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NSA Update 3/17/2020

Life is changing rapidly. The impact of the coronavirus is being felt everywhere. NSA is going to help you stay on top of things. Tax Deadline Extensions As you may already know, Secretary Mnuchin announced at today’s White House news conference that while the...

Mnuchin Announces Payment Deferral

Today: Treasury Secretary Mnuchin has announced that major programs will be taking effect to assist the American public during the COVID-19 crisis. Briefly, the Treasury Department will try to send checks to Americans immediately, within the next two weeks, and people...

NSA Advocates Extending Filing Season

Alexandria, V.A. (March 13, 2020) – Today, the National Society of Accountants (NSA) sent a letter to The Honorable Charles P. Rettig, Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service, requesting an extension of filing season. The letter was drafted in response to...

Concerned about the Corona Virus?

NSA is watching for developments in the news, and not only for things that affect tax and accounting professionals. As a professional society, and as individuals, we are concerned for our communities, families, clients, and one another. in this blog post, we would...

IRS Considering Moving Tax Filing Deadline

This morning, news outlets have begun reporting that the IRS is considering pushing back the April 15th tax filing deadline in response to the coronavirus outbreaks. The Hill and Bloomberg have sited “Treasury officials” who are looking at this option to relieve the...

Tax and Legislative Recap-Late February 2020

IRS GUIDANCE Revenue Ruling 2020-05 The IRS recently released Revenue Ruling 2020-05 which updates guidance that was published earlier in Revenue Rulings 2009-13 and 2009-14. These changes reflect adjustments of the basis of life insurance contracts resulting from the...

Collins named Taxpayer Advocate

Today, February, 22, 2020, the U.S. Treasury Department and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced the appointment of Erin M. Collins to serve as the National Taxpayer Advocate (NTA). Ms. Collins has twenty years of experience as a Managing Director of KPMG’s Tax...

NSA Responds to IRS Request for Suggestions

On February 19, 2020, the National Society of Accountants (NSA) responded to the IRS request for comments on the proposed IRS restructuring contained in the Taxpayer First Act (TFA). The suggestions come as a response to the solicitation for industry commentary...