing due dates; Standardize the allowable mileage rates for business expense, medical expense and charitable contribution purposes; IRS Budget; Administrations fiscal year 2015 revenue proposals; Form 1099B and Form 8949; Form 1040 Questions on Schedule E relating to Form 1099 requirement; Guidance on tax issues for same-sex couples and registered domestic partners; Net investment income tax (Sec. 1411), threshold/bracket for estates for net-investment income tax and regular income tax, applicability of net investment income tax to bona fide residents of U.S. mirror tax code territories; Allow certain attorney fees and court costs as deductions for adjusted gross income (AGI); Clarify and simplify reporting of cancellation of debt income (Sec. 6050P); Provide parity for employees and self-employed individuals on the deduction of health insurance costs; Remove reference to section 332 from section 367(a)(i); Repeal the section 7122(c)(1) requirement to provide a 20 percent partial payment with a lump-sum offer in compromise; Allow transfer of partnership suspended losses to one another when spousal transfers under section 1041(a) tax place; Target allocations for partnerships; Clarify that husband and wife partnerships are recognized under state law are eligible to elect Qualified Joint Venture status under section 761(f); Allow an offset to the built-in gains tax for charitable contribution and foreign tax credit carryforwards from a C year; Add a new 120-day post-termination transition period (PTTP) beginning on the date that a taxpayer files an amended Form 1120S; Allow S corporations to have nonresident aliens as shareholders and potential current beneficiaries of electing small business trusts; Related party debt (proposed regulations on Sec. 752); Form 1120S; Repeal section 1362(d)(3), which terminates an S election due to passive investment income that exceeds a certain threshold, or increase the passive investment income (PII) threshold of S corporations under 1375(a)(2) from 25 percent to 60 percent; Qualified terminable interest property (QTIP) election relief; Treat consistently all federal tax payments of trusts and estates; 9100 relief; Mexican land trust (Fideicomisos); Amend section 67(e) to simplify the law and allow estates and nongrantor trusts to fully deduct the cost of complying with fiduciary duties in administering estates and trusts; Exempt from the filing requirement of section 6034(a) trusts with charitable deductions only from flow-through entities; Reinstate and make permanent the fair market value exception under section 512(b)(13) and remove the binding contract requirement; Expand the exception from section 509(f)(2), which prohibits an organization from qualifying for section 509(a)(3) status if it accepted certain gifts, to be consistent with the technical change made to section 4958(c)(3)(C); Form 990 and instructions; Form 3115; Interactive Form 1023; e-filing for exempt organizations; Public disclosure of information on exempt organization forms; Top-heavy rules; Repeal full vesting on partial termination of qualified retirement plans; Speaking with Government Accountability Office (GAO) on retirement plan sponsor reporting and disclosure requirements, and issues pertaining to electronic disclosure of content to participants; Mid-year amenders on safe harbor plans; Use of forfeitures on making certain qualified contributions; Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA); PFICs; Automatic penalties assessed on Form 5471; TD F 90-22.1, Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts (FBAR) and its e-filing requirements; The Retail Inventory Method; Rev. Proc. 97-27; Tangible personal property guidance repair regulations (Sec. 263A); Proposed Regulations to Amend the Definition of Research and Experimental Expenditures under Section 174; Estimated taxes for corporations and success based fees; Internal Revenue Services release in the delay of tax forms and abatement of penalties for late payment of tax; IRS preparer compliance visits; IRS e-signature standards; Uncertain tax positions (UTP); Sec. 7212; Individual taxpayer identification numbers (ITINs); Form 1099-K, credit card and receipts reconciliation; Form 8937 (form used to report organizational actions affecting basis);Amended Forms 1099; IRS e-services; IRC section 1298 (f) filing requirements; Enrolled Agents, S. 1134, H.R. 2313; Affordable Care Act (e.g., auto-enrollment issues; implementation issues; Play or Pay rules; small business health care tax credit; information reporting by applicable large employers on health insurance coverage offered under employer-sponsored plans, information reporting of minimum essential coverage, and related information and tax forms); Interest Rate Determination Method (adjusted AFRs/Long-term tax-exempt rates); Estate Tax Expat Issues, S. 744, immigration reform; Rev. Proc. 99-6; Technical termination rules (Sec. 708, Sec. 197); State Sales Tax Collection/Marketplace Fairness Act (MFA), S. 336, S. 743, HR 684; Rev. Proc. 97-27 (non-automatic changes in method of accounting); Accounting method changes (Sec. 381); Extend expiring tax provisions; A de minimis threshold for small taxpayers (Sec. 382 NOL Limitation); Modifying the enhanced deduction rules for charitable contribution of inventory; Repeal of the anti-churning rules under sec. 197(f)(g); Modify the definition of W-2 wages for purposes of sec. 199; Modify the rules for capitalization and inclusion in inventory costs for certain expenses under section 263A; Allow an offset to the built-in gains tax for charitable contribution and foreign tax credit carryforwards from a C year; Add a new 120-day Post-Termination Transition Period (PTTP) beginning on the date that a taxpayer files an amended Form 1120S; Allow S corporations to have nonresident aliens as shareholders and potential current beneficiaries of electing small business trusts; Repeal section 1362(d)(3), which terminates an S election due to passive investment income that exceeds a certain threshold, or increase the passive investment income (PII) threshold of S-corporations under section 1375(a)(2) from 25% to 60%; Repeal section 1372; Sec. 174 research and experimental expenditures; Department of the Treasury Priority Guidance Plan; Expired tax provisions (extenders); Tax treaties; Multi-State Worker Tax Fairness Act (H.R. 4085). .

