Newsletters

A Few Words of THANKS Steve Leimberg's Estate Planning Newsletter Issue:2839    23-Nov-20

Alan Gassman & Brandon Ketron on Revenue Ruling 2020-27 & Revenue Procedure 2020-51: Tax Treatment of Expenses Paid with PPP Loan Funds Steve Leimberg's Business Entities Newsletter Issue:212    22-Nov-20

Finance 11.21.2020 Bob LeClair's Finance and Markets Newsletter Issue:1078    22-Nov-20

Brandon Ketron & Alan Gassman: Necessity Questionnaire for Over $2,000,000 PPP Borrowers Causes Concern and Agitation Steve Leimberg's Business Entities Newsletter Issue:211    19-Nov-20

Evan Levine & Nainesh Shah on Estate of Aaron U. Jones: Key Business Valuation Issues Addressed by Tax Court Steve Leimberg's Estate Planning Newsletter Issue:2838    17-Nov-20

Andrew H. Weinstein and Kevin E. Packman: Refunds - Timing, Litigation, Mitigation and Equitable Relief Steve Leimberg's Income Tax Planning Newsletter Issue:207    16-Nov-20

Actual Text

PLR 202039003 (26 June 2020) VEBA's Provision of Whole Life Insurance to Members Is Permissible under Section 501(c)(9)
updated:25-Nov-20

Rev. Rul. 2020-25, 2020-48 IRB 1109 (23 November 2020) Section 995. — Taxation of DISC Income to Shareholders 2020 Base Period T-Bill Rate
updated:24-Nov-20

T.D. 9935 (23 November 2020) IRS Issues Preliminary Draft of Final Regs. on Statutory Limitations on Like-Kind Exchanges
updated:24-Nov-20

PLR 202047001 (6 July 2020) S Corp Termination Was Inadvertent
updated:23-Nov-20

Notice 2020-83, 2020-50 IRB 1 (20 November 2020) 2020 Required Amendments List for Qualified Retirement Plans and § 403(b) Retirement Plans
updated:23-Nov-20

PLR 202047008 (26 August 2020) Group Annuity Contract Held by Trust Are Treated As Held By Natural Persons
updated:23-Nov-20

Instant Audio and Podcasts

60 Second Planner

Ball -- IRA Distributions to LLC Are Taxable
updated:26-Nov-20

Rev. Rul. 2020-27 and Rev. Proc. 2020-51 -- Guidance on PPP Loan Deductions
updated:19-Nov-20

Rev. Rul. 2020-26 -- Interest Rates Tick Upward
updated:16-Nov-20

Podcasts

Bob Keebler and Paul Lee on Capital Gain Planning in 2020
updated:14-Nov-20

Keebler on 2020 Year-End Tax Planning
updated:13-Aug-20

Keebler and Blattmachr on the Basis of IDGT Assets at Death
updated:25-Jul-20

Video Podcast: Keebler and Shenkman on the PPP Flexibility Act
updated:05-Jun-20

Bob Keebler and Chris Hesse on IRC Section 461(l) and the CARES Act
updated:16-May-20

Bob Keebler and Mark Fichtenbaum: Tax Planning in a Volatile Market with Low Interest Rates
updated:06-May-20

Keebler on Roth Conversions in a Volatile Market
updated:25-Apr-20

Bob Keebler and Ed Slott on RMDs Under the CARES Act
updated:15-Apr-20

BlogWatch

Padda v Comm’r: Possible Opening in Defending Against Late Filing Penalty When Preparer Fails to E-file Timely
25-Nov-20

Use Form 8915-E to Report, Repay COVID-Related Retirement Account Distributions
24-Nov-20

Why The Wealthy Are Pleased With The Election Results
23-Nov-20

Gaming Out PPP Deductibility
23-Nov-20

Rev. Proc. 2020-46: New Reason for Late Certification of Rollovers
23-Nov-20

Significant Provisions of SECURE Act 2.0
22-Nov-20

Rev. Rul. 2020-27: Business Expenses Are Not Deductible if Taxpayer Reasonably Expects PPP Loan Forgiveness
19-Nov-20

Why I Hate PPP Loans
19-Nov-20

COVID-19 is Triggering More End-of-life Planning – and Young People Want In on the Discussions
19-Nov-20

Journals
(Due to Copyright Restrictions, LISI is not able to provide Reprints of these articles)

Parens Patriae and The Disinherited Child
Michael J. Hidden - Washinhgton Law Review

Fixing the Johnson Amendment Without Totally Destroying It
Benjamin M. Leff - SSRN

Life Insurance: What Attorneys and Trustees Should Know
Bruce A. Tannahill and Melisa Seyhun - Probate & Property

Reimagining the GST Tax
Kevin G. Bender - Probate & Property

It’s a Tough Year for Year-End Tax Planning
Dave Strausfeld - Journal of Accountancy

Web Links

Find & Compare Nursing Homes, Hospitals & Other Providers -- Medicare.gov
From the Medicare website: "We’ve combined our 8 original provider compare sites, giving you one place to start finding any type of care you need. New features include updated maps, new filters that help you identify the providers right for you, and a clean, consistent design that makes it easier to compare providers and find the information that’s most important to you."

The Role of Defined Benefit and Defined Contribution Plans in the Distribution of Family Wealth
Slides from a presentation to the National Tax Association’s 113th Annual Conference, November 18, 2020. The researchers addressed the following questions: How is family wealth in the form of employer-sponsored defined benefit (DB) and defined contribution (DC) plans distributed? How did the distribution of retirement assets change between 1989 and 2019, and how did it change for families with various socioeconomic characteristics? How did the phaseout of DB plans affect the concentration of family wealth? How sensitive are the estimates of wealth concentration to different inputs into the imputation of DB wealth?

Chart: 2021 Estate and Gift Tax for Non-US Citizens
This chart from Probate Stars lists the 2021 U.S. exemptions, exclusions and rates for gifts and transfers at death to and from green card holders and nonresident aliens. November, 2020.

Keebler on The State of the Election and What it Means for Financial Planning
In this podcast recorded at 6:30 pm ET on Wednesday, November 4th, Bob Keebler walks you through the latest with the election results and what to expect next. With former Vice President Biden getting close to the 270 electoral votes needed to win, Bob shares insights on what to be thinking about for year-end planning. A link to this podcast is provided courtesy of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA)

COVID-19 Business Tax Relief Tool -- IRS TAS
This online tool from the Taxpayer Advocate Service helps you determine if you or your business is likely to qualify for one or more of the tax relief options currently available.