IRS sets 2026 business standard mileage rate at 72.5 cents per mile, up 2.5 cents
https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/irs-sets-2026-business-standard-mileage-rate-at-725-cents-per-mile-up-25-cents
USPS Adopts Regulations Updating Postmark Dates
The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) recently adopted final regulations affecting the postmark date of mailed items. Effective Dec. 24, 2025, the regulations clarify that a machine-applied postmark indicates the date of the “first automated processing operation” at a processing facility. Due to the new regulations, a mailed item’s postmark may be several days later than […]
Tennessee Department of Revenue Updates Tax Manuals
https://www.tn.gov/content/dam/tn/revenue/documents/tax_manuals/december-2025/Tax-Manual-Updates.pdf
IRS Updates FAQs on the Limitation on the Deduction for Business Interest Expense and Premium Tax Credit
The IRS recently updated frequently asked questions (FAQs) regarding changes to the limitation on the deduction for business interest expense (Fact Sheet 2025-09) and the Premium Tax Credit (Fact Sheet 2025-10) under the One Big Beautiful Bill (OBBB). For tax years beginning after Dec. 31, 2024, the OBBB amended Section 163(j) by: Allowing taxpayers to […]
Treasury, IRS provide safe harbor for taxpayers claiming the carbon capture credit
https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/treasury-irs-provide-safe-harbor-for-taxpayers-claiming-the-carbon-capture-credit
Senate Passes Disaster Related Extension of Deadlines Act
The U.S. Senate recently passed H.R. 1491, the Disaster Related Extension of Deadlines Act, which requires the IRS to treat the postponement of the federal tax return deadline due to a federally declared disaster or certain other events as an extension for purposes of calculating the limit on a tax refund. The legislation now goes to […]
Treasury, IRS allow States to make an Advance Election to participate in the new federal tax credit for individual contributions to Scholarship Granting Organizations under the One, Big, Beautiful Bill
https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/treasury-irs-allow-states-to-make-an-advance-election-to-participate-in-the-new-federal-tax-credit-for-individual-contributions-to-scholarship-granting-organizations-under-the-one-big-beautiful-bill
Treasury, IRS provide guidance on new tax benefits for health savings account participants under the One, Big, Beautiful Bill
https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/treasury-irs-provide-guidance-on-new-tax-benefits-for-health-savings-account-participants-under-the-one-big-beautiful-bill
Treasury, IRS issue guidance on Trump Accounts established under the Working Families Tax Cuts; notice announces upcoming regulations
https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/treasury-irs-issue-guidance-on-trump-accounts-established-under-the-working-families-tax-cuts-notice-announces-upcoming-regulations
IRS Issues Final Regulations on Stock Repurchase Excise Tax
The IRS recently issued final regulations (T.D. 10037) regarding the application of the 1% excise tax on stock repurchases by publicly traded corporations under Sec. 4501. Introduced by the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, the tax is based on the fair market value (FMV) of a corporation’s stock that certain corporations repurchase during a tax […]