Tax Reform, H.R. 1, S. 1090, H.R. 2253; (e.g., alternative minimum tax (AMT), education incentives, information reporting, Real Time Tax System, earned income tax credit, phase-outs, Kiddie Tax, depreciation, retirement plan options, inflation adjustments, unused provisions deadwood, the Tax Gap, Section 9100 relief, and terms with multiple definitions in the Internal Revenue Code); Tax penalties (e.g., the definition of tax shelters; significant purpose; reasonable cause exception to penalties undersections 6707A and 6662A; reasonable cause exception to the section 6676 penalty for erroneous claim for refund or credit; and Form 3520 and 3520-A penalties); Identity theft (e.g., truncated taxpayer identification numbers (TTINs) and S. 149, Stop Identity Theft Act of 2013 and H.R. 295; Identity Theft and Tax Fraud Prevention Act of 2013, S. 676); IRS authority over tax preparers, HR 1570; preparer tax identification numbers (PTIN) registration process; Cash basis method of accounting; Due dates of tax returns (H.R. 901 and S. 420); (e.g., six-month automatic extension for entire Form 990 series and other information, excise and income tax returns of exempt organizations); Mobile workforce (H.R. 1129); Permanent disaster relief; Hurricane Sandy Tax Relief, HR 2137; IRS weather-related impacts in filing due dates; Standardize the allowable mileage rates for business expense, medical expense and charitable contribution purposes; IRS Budget; Form 1099B and From 8949; Form 1040 Questions on Schedule E relating to Form 1099 requirement; Guidance on tax issues for registered domestic partners; Net investment income tax (Sec. 1411); Allow certain attorney fees and court costs as deductions for adjusted gross income (AGI); Clarify and simplify reporting of cancellation of debt income (Sec. 6050P); Provide parity for employees and self-employed individuals on the deduction of health insurance costs; Simplified home office deduction; Remove reference to section 332 from section 367(a)(i); Repeal the section 7122(c)(1) requirement to provide a 20 percent partial payment with a lump-sum offer in compromise; Allow transfer of partnership suspended losses to one another when spousal transfers under section 1041(a) tax place; Targeted allocations for partnerships; Clarify that husband and wife partnerships are recognized under state law are eligible to elect Qualified Joint Venture status under section 761(f); Allow an offset to the built-in gains tax for charitable contribution and foreign tax credit carryforwards from a C year; Add a new 120-day post-termination transition period (PTTP) beginning on the date that a taxpayer files an amended Form 1120S; Allow S corporations to have nonresident aliens as shareholders and potential current beneficiaries of electing small business trusts; Form 1120S; Repeal section 1362(d)(3), which terminates an S election due to passive investment income that exceeds a certain threshold, or increase the passive investment income (PII) threshold of S corporations under 1375(a)(2) from 25 percent to 60 percent; Qualified terminable interest property (QTIP) election relief; Treat consistently all federal tax payments of trusts and estates; Mexican land trusts (Fideicomisos); Amend section 67(e) to simplify the law and allow estates and nongrantor trusts to fully deduct the cost of complying with fiduciary duties in administering estates and trusts; Exempt from the filing requirement of section 6034(a) trusts with charitable deductions only from flow-through entities; Reinstate and make permanent the fair market value exception under section 512(b)(13) and remove the binding contract requirement; Expand the exception from section 509(f)(2), which prohibits an organization from qualifying for section 509(a)(3) status if it accepted certain gifts, to be consistent with the technical change made to section 4958(c)(3)(C); Form 990 and instructions; Form 3115; e-filing for exempt organizations; Public disclosure of information on exempt organization forms; Top-heavy rules; Repeal full vesting on partial termination of qualified retirement plans; Speaking with Government Accountability Office (GAO) on retirement plan sponsor reporting and disclosure requirements, and issues pertaining to electronic disclosure of content to participants; Mid-year amenders on safe harbor plans; Use of forfeitures on making certain qualified contributions; Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA); PFICs; Automatic penalties assessed on Form 5471; TD F 90-22.1, Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts (FBAR) and its e-filing requirements; The Retail Inventory Method; Rev. Proc. 97-27; Tangible personal property guidance repair regulations (Sec. 263a); Estimated taxes and success based fees; Internal Revenue Services (IRSs) release in the delay of tax forms and abatement of penalties for late payment of tax; IRS preparer compliance visits; IRS e-signature standards; Uncertain tax positions (UTP); Sec. 7212; Individual taxpayer identification numbers (ITINs); Form 1099-K; Form 8937 (form used to report organizational actions affecting basis); Amended Forms 1099; IRS e-services; IRC section 1298 (f) filing requirements; Enrolled Agents, S 1134, H.R. 2313; Affordable Care Act (e.g., Play or Pay rules; small business health care tax credit; information reporting by applicable large employers on health insurance coverage offered under employer-sponsored plans, and information reporting of minimum essential coverage); Interest Rate Determination Method (adjusted AFRs/Long-term tax-exempt rates); Estate Tax Expat Issues, S 744; Rev. Proc. 99-6; Technical termination rules (Sec. 708, Sec. 197); State Sales Tax Collection/Marketplace Fairness Act (MFA), S. 336, S. 743, HR 684; Rev. Proc. 97-27 (non-automatic changes in method of accounting); Accounting method changes (Sec. 381)

