New User Fee for Estate Tax Closing Letters

The Internal Revenue Service is instituting a user fee for estates seeking an estate tax closing letter. At the same time, however, the agency is reminding estates there’s another path that avoids the fee altogether. The new user fee—a $67 charge for providing a...

IRS Adds Time to Replace Some Livestock

Farmers and ranchers hard-hit by drought in parts of the U.S. have gotten a little help from the Internal Revenue Service. While the IRS couldn’t make it rain, it did give affected producers an additional year to replace livestock and defer tax from any forced sale of...

Charitable Deductions for Non-Itemizers

Recent changes in the tax regulations to help ease the burdens of the pandemic could lead to lower tax bills at filing time for some Americans. The new benefits allow taxpayers who do not itemize to take advantage of donations to charity—at least for a while. The...