Excise Tax Refund Procedure

Special refund procedures for coal producers and exporters on excise tax paid on exported coal Ann. 2008-103, 2008-46 IRB
In a new Announcement, IRS has advised taxpayers how to claim a refund of the excise tax on exported coal under the new procedures provided in Sec. 114 of the Energy and Extension Act of 2008 [...]

Appeals Court reverses ruling that denied taxpayer Section 530 Relief

Trucker tax relief, trucking tax relief, trucking tax problem resolution.
Peno Trucking, Inc. v. Commissioner, CA6, 102 AFTR 2d ¶ 2008-5360

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit has affirmed a U.S. Tax Court ruling that a trucking company should have classified its drivers as [...]

Charitable Extenders

Charitable extenders and incentives in the 2008 Extenders Act

The Tax Extenders and Alternative Minimum Tax Relief Act of 2008, which was enacted on Oct. 3, 2008, extends several expired charitable giving tax breaks and provides several new tax incentives for charitable giving. Here is a brief overview of the charitable provisions in the new [...]

Mortgage debt relief extension, tax relief for community banks, and crackdown on some executive compensation in the 2008 Economic Stabilization Act

I am writing to provide details regarding three tax provisions in the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008: which was enacted Oct. 3, 2008. Those provisions are: (1) an extension for home mortgage debt [...]

AMT relief in the 2008 Extenders Act

I am writing to provide details regarding three key provisions in the “Tax Extenders and Alternative Minimum Tax Relief Act of 2008” (the 2008 Extenders Act), which was enacted on Oct. 3, 2008. The provisions extend partial relief to individual taxpayers from the alternative minimum tax, or [...]

Individual and business extenders and other relief provisions in the 2008 Extenders Act

The “Tax Extenders and Alternative Minimum Tax Relief Act of 2008” (the 2008 Extenders Act), which was enacted on Oct. 3, 2008, provides extensions for several popular tax breaks and the addition of several new relief provisions, including disaster area tax relief. [...]