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8/22/2016 1 The Scoop Kristy Maitre – Tax Specialist Center for Agricultural Law and Taxation August 24, 2016 Agenda Applications for the Electronic Tax Administration Advisory Committee New installment Agreement Fees proposed Getting Ready for the New Partnership Audit Rules Demutualization Proposed Legislation EA Renewal Cycle Approaching PTIN Cycle for Renewal Approaching Form 2290 is due PTIN Fees Change again Exam Contact Changes Update on Erroneous Notices New Scam “ Federal Student Tax”

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Page 1: The Scoop August 24, 2016 · Truckers –Form 2290 • Use Tax Return Is Due August 31, 2016 • The deadline generally applies to Form 2290 and the accompanying tax payment for the

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The Scoop

Kristy Maitre – Tax SpecialistCenter for Agricultural Law and TaxationAugust 24, 2016

Agenda

• Applications for the Electronic Tax Administration Advisory Committee• New installment Agreement Fees proposed• Getting Ready for the New Partnership Audit Rules• Demutualization• Proposed Legislation• EA Renewal Cycle Approaching• PTIN Cycle for Renewal Approaching• Form 2290 is due• PTIN Fees Change again• Exam Contact Changes• Update on Erroneous Notices• New Scam  “ Federal Student Tax”

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IRS Seeks Additional Applications for the Electronic Tax Administration Advisory Committee

• The Internal Revenue Service is seeking applications from consumer advocates and others for consideration to join as members of the Electronic Tax Administration Advisory Committee (ETAAC)

• The IRS is seeking individuals with experience in: – Cybersecurity and information security– Tax software development– Tax preparation– Payroll and tax financial product processing– Systems management and improvement– Implementation of customer service initiatives and public 

administration

• The IRS is looking for qualified individuals who will serve a one, two or three‐year term. Applications will be accepted through Sept. 19, 2016

Application

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Where to Send Application or Nominations

• Written nominations must be received on or before Sept. 19, 2016

• Nominations should be sent to:– Michael Deneroff– National Public Liaison– CL:NPL:PSRM– Room 7559 IR– 1111 Constitution Avenue, NW– Washington, DC 20224– Attn: ETAAC Nominations

• Nominations may also be submitted via fax to 855‐811‐8020. For additional information, please e‐mail [email protected]

New Installment Agreement Fees

• IRS Installment agreements are just one way for taxpayers to pay off their federal income tax debt, and many Americans take advantage of the option.  IRS has proposed a change to the cost of implementing an installment agreement, reinstating or restructuring the agreement, and offering a lower fee for using the online installment agreement effective January 1, 2017

• The change reflects a modified user fee schedule, to recover the cost of providing certain services that confer a special benefit to the recipient. Installment agreements are just one example of a special benefit to eligible taxpayers

• The proposed fee schedule will recover the full cost of the implementation and administration of the program.

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Options

• Regular Installment Agreements – A taxpayer contacts the IRS in person, by phone, or by mail and sets up an agreement to make manual payments over a period of time either by mailing a check or electronically through the Electronic Federal Tax Payment System (EFTPS)– The proposed fee for entering into a regular installment agreement is 

$225

• Direct Debit Installment Agreements – A taxpayer contacts the IRS by phone or mail and sets up an agreement to make automatic payments over a period of time through a direct debit from a bank account– The proposed fee for entering into a direct debit installment agreement is 

$107

• Online Payment Agreements – A taxpayer sets up an installment agreement through http://www.irs.gov and agrees to make manual payments over a period of time either by mailing a check or electronically through the EFTPS– The proposed fee for entering into an online payment agreement is $149

Options

• Direct Debit Online Payment Agreements – A taxpayer sets up an installment agreement through http://www.irs.gov and agrees to make automatic payments over a period of time through a direct debit from a bank account– The proposed fee for entering into a direct debit online payment agreement is 

$31

• Restructured/Reinstated Installment Agreements – A taxpayer modifies a previously established installment agreement or reinstates an installment agreement on which the taxpayer has defaulted– The proposed fee for restructuring or reinstating an installment agreement is 

