NEW IRS Tax News - IRS expands relief from underpayment penalty The IRS announced that it is lowering from 85% to 80% the amount taxpayers are required to have paid in order to escape an underpayment of estimated income tax penalty for 2018. Source: NEW...

NEW IRS Tax News - Proposed rules issued for information reporting for life insurance contract transactions The IRS proposed regulations under Sec. 6050Y, which governs reporting obligations for reportable policy sales of life insurance contracts and payments of...

NEW IRS Tax News - IRS reevaluating active trade or business requirement for spinoffs The IRS announced that it is reviewing its approach to the active trade or business requirement that must be met for a five-year period for a business to qualify for a tax-free...

NEW Tax Policy - Income Tax Credits Paired with Numerous Tax Increases in Wisconsin Gov. Evers’ Budget With the release of his first biennial budget, introduced as Senate Bill 59, Wisconsin’s new Governor Tony Evers (D) has proposed dozens of miscellaneous tax...

NEW Tax Policy - Average Income Tends to Rise with Age A commonly overlooked reason for the difference in income levels among taxpayers is the life cycle issue. As we mature and gain work experience, our incomes tend to rise; income typically peaks when we near...

NEW Tax Policy - Tax Treatment of Worker Training  Key Findings Education and training are investments in human capital and, over time, increase productivity and economic growth as human capital accumulates. Research shows that human capital investment and...