Tax deductions

The Tax Court has held that the generous tips and gifts that a Catholic evangelist considered to be part of his efforts to spread the gospel were not deductible charitable contributions.

Four days before the filing deadline, the IRS quietly added 21 questions to its website page of frequently asked questions about issues related to Section 199A, the new 20 percent deduction for pass-through businesses.

The revenue procedure updates the depreciation deductions allowed for owners of passenger automobiles, trucks and vans placed in service in 2019.

Small businesses across America are asking the same question: Am I operating in the correct entity to maximize tax savings?

Planning for the deduction can yield significant tax savings.

A decade ago, Angelo Mozilo was the face of the housing bust that preceded the financial crisis. Now the former chief executive officer of Countrywide Financial Corp. is predicting another drop, and for some homeowners it may be even worse.

President Donald Trump earned a large amount of interest income two decades ago that was used in tandem with then-burgeoning losses to help him avoid paying federal taxes, according to newly published tax details.

The Internal Revenue Service has issued a notice setting the inflation-adjusted maximum value of a vehicle provided by an employer to an employee for personal use.

President Trump complains that large corporations, such as Amazon.com, are shirking their tax responsibilities. Yet for at least a decade, Trump paid none or very little in federal income taxes by exploiting some of the same generous tax breaks.

President Donald Trump said that New Yorkers could have thwarted a provision in his tax law that limits state and local tax deductions, one of the most controversial changes in the 2017 overhaul that contributed to Republican losses in the 2018 midterms.

The Democratic presidential candidate and New Jersey senator released 10 years of tax returns, showing he faced a new cap on deductions of state and local taxes.

A TIGTA report examines the impact of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act on the service, and how it was implemented.

The Democratic presidential candidate made a mistake on deducting medical expenses in 2013 and 2014.

One thing that all business trips have in common is turning in receipts for travel and expenses, but what should or shouldn’t employees be expensing?

A new limit on state and local tax deductions isn’t forcing taxpayers to leave some states, according to Moody’s Investor Service.

It’s tax time for everyone, but for entrepreneurs in the rapidly growing cannabis business, it’s a particular challenge.

As Tax Day approaches, accountants are finally getting to the end of a season made particularly grueling by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.

Tax changes have benefits, though questions remain.

The Republican and Democratic leaders of the Senate Finance Committee, chairman Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, and ranking member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., are asking the Internal Revenue Service to crack down on the people involved in the recent college admissions scandal.

House Democrats are looking to find a compromise solution to the Republican tax law’s cap on the amount of state and local levies that can be written off a federal return, a limit they say has caused their constituents to lose out on billions of dollars of deductions.