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The IRS has released the annual inflation adjustments for 2025 for the income tax rate tables, plus more than 60 other tax provisions. The IRS makes these cost-of-living adjustments (COLAs) each year to reflect inflation.


For 2025, the Social Security wage cap will be $176,100, and social security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits will increase by 2.5 percent. These changes reflect cost-of-living adjustments to account for inflation.


The IRS announced tax relief for certain individuals and businesses affected by terrorist attacks in the State of Israel throughout 2023 and 2024. The Treasury and IRS may provide additional relief in the future.


The IRS has expanded the list of preventive care benefits permitted to be provided by a high deductible health plan (HDHP) under Code Sec. 223(c)(2)(C) without a deductible, or with a deductible below the applicable minimum deductible for the HDHP, to include oral contraception, breast cancer screening, and continuous glucose monitors for certain patients.


The IRS has released the applicable terminal charge and the Standard Industry Fare Level (SIFL) mileage rate for determining the value of noncommercial flights on employer-provided aircraft in effect for the second half of 2024 for purposes of the taxation of fringe benefits. 


The IRS identified drought-stricken areas where tax relief is available to taxpayers that sold or exchanged livestock because of drought. The relief extends the deadlines for taxpayers to replace the livestock and avoid reporting gain on the sales. These extensions apply until the drought-stricken area has a drought-free year.


The IRS has taken special steps to provide more than 500 employees to help with the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) disaster relief call lines and sending IRS Criminal Investigation (IRS-CI) agents into devastated areas to help with search and rescue efforts and other relief work as part of efforts to help victims of Hurricane Helene. The IRS assigned more than 500 customer service representatives from Dallas and Philadelphia to help FEMA phone operations.


The IRS provided guidance addressing long-term, part-time employee eligibility rules under Code Sec. 403(b)(12)(D), which apply to certain 403(b) plans beginning in 2025. The IRS also announced a delayed applicability date for related final regulations under Code Sec. 401(k).


The Internal Revenue Service is estimated a slight decrease in the estimated tax gap for tax year 2022.

According to Tax Gap Projections for Tax Year 2022 report, the IRS is projecting the net tax gap to be $606 billion in TY 2022, down from the revised projected tax gap of $617 billion for TY 2021. The decrease track with a one-percent decrease in the true tax liability during that time.


Tax Alerts
Tax Briefing(s)
IRS Urges Taxpayers to Enroll for IP PIN Ahead of 2025 Filing Season, IR-2024-278
The IRS has encouraged taxpayers to register for an Identity Protection Personal Identification Number (IP PIN) to strengthen their defenses against tax-related identity theft. With the 2025 tax sea...
IRS Accelerates Work on Employee Retention Credit Claims, IR-2024-263
The IRS has made significant progress on Employee Retention Credit (ERC) claims, with processing underway on about 400,000 claims, worth approximately $10 billion. The IRS is separating eligible claim...
IRS Warns Taxpayers About Scams by Offer in Compromise Mills, IR-2024-243
The IRS has issued a warning to taxpayers to be cautious of unscrupulous promoters claiming to offer help in resolving unpaid taxes through the IRS Offer in Compromise (OIC) program. These fraudulent ...
IRS Appeals Secure Messaging Program Office Launches Corporate Group Mailbox Pilot, IR-2024-247
The IRS Independent Office of Appeals (Appeals) today launched a pilot program as part of the IRS’ ongoing transformation efforts to expand online tools and improve user experiences. From September ...
IRS Warns of Charity Scams Following Hurricanes Milton and Helene, IR-2024-269
The IRS has offered some tips to taxpayers about scammers using fake charities to exploit unsuspecting donors in the aftermath of Hurricanes Milton and Helene. Donors can use the Tax-Exempt Organizat...
IRS Provides Safe Harbor for Amounts Paid for Condoms, Notice 2024-71
The IRS has provided a safe harbor under Code Sec. 213(d) for amounts paid for condoms. Because amounts paid for condoms are treated as expenses for medical care, these amounts are deductible if the...
DC - Landscape architect services exempted from sales tax
The District of Columbia has exempted landscape architecture services performed by a licensed landscape architect in the District, or by a professional design firm employing a landscape architect, fro...
MD - Tax court could not decide foreign income exclusion since refund had been made
Despite confusion as to whether Maryland taxpayers may claim the Foreign Earned Income Exclusion on personal income tax returns, the Maryland Tax Court could not decide the issue in this case because ...
VA - Hotel property assessments upheld for failure to overcome presumption of correctness
For Virginia property tax purposes, the dismissal of the taxpayer’s challenge to the county’s assessments for 2018-2020 because the taxpayer failed to rebut the assessments’ presumptive correctn...
IRS Urges Taxpayers to Enroll for IP PIN Ahead of 2025 Filing Season, IR-2024-278
The IRS has encouraged taxpayers to register for an Identity Protection Personal Identification Number (IP PIN) to strengthen their defenses against tax-related identity theft. With the 2025 tax sea...
IRS Accelerates Work on Employee Retention Credit Claims, IR-2024-263
The IRS has made significant progress on Employee Retention Credit (ERC) claims, with processing underway on about 400,000 claims, worth approximately $10 billion. The IRS is separating eligible claim...
IRS Warns Taxpayers About Scams by Offer in Compromise Mills, IR-2024-243
The IRS has issued a warning to taxpayers to be cautious of unscrupulous promoters claiming to offer help in resolving unpaid taxes through the IRS Offer in Compromise (OIC) program. These fraudulent ...
IRS Appeals Secure Messaging Program Office Launches Corporate Group Mailbox Pilot, IR-2024-247
The IRS Independent Office of Appeals (Appeals) today launched a pilot program as part of the IRS’ ongoing transformation efforts to expand online tools and improve user experiences. From September ...
IRS Warns of Charity Scams Following Hurricanes Milton and Helene, IR-2024-269
The IRS has offered some tips to taxpayers about scammers using fake charities to exploit unsuspecting donors in the aftermath of Hurricanes Milton and Helene. Donors can use the Tax-Exempt Organizat...
IRS Provides Safe Harbor for Amounts Paid for Condoms, Notice 2024-71
The IRS has provided a safe harbor under Code Sec. 213(d) for amounts paid for condoms. Because amounts paid for condoms are treated as expenses for medical care, these amounts are deductible if the...
DC - Landscape architect services exempted from sales tax
The District of Columbia has exempted landscape architecture services performed by a licensed landscape architect in the District, or by a professional design firm employing a landscape architect, fro...
MD - Tax court could not decide foreign income exclusion since refund had been made
Despite confusion as to whether Maryland taxpayers may claim the Foreign Earned Income Exclusion on personal income tax returns, the Maryland Tax Court could not decide the issue in this case because ...
VA - Hotel property assessments upheld for failure to overcome presumption of correctness
For Virginia property tax purposes, the dismissal of the taxpayer’s challenge to the county’s assessments for 2018-2020 because the taxpayer failed to rebut the assessments’ presumptive correctn...