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Joe Kristan
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With Eide Bailly National Tax Office. Opinions mine, and usually mine only for some reason.
We’re not in Iowa anymore

First impressions on moving to the big city.

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June 14, 2025 at 2:22 PM
@bloombergtax.com today has an article reporting that the outfit that markets the non-existent "sovereign tribal tax credits" says IRS Commissioner-designate Billy Long marketed them. Article paywalled at www.bloomberglaw.com/product/tax/...
April 17, 2025 at 12:15 PM
A competent IRS is good, actually. At least as long as we have an income tax anything like what we have. And that's not going anywhere.
March 13, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Ahem. American pizza is already great. fongspizza.com/des-moines-f...
February 17, 2025 at 8:01 PM
How a Consulting Firm and Trump’s I.R.S. Pick Pushed a Problematic Tax Credit - @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2024/12/24/b...
December 26, 2024 at 2:54 PM
FinCEN: January 13 is the new deadline for beneficial ownership reporting for pre-2024 entities now that the injunction against enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act has been lifted. fincen.gov/boi
December 26, 2024 at 2:17 PM
A Festivus miracle for some late Iowa PTET filers.
December 23, 2024 at 8:10 PM
Tax Court finds another conservation easement charitable deduction a bit optimistic.
December 19, 2024 at 8:39 PM
"After taking time off from school for three years, Long attended a nine-day training program at the Missouri Auction School in Kansas City."

OK, then.
December 4, 2024 at 10:50 PM
IRS sets 1099-K threshold at $5,000 for 2024.

www.irs.gov/pub/irs-drop...
November 26, 2024 at 7:17 PM
#Nationaltax2024 National Taxpayer Advocate presentation.
November 12, 2024 at 3:22 PM
Tax News & Views Tax for Breakfast Roundup

Tax bill Senate quagmire. State of the Union address to call for high-earner tax hikes. FSAs and food. Celebrate cereal.

Links include @cadystanton.bsky.social @taxtweet.bsky.social @taxgirl.bsky.social and much more.
March 7, 2024 at 9:48 PM
Iowa extends PTET deadline for 2022 retroactive elections to April 30, 2024. Was 1/2/2024.

Remember, Iowa won't process credits until PTET is paid. Also, election, and often payment, required in 2023 for 2023 deduction
December 4, 2023 at 11:05 PM
Uh oh.
November 20, 2023 at 1:16 PM
Taxpayer Advocate Erin Collins addresses AICPA meeting now.
November 14, 2023 at 2:36 PM
IRS announces ERC claim withdrawal process
October 19, 2023 at 1:11 PM
When IRS *employees* file like this, it doesn't support the idea than IRS regulation of preparers will solve compliance problems.
October 17, 2023 at 8:02 PM
"The Stunning Boom and Bust of a Tax-Refund King" -
Ruth Simon, Wall Street Journal.

. wsj.com/business/ent...

An ERC mill with a "well-being mentor" winds down.
October 9, 2023 at 1:16 PM