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The FICPA podcast is to inform and educate our members & the CPA community with today’s hottest issues. Our mission is to serve our members, enhance their competency & professionalism, support professional standards, promote the value of our members & advocate on behalf of the CPA Profession.
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Monday Aug 02, 2021
Federal Tax Update: PPP Loan Program Changes Return
Monday Aug 02, 2021
Monday Aug 02, 2021
This week we look at:
- What we know about tax matters in the bipartisan infrastructure bill
- SBA announces direct forgiveness application platform, more PPP changes
- Taxpayer allowed a deduction for expenses related to MBA program
- Paid leave credit expanded to cover more vaccine related issues
- BBA CPAR email notes issues with imputed adjustment calculation
- Second Circuit overturns foreign trust penalty decision in favor of IRS

Monday Jul 26, 2021
Federal Tax Update: Proposed S Corporation Form
Monday Jul 26, 2021
Monday Jul 26, 2021
This week we look at:
- Taxpayer fails in attempt to use Cohan rule to obtain deductions
- IRS proposes Form 7203 to use by shareholders to report basis in S corporation
- IRS can consider potential recovery against executor as part of offer in compromise
- IRS opens up site for full electronic submission and signing of Forms 2848 and 8821

Monday Jul 19, 2021
Federal Tax Update: Tax Practice Issues Week
Monday Jul 19, 2021
Monday Jul 19, 2021
https://www.currentfederaltaxdevelopments.com/podcasts/2021/7/18/2021-07-19-tax-practice-issues-week
This week we look at:
- AICPA reports lenders told to stop pre-forgiveness necessity inquiries
- Digitally signed amended return rejected as not properly filed
- No reasonable cause for late filing when taxpayer depended on attorney who simply took tax money
- IRS position not substantially justified for basis challenge and overall accounting method

Monday Jul 12, 2021
Federal Tax Update: Information Letter Week
Monday Jul 12, 2021
Monday Jul 12, 2021
https://www.currentfederaltaxdevelopments.com/podcasts/2021/7/11/2021-07-12-information-letter-week
This week we look at:
- TAS declines to accept stand-along advance child tax credit cases
- IRS agent’s tax home remained at his assigned office
- FSA participants required to document qualification of expenses paid with debit card
- IRS explanation of why Forms 1099R don’t identify QCDs
- IRS discusses legal expense deductions

Tuesday Jul 06, 2021
Tuesday Jul 06, 2021
This week we look at:
- IRS extends special treatment of employee leave donation for COVID-19 relief
- Guidance published on making farm NOL elections
- Penalty relief for issues with 2021 Forms K-2 and K-3
- Supreme Court turns down hearing dispute over taxing out of state employees

Monday Jun 28, 2021
Federal Tax Update: Is the PPP Questionnaire Going Away
Monday Jun 28, 2021
Monday Jun 28, 2021
This week we look at:
- SBA reported to be withdrawing PPP loan questionnaires
- Court finds not clear if taxpayer qualifies for home gain exclusion due to unforeseen circumstances
- IRS extends special remote witnessing of signing plan documents through June 30, 2022, may make it permanent
- CPA’s conviction for assisting in the filing of false returns upheld - rejected "I just used what the client gave me" defense

Monday Jun 21, 2021
Federal Tax Update: ACA Survives Another Trip to SCOTUS
Monday Jun 21, 2021
Monday Jun 21, 2021
This week we look at:
- Supreme Court finds no status for challenging ACA due to TCJA changes
- IRS backlog was huge at May 1 which causes two pieces of guidance to be issued:
- Do not file Form 990-EZ on paper (unless you want problems)
- Offer in compromise program changes put in place due to backlog

Monday Jun 14, 2021
Federal Tax Update: Tax Status of Legal Settlement
Monday Jun 14, 2021
Monday Jun 14, 2021
This week we look at:
- IRS publishes Q & A on 2021’s enhanced child and dependent care credit on website
- Malpractice settlement related to taxpayer’s divorce was taxable to her - and situation made worse to going to Tax Court
- IRS discusses interaction of depreciation related §481(a) adjustments and computation of ATI through 2021

Monday Jun 07, 2021
Federal Tax Update: Perhaps Tax Instructions Aren't Just for Attorneys
Monday Jun 07, 2021
Monday Jun 07, 2021
This week we look at:
- Senate Parliamentarian’s second opinion on reconciliation limits practical use of revision of reconciliation instructions
- Long-time tax CPA who admits not reading Schedule B instructions hit with willful failure to file FBAR penalties
- MoneyGram is not a bank, meaning losses from 2008 financial crisis secured debts were capital losses

Monday May 31, 2021
Monday May 31, 2021
This week we look at:
- Green Book issued to explain administration’s revenue proposals
- Whether or not a 1099 must be issued, income still must be reported
- IRS gives more information about unemployment exclusion and community property states
- TAM looks at lack of “fact of the liability” for all events test dispute