On April 22, 2021, the IRS issued Revenue Procedure 2021-20, which provides a safe harbor allowing taxpayers who did not deduct expenses paid with forgiven PPP loans in 2020 to deduct those expenses in the next tax year. The failure to deduct those expenses was consistent with IRS guidance at the time, but that guidance was superseded by the COVID-Related Tax Continue Reading …
The filing date for federal and California tax returns has been moved forward from April 15 to May 17, but this is only for individuals. Trusts and estates, and corporations, still have an April 15 filing date, and estimated payments for individuals are still due on April 15.
On March 11, 2021, President Biden signed into law the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (“ARPA”), a $1.9 trillion economic stimulus package and comprehensive COVID relief bill that provides a wide range of assistance to businesses and individuals. As with the COVID-related Acts preceding it, ARPA facilitates much of this assistance through changes to the federal tax code. This blog Continue Reading …