Taxes

Sen. Joe Manchin III, D-W.Va., is thinking about running for president — or at least people think he’s thinking about it. And Manchin clearly wants people to think that he’s thinking about it. Last week, Manchin appeared at a town hall organized by No Labels, an independent political organization claiming to speak for the “commonsense

Professor Hank Adler of Chapman University discusses the income realization requirement dispute in the transition tax case Moore v. United States before the Supreme Court, and its implications on the U.S. tax system. This transcript has been edited for length and clarity. David D. Stewart: Welcome to the podcast. I’m David Stewart, editor in chief

The risk of inflation is important when swapping real for nominal dollars. Rather than ending the fear of outliving your 401(k), QLACs can exacerbate it. The Wall Street Journal of July 23, 2023 included an article on QLACs — Qualified Longevity Annuity Contracts — with this, to me, eye-popping title, “A Retirement Tax Break That

That unexpected knock on your door? It is likely not an IRS employee. The nation’s tax agency has announced a major policy change: it will end most unannounced visits to taxpayers by agency revenue officers. The change is being made, IRS says, “to reduce public confusion and enhance overall safety measures for taxpayers and employees.”

The IRS continues to make progress on its inventory of tax returns, payments, refunds, and correspondence. However, some sectors are still experiencing delays. Here’s where things stand. The IRS says it has processed all paper and electronic individual returns received before April 2023, and they are opening mail within normal time frames. This means they