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Ladies and gentlemen, start your engines! IRS announces tax season opening date
Thursday, January 8th, 2026
More disaster tax relief legislation enacted
Monday, January 5th, 2026
Passenger vehicle loan interest deduction guidance released
Wednesday, December 31st, 2025
IRS releases 2026 optional standard mileage rates
Wednesday, December 31st, 2025
Executive Order reclassifies cannabis as Schedule III drug
Monday, December 22nd, 2025
Initial guidance on Trump accounts released
Tuesday, December 2nd, 2025
President signs MATH Act
Monday, December 1st, 2025
Tip and overtime deduction guidance for individual taxpayers
Friday, November 21st, 2025
2026 inflation-adjusted Medicare amounts announced
Monday, November 17