While the news is filled with the ongoing tax reform activity in Congress, there is one tax change that is already in place to take effect January 1, 2018 – the repeal and replacement of the tax audit regime for partnerships....more
Currently, most federal income tax audits of partnerships are governed by TEFRA, the Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 1982. In the simplest terms, TEFRA provides for a partnership audit to be conducted at the...more
As previously discussed, TEFRA, the audit regime that has long applied to partnerships, has been repealed and a new partnership audit regime is poised to go into effect for tax years beginning in 2018. The new audit rules...more
Last week, President Obama signed into law the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015. Buried in this budget bill is an entirely new procedure for how partnerships are audited. Specifically, it would repeal the much maligned TEFRA...more
Last week, President Obama signed into law the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015. As I mentioned in a prior post, the budget bill contained a proposal to revamp how partnerships are audited. Specifically, TEFRA (the 1982 Tax...more
Last week, President Obama signed into law the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015. While there has been news coverage about the budget agreement, little attention has been paid to the fact that it dramatically changed the manner...more
The budget bill introduced yesterday includes a proposal to revamp/streamline how partnerships are audited. Specifically, it would repeal the much maligned TEFRA (1982 Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act) rules....more