Tax Reform, H.R. 1; Due dates of tax returns (H.R. 901 and S. 420); Mobile workforce (H.R. 1129); Hurricane Sandy Tax Relief; Preparer Tax Identification Numbers (PTIN) registration process; Tax penalties (including the definition of tax shelters; significant purpose; reasonable cause exception to penalties under sections 6707A and 6662A; reasonable cause exception to the section 6676 penalty for erroneous claim for refund or credit; Form 3520 and 3520-A penalties); Identity theft (including truncated taxpayeridentification numbers (TTINs))and S. 149, Stop Identity Theft Act of 2013 and H.R. 295; Qualified terminable interest property (QTIP) election relief; Tax Reform (including alternative minimum tax (AMT), education incentives, earned income tax credit, phase-outs, Kiddie Tax, retirement plan options, inflation adjustments, unused provisions deadwood, the Tax Gap, and terms with multiple definitions in the Internal Revenue Code); repeal full vesting on partial termination of qualified retirement plans, harmonize and simplify education-related tax provisions, standardize the allowable mileage rates for business expense, medical expense and charitable contribution purposes; allow certain attorney fees and court costs as deductions for adjusted gross income (AGI); clarify and simplify reporting of cancellation of debt income; provide parity for employees and self-employed individuals on the deduction of health insurance costs; remove reference to section 332 from section 367(a)(i); allow a reasonable cause exception to the section 6707A and 6662A penalties; repeal the section 7122(c)(1) requirement to provide a 20 percent partial payment with a lump-sum offer in compromise; allow transfer of partnership suspended losses to one another when spousal transfers under section 1041(a) tax place; clarify that husband and wife partnerships are recognized under state law are eligible to elect Qualified Joint Venture status under section 761(f); allow an offset to the built-in gains tax for charitable contribution and foreign tax credit carryforwards from a C year; add a new 120-day post-termination transition period (PTTP) beginning on the date that a taxpayer files an amended Form 1120S; allow S corporations to have nonresident aliens as shareholders and potential current beneficiaries of electing small business trusts; repeal section 1362(d)(3), which terminates an S election due to passive investment income that exceeds a certain threshold, or increase the passive investment income (PII) threshold of S corporations under 1375(a)(2) from 25 percent to 60 percent; allow administrative relief for certain late qualified terminable interest property (QTIP) and qualified revocable trust (QRT) elections; treat consistently all federal tax payments of trusts and estates; amend section 67(e) to simplify the law and allow estates and nongrantor trusts to fully deduct the cost of complying with fiduciary duties in administering estates and trusts; exempt from the filing requirement of section 6034(a) trusts with charitable deductions only from flow-through entities; allow a single six-month automatic extension for entire Form 990 series and other information, excise and income tax returns of exempt organizations; reinstate and make permanent the fair market value exception under section 512(b)(13) and remove the binding contract requirement; expand the exception from section 509(f)(2), which prohibits an organization from qualifying for section 509(a)(3) status if it accepted certain gifts, to be consistent with the technical change made to section 4958(c)(3)(C); Form 1099B and Form 8949; Form 1040 Questions on Schedule E relating to Form 1099 requirement; guidance on tax issues for registered domestic partners; Section 6050P, IR 2012-65 (Cancellation of debt); Section 1411; Form 990 and instructions; Form 3115; e-filing for exempt organizations; public disclosure of information on exempt organization forms; top-heavy rules; speaking with Government Accountability Office (GAO) on retirement plan sponsor reporting and disclosure requirements, and issues pertaining to electronic disclosure of content to participants; Play or Pay rules (employer-provided healthcare); mid-year amenders on safe harbor plans; use of forfeitures on making certain qualified contributions; the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA); automatic penalties assessed on Form 5471; TD F 90-22.1, Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts (FBAR); the Retail Inventory Method; Rev. Proc. 97-27; estimated taxes and success based fees; Internal Revenue Services (IRSs) release in the delay of tax forms and abatement of penalties for late payment of tax; IRS preparer compliance visits; Section 7216; uncertain tax positions (UTP); individual taxpayer identification numbers (ITINs); Form 1099-K; Form 8937 (form used to report organizational actions affecting basis); Mexican land trusts (Fideicomisos); Form 1120S; and repair regulations (Sec. 263a).