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Answers to Important Illinois Tax Questions

On January 18, our Illinois Tax Issues & Updates webinar was packed full with nearly 1,000 attendees. The audience was very engaged, and over 100 questions came in during the…

How To Implement Latest IRS Instructions for Schedules K-2 & K-3

If you expect to prepare S corporation or partnership tax returns this year, you probably welcomed the language of draft instructions for Schedules K-2 and K-3. The instructions released in…

Two Key Provisions of the SECURE 2.0 Act

The new SECURE 2.0 Act contains many provisions covering retirement plans, going beyond what was provided in the original SECURE Act. Passed in the last days of 2022, the…

Illinois Secure Choice Overview

By November 2023, employers with 5 or more employees are required to register for this program unless they have established a retirement plan for their employees or have been in…

For Whom Does the Filing Deadline Toll?

The following is a reprint from the 2022 University of Illinois Federal Tax Workbook, Volume A, Chapter 3: Rulings and Cases. We’re sharing this case because it’s not often we see…

Basic Rules On Gifting

Perhaps your end-of-the-year plans include gifting a partridge in a pear tree and the rest of the presents listed in the carol The Twelve Days of Christmas. In 2022, this…