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IRS Plans to Go Paperless by 2025 Tax Season

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Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen announced on Wednesday that the IRS has set a goal to go paperless by 2025. The IRS processed more than 213 million electronically-filed tax returns earlier this year, which accounted for more than 81% of all individual tax returns. That has generated about $38 million in recoveries.

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Pennsylvania Will Recognize Grantor Trusts for Tax Years Beginning After January 1, 2025

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Pennsylvania Senate Bill 815, signed into law on December 14, 2023, amended the Pennsylvania tax code to recognize irrevocable grantor trusts for tax years beginning after January 1, 2025. The grantor’s payment of income taxes on trust income is effectively a tax-free gift to the trust.

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Traveling for Business This Summer? Here’s What You Can Deduct

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Note: Under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, employees can’t deduct their unreimbursed travel expenses on their own tax returns through 2025. That’s because unreimbursed employee business expenses are “miscellaneous itemized deductions” that aren’t deductible through 2025.

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Casualty Loss Tax Deductions May Help Disaster Victims in Certain Cases

RogerRossmeisl

Before the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA), eligible casualty loss victims could claim a deduction on their tax returns. What’s considered a casualty for tax purposes? Note: The post Casualty Loss Tax Deductions May Help Disaster Victims in Certain Cases appeared first on Roger Rossmeisl, CPA.

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Traveling for Business Again? What can you Deduct?

RogerRossmeisl

Note that under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) , employees can’t deduct their unreimbursed travel expenses through 2025 on their own tax returns. That’s because unreimbursed employee business expenses are “miscellaneous itemized deductions” that aren’t deductible through 2025.

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Can Individual Taxpayers Deduct Vehicle Expenses?

RogerRossmeisl

It’s not just businesses that can deduct vehicle-related expenses on their tax returns. For 2018 through 2025, business and moving miles are deductible only in much more limited circumstances. Individuals also can deduct them in certain circumstances.

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IRS OKs E-Signatures to Be Used on a Slew of Forms Indefinitely

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The IRS said on Monday that it will allow electronic signatures to be used on certain tax forms “indefinitely until more robust technical solutions are deployed.” 31, 2025, the ability to use encrypted email when working directly with IRS employees to clear up tax-related issues or concerns.