$89  

• Low‐Income Rate – A rate that applies when a low‐income taxpayer enters into any type of installment agreement, other than a direct debit online payment agreement, and when a low‐income taxpayer restructures or reinstates any installment agreement– A low‐income taxpayer is a taxpayer that has income at or below 250 percent 

of the dollar criteria established by the poverty guidelines updated annually in the Federal Register by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

– The proposed low‐income rate is $43

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Getting Ready for the New Partnership Audit Rules

• Partnership and LLC agreements should be reviewed to account for the new process to avoid future conflicts

• The new rules eliminate the tax matters partner• Instead, each partnership must designate a 

“partnership representative, who will have the authority to act for the partnership”

• If there is no appointed partnership representative, the IRS has the authority to appoint one  

• IRS will not be required to notify any partner of the results of the partnership audit, that duty will fall to the representative

Some Options for Planning “NOW”

• Review partnership agreements

• Make partners aware of the audit changes

• Set up the “Designated Representative” 

• Make partners aware of the new “non notification rules” 

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Getting Ready for the New Partnership Audit Rules

• Partnerships and LLC’s treated as partnerships with 100 or fewer partners consisting solely of individuals, corporations (C or S), foreign entities taxable as corporations, and estates of deceased individuals may elect out of the new audit procedures

• Partnerships with partnerships or trusts as partners may not opt out of these rules

Opt‐Out

• Note: The opt‐out election must be made annually with the partnership’s tax return for that year

• If electing out the partnership and partners would be subject to the general audit procedures currently in effect (Still waiting for guidance on how this annual election will be made)

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IRS Processes

• Finally, IRS processes need to be developed to handle the new audit process

• This will include changes in not only the audit process itself but also how IRS will:– Track the statutes

– The creation of a computer application to track the changes and 

– Other internal changes such as the Internal Revenue Manuel and a way to assign and track the audit

Demutualization

• Letter 906 – Disallowing the protective claim with the option of appeal within 60 days or go Tax Court 

• Mailed by registered mail

• Jointly – both spouses getting letters 

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Demutualization

• Current IRS policy, based on Revenue Ruling 71‐233, treats these distributions as capital gain income with a zero basis

• Reuben v. United States, No. CV 11‐09448 SJO (PJWx), 2013 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 27813 (C.D. Cal. Jan. 15, 2013)– Insurance demutualization basis case; court determines that 

plaintiff failed to establish that any of the premiums paid were for membership rights in insurance company; consequently, plaintiff did not have an income tax cost basis in share of stock issued on demutualization when shares eventually sold in 2005; plaintiff failed to offer evidence of purchase price paid for membership rights in particular as opposed to policy as a whole; thus, plaintiff failed to satisfy proof burden that income tax basis other than zero; facts of case distinguishable from those in Fisher, et al. v. United States, 82 Fed. Cl. 780 (2008)

Letter 906

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Letter 906

Letter 906

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Proposed Legislation

S. 3266

• Exclude from taxable income any student loan forgiveness or discharge

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S. 3233

• Promoting Affordable Childcare for Everyone Act (PACE Act)

– Refundability of the child and dependent care tax credit

– Enhancement of the Child Care Credit – inflation adjustment

– Increase in exclusion for employer‐provided dependent care assistance ($7,500)

H.R. 5725

• IRS Data Verification Modernization Act of 2016

– Disclosure of taxpayer data for third‐party income verification

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H.R. 5652

• Access to Better Care Act of 2016

– Provision for coverage of high‐deductible health plans of medical management of a chronic disease without a deductible

S. 3242

• Responsible Additions and Increases to Sustain Employee Health Benefits Act of 2016

– Expand the flexible spending arrangements ($5,000)

– Additional $500 per additional employee dependent above two dependents

– Carryforward of unused benefits

– Adjustments for inflation

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S. 3251

• Relief from Obamacare Mandate Act of 2016

– Provides an exemption from the individual mandate for certain individuals whose premium has increased by more than 10%

S. 3268

• Closing Loopholes Against Money‐Laundering Practices Act

– Requires all United States entities to have an employer identification number

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Lame Duck Session

• Tax legislation? 

• Year end tax extender bill?

EA Renewal Cycle

• Internal Revenue Service Renewal Requirements• In order to maintain the license, enrolled agents must complete 72 hours 

within a 3 year cycle based on the last digit of their social security number

• The IRS CE reporting period is by calendar year, January 1 through December 31

• The IRS enforces a 16 hour minimum per year, and requires 2 hours on Ethics per year.

• To summarize, if your SSN ends with– 0, 1, 2 or 3 ‐‐ your renewal cycle is between November 1, 2015 and January 

31, 2016; – 4, 5 or 6 ‐‐ your renewal cycle is between November 1, 2016 and January 31, 

2017; – 7, 8 or 9 ‐‐ your renewal cycle is between November 1, 2014 and January 31, 

2015; 

• Foreign citizens without SSNs but enrolled to practice before the IRS should renew along with those enrolled agents having a SSN ending in 9

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Form 8554

Pay.Gov

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Pay.Gov

PTIN Renewal

• No date has yet been announced

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PTIN Messages 

Check Your Tax Returns Filed Records

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CPE Records, Current?

Truckers – Form 2290

• Use Tax Return Is Due August 31, 2016

• The deadline generally applies to Form 2290 and the accompanying tax payment for the tax year that begins July 1, 2016, and ends June 30, 2017

• Returns must be filed and tax payments made by Aug. 31 for vehicles used on the road during July

• For vehicles first used after July, the deadline is the last day of the month following the month of first use 

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Form 2290

• The highway use tax applies to highway motor vehicles with a taxable gross weight of 55,000 pounds or more

• This generally includes trucks, truck tractors and buses

• Ordinarily, vans, pick‐ups and panel trucks are not taxable because they fall below the 55,000‐pound threshold

• The tax of up to $550 per vehicle is based on weight, and a variety of special rules apply

Taxpayer Assistance Centers

• Need a Stamped Form 2290, Schedule 1

• File electronically : approved e‐file providers

– https://www.irs.gov/tax‐professionals/e‐file‐providers‐partners/e‐file‐for‐excise‐tax‐filers

• Visit a TAC – Type in IRS search engine – TAC

– https://www.irs.gov/uac/tac‐locations‐where‐in‐person‐document‐verification‐is‐provided

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Final Regulations Reduce PTIN Fees

• Effective September 9, 2016 fees change from $50.00 to $33.00

• T D 9781 final regulations

• Approximately 700,000 PTIN holders

Exam Contact Change

• Initial Taxpayer Contact in Employment Tax (Tip Income) Examination Cases

• Effective  August 1, 2016 ALL initial contacts must be made by mail

• IRM 4.23.7 will be updated

• Contact/appointment Letter 3850 or 3851

• Follow‐up letter 3253 or 3254

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SBSE Revised FTD Alert Policy

• SBSE‐05‐0716‐0035

• The IRS will not make phone contact on the matter until a notice of alert is mailed to the affected taxpayer that they will be contacted by phone by the IRS within 15 days

• The agency is finally recognizing that the continued use of phone calls without prior notification is a problem

Update on Erroneous Notices 

• IRS is correcting some erroneous notices sent to employers in May and June of this year related to the Memorial Day non‐bank day and the IRS computers not recognizing that the deposits were timely made

• The IRS computer program did not recognize the holiday which allowed employers’ additional time to make the deposits 

• This is just a heads up and there is nothing that needs to be done, unless IRS missed adjusting the penalty – so monitor just in case

• If IRS did not adjust – correspondence will need to be sent to the campus to get the penalty removed 

• Taxpayers will receive a Notice CP 161 if they received a failure‐to‐deposit notice with a penalty, the account will be corrected to remove the penalty

• If no penalty was issued but they received the notice, CP 276B will be issued with information as needed

• Your clients could already be receiving theses notices 

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New Scam 

• IRS Warns of Back‐to‐School Scams; Encourages Students, Parents, Schools to Stay Alert 

• Telephone scammers targeting students and parents during the back‐to‐school season and demanding payments for non‐existent taxes, such as the “Federal Student Tax.”

• People should be on the lookout for IRS impersonators calling students and demanding that they wire money immediately to pay a fake “federal student tax.” 

• If the person does not comply, the scammer becomes aggressive and threatens to report the student to the police to be arrested

• As schools around the nation prepare to re‐open, it is important for taxpayers to be particularly aware of this scheme going after students and parents    

CALT Website

http://www.calt.iastate.edu/

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Tour of the CALT Website

Changes to the Iowa Farm and Urban Tax Schools

• It has been a season of change – this is good

• Our Fall and Winter Tax Schools are changing – this is good

• September 9, 2016 – Farm Tax Seminar

• All Farm issues All day

• For the winter tax schools, farm issues may come up but we will center on other issues important to your practice, including ethics for early bird attendees at all sessions 

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Please WelcomePhil Harris

• Professor, Agricultural and Applied Economics –University of Wisconsin‐Madison– J.D., University of Chicago, 1977– M.A., Economics, University of Chicago, 1975– B.S., Economics, Iowa State University, 1973

• His research program focuses on business and tax planning for agricultural producers

• The program includes information on the choice of entity for organizing a farm business and for transferring a farm business to the next generation

• Income, estate and gift tax consequences as well as non‐tax issues

Phil Harris

Phil Harris CALT Speaker 

• September 9, 2016 Farm Tax Seminar

• The session will also be available via webinar

• Instructor – Farm and Urban Tax School

• November 21 – 22 –Waterloo

• December 12 – 13 ‐ Ames

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Fall Tax Schools

• Though they are named the Farm and Urban Tax Schools the schools cover more than farm issues

• Common return issues for all kinds of returns are covered• All kinds of business entities• Problematic issues• Sometimes we even get into to issues that you many 

encounter only once or twice a year or tax season• The Tax Schools are a blend of diverse topics of interest to 

all tax professionals• This year: New instructors with diverse backgrounds• Your adventure awaits at Iowa State’s Center for 

Agricultural Law and Taxation

Farm and Urban Tax Schools 2016

• November 2, 2016 to December 13, 2016 • 8 Locations in Iowa and Online Webinar• Save the Date for the 2016 Annual Farm and Urban Income Tax 

Schools• The program is intended for tax professionals and is designed to 

provide up‐to‐date training on current tax law and regulations– November 2‐3: Maquoketa– November 7‐8: Red Oak– November 9‐10: Sheldon– November 14‐15: Mason City– November 17‐18: Ottumwa– November 21‐22: Waterloo– December 5‐6: Denison– December 12‐13: Ames and Live Webinar

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September Farm Tax SchoolNavigating Changing Times

• September 8, 2016 to September 9, 2016, Ames, Iowa and Online• Attend any one day or both days, either in‐person or online! Company 

discount for 3 or more individuals from the same employer!• Ag Law Seminar, September 8• Our Thursday seminar will offer practical, interesting information you can 

immediately apply in your practice or ag‐related business. You’ll leave with forms and other tools to help you more efficiently serve your ag clients.

• Farm Tax Workshop, September 9• Our Friday seminar will be a comprehensive one‐day farm tax workshop 

designed to equip tax practitioners with the tools they need to prepare farm income tax returns, from the simple to the complex.

• Online Registration: https://goo.gl/pdJTK5

Registration Fees

• Early Rate ‐ Registered on/by August 31– Attend in person or watch from your computer– Any one day: $200– Both days: $350– Company Discount: $10 discount per individual if 3 or more are 

registered from the same employer ‐ this is available for either on‐site or online attendance 

• Late Rate ‐ Registered after August 31– Attend in person or watch from your computer– Any one day: $220– Both days: $370– Company Discount: $10 discount per individual if 3 or more are 

registered from the same employer ‐ this is available for either on‐site or online attendance

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Continuing Education 

• Ag Law Seminar (September 8)– Continuing Legal Education (CLEs) ‐ 7 hours (including one hour of ethics)

– Others Professional Education (CPEs) ‐ 7‐8 hours (including one hour of ethics)

• Farm Tax Workshop (September 9)– Continuing Legal Education (CLEs) ‐ 7 hours (including one hour of ethics)

– Others Professional Education (CPEs) ‐ 7‐8 hours (including one hour of ethics)

Speakers 

• Ag Law Seminar– Shannon Ferrell, Associate Professor, Agricultural Economics, Oklahoma State 

University– Eldon McAfee, Shareholder, Brick Gentry P.C.– Erin Herbold‐Swalwell, Shareholder, Brick Gentry P.C.– Julia Vyskocil, Shareholder, Brick Gentry P.C.– Pat Dillon, Dillon Law P.C.– Professor Neil Hamilton, Director of Drake Law School Agricultural Law Center– John Baker, Iowa State’s Beginning Farmer Center Administrator– Jennifer Zwagerman, Associate Director of Drake Law School Agricultural Law 

Center– Kristine Tidgren, Assistant Director for the Center for Agricultural Law & 

Taxation

• Farm Tax Workshop– Philip E. Harris, JD, University of Wisconsin professor– Kristy Maitre, Tax Specialist with the Center for Agricultural Law & Taxation

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Farm Tax Seminar Topics• Legislative Update: The Protecting Americans from Tax Hikes Act of 2015 (PATH Act) and the Consolidated

Appropriations Act, 2016 (CAA of 2016)

• Income Issues

• Constructive Receipt

• Installment Sales of Livestock

• Hedging and Other Marketing Transactions

• Farm Income Averaging

• Farm vs. Nonfarm Income

• Easements

• Sale vs. Lease of Equipment by a Retiring Farmer

• Conservation Reserve Program Payments

• Income in Respect of a Decedent

• Reporting Property as Self‐rental on Schedule E (Form 1040)

• Deduction Issues

• Tangible Property Regulations

• Lease vs. Purchase of Farm Equipment

• Segregating Fertilizer Costs

• Domestic Production Activity Deduction

• Start Up Expenses

Farm Tax Seminar Topics

• Entity Issues• Partnership Formation and Contributed Assets with Debt in Excess of 

Tax Basis• Guaranteed Payments• Qualified Joint Ventures• Issues for Farmers with Multiple Entities• Miscellaneous Farm Issues• Material Participation• Capitalization of Preproduction Expenses• Farm Inventory• Hobby Losses• Gift of Commodities• Valuation of growing crops• Cases and Rulings: A summary of rulings and cases from the past year 

that affect farmers

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Accommodations 

• Quality Inn & Suites Starlite Village Conference Center

• 2601 East 13th Street, Ames, Iowa

• Discounted overnight rooms are available for $89.00 per night (for the dates of September 7, 8 and 9)

• Call the hotel at 515‐232‐9260 and mention you are attending the Iowa State University September Seminars

Summer Webinars

• Net Operating Losses

• The Portability Election

• Hobby Losses

• IRS Representation

• ACA – 2 Years later Update for the 2017 tax Season

• Tax Research with Limited Resources

• Start Up Costs

• Miscellaneous Income

• New Developments – Tax Update

• Tax Research with Limited Resources

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Beginning Tax PreparersClass

• CALT is working on offering a basic class for NEW tax preparers this fall in October

• The week long webinar will cover the basics an individual needs to know such as:– Requirement to file and Filing Status– Dependents– Itemized deductions– Child and Dependent care– Education Credits

• Other issues a first or second year preparer needs to know as well as a refresher for others who need to brush up on issues

• The class will be a week long or more and will be offered at a special rate

The Scoop

• Throughout the filing season two Scoops will be held on Scoop Dates– 8:00 – 8:30 am Central time– 12:00 – 12:30 Central time

• This assists with accommodating our west coast practitioners

• The same information will be shared at both sessions• You have the option of registering for whatever 

session suits your schedule• https://www.calt.iastate.edu/calendar‐node‐field‐

seminar‐date/month

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Future Scoop Dates

• August 24, 2016

• September 7, 2016

• October 5, 2016

• October 19, 2016

• November 16, 2016

• December 14, 2016

• http://www.calt.iastate.edu/calendar‐node‐field‐seminar‐date/month

The CALT Staff

John D. Lawrence Interim DirectorAssociate Dean, College of Agriculture & Life Sciences Extension Programs and OutreachDirector, Agriculture & Natural Resources Extension132 Curtiss HallIowa State UniversityAmes, Iowa 50011‐1050

Kristine A. Tidgren

Assistant Director

E‐mail: [email protected]

Phone: (515) 294‐6365

Fax: (515) 294‐0700

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The CALT Staff

Kristy S. MaitreTax SpecialistE‐mail: [email protected]: (515) 296‐3810Fax: (515) 294‐0700

Tiffany L. KayserProgram AdministratorE‐mail: [email protected]: (515) 294‐5217Fax: (515) 294‐0700