The Tax Adviser—the magazine of planning, trends, and techniques—reports and explains federal tax issues to tax practitioners.

Certain tax rules and considerations specifically affect undocumented immigrants in the United States and their common ...

Clint Costa CPA, J.D., LL.M., Senior Wealth Strategist, Choreo, LLC, discusses three tax insights that CPAs may encounter ...

U.S. persons face complicated and often surprising tax and compliance issues when acquiring or holding real estate located in the United State ...

The IRS lost 11% of its staff in the first three months of 2025, with revenue agents who conduct audits accounting for the largest percentage of those who left, the Treasury Inspector General for Tax ...

This update surveys recent federal tax developments involving individuals, including court cases, rulings, and guidance ...

Remanufactured “cores,” or used vehicle parts, are essential to the automotive industry but present distinct special tax and accounting considerations.

Trusts and estates may benefit from the “unlimited” charitable income tax deduction under Sec. 642(c), which may be especially attractive to a philanthropic grantor seeking to completely eliminate ...

Qualified terminable interest property trusts can be useful, but care must be taken to avoid running afoul of their requirements, as a recent Tax Court case illustrates. With the basic exemption ...

During the period covered by this update, the IRS issued both final and proposed regulations regarding required minimum distributions (RMDs) from certain qualified retirement accounts. Excise tax for ...

Proposed regulations under Sec. 4501 apply the stock repurchase excise tax to a parent corporation that “funds by any means” a stock repurchase. But the proposed regulations lack clarity on the phrase ...

The Fifth Circuit’s decision in Grigsby, 86 F.4th 602 (5th Cir. 2023), emphasizes the need for taxpayers to clearly define business components when preparing and documenting their Sec. 41 credit. It ...