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News For Your Week Ahead: March 18, 2022

Coming Up: On Thursday, March 24th at 12 p.m. Rob Smith of Liscio will join us for the 4th episode of his Lunch & Learn series where he will discuss Microsoft Teams and how to better set it up to fit your business. In this Lunch & Learn series, you can now view our episodes live on LinkedIn, Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter! If you have questions for the speaker, you can ask them directly in the comments section of the stream on all platforms. Be sure to follow us on all of our social media to enjoy our upcoming events and stay up to date on the latest news!


Relief from Addition to Tax for Underpayment of Estimated Income Tax by Individual Farmers and Fishermen | N-2022-13

Notice 2022-13 provides a waiver of the addition to tax under section 6654 for underpayment of estimated income tax by qualifying farmers and fishermen described in the notice.  Under the notice, the addition to tax is waived for farmers and fishermen who, by April 18, 2022, or, for those taxpayers who reside in Maine or Massachusetts, by April 19, 2022, file their 2021 federal income tax return and pay in full any tax reported as due on the return.

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Tax Time Guide: Minimize Cyber Footprints, Protect Personal Information Online | IR-2022-60

The IRS urged people to stay resolute against ongoing scams and schemes by properly securing computers, tablets and phones. Solid cybersecurity protection and scam recognition is vital to reduce the threat of identity theft inside and outside the tax system.

The IRS works closely with the Security Summit, a partnership with state tax agencies and the private-sector tax industry, to help protect taxpayer information and defend against identity theft. Taxpayers and tax professionals can take steps to help in this effort by doing things like minimizing cybersecurity footprints and recognizing common scams and schemes.

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April 2022 AFR | RR-2022-08

Revenue Ruling 2022-08 provides various prescribed rates for federal income tax purposes including the applicable federal interest rates, the adjusted applicable federal interest rates, the adjusted federal long-term rate, and the adjusted federal long-term tax-exempt rate. These rates are determined as prescribed by § 1274.

The rates are published monthly for purposes of sections 42, 382, 412, 642, 1288, 1274, 7520, 7872, and various other sections of the Internal Revenue Code

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Revenue Procedure 2022-17 | RR-2022-17

Revenue Procedure 2022-17 provides: (1) two tables of limitations on depreciation deductions for owners of passenger automobiles placed in service by the taxpayer during the calendar year 2022; and (2) a table of dollar amounts that must be used to determine income inclusions by lessees of passenger automobiles with a lease term beginning in the calendar year 2022. The tables detailing these depreciation limitations and amounts used to determine lessee income inclusions reflect the automobile price inflation adjustments required by section 280F(d)(7). For purposes of this revenue procedure, the term “passenger automobiles” includes trucks and vans.

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