The Taxpayer First Act (TFA) of 2019, which became law on July 1, makes a variety of changes to the Internal Revenue Code (IRC). Title II, Subtitle A of the TFA, entitled “Cybersecurity and Identity Protection,” addresses taxpayer identity theft. As more and more tax preparation and filing activities move…
In 2003, Congress allowed eligible taxpayers to deduct contributions up to a certain amount to a health savings account (HSA). In order to qualify for the HSA deduction, a taxpayer must be covered by a high-deductible health plan (HDHP). This means that the plan must require the covered individual to…
The overall percentage of federal income tax returns audited by the IRS has been decreasing over the past several years. This is at least partly due to budget cuts, which leave the IRS with fewer resources to conduct audits. People with particularly high incomes have reportedly seen a steeper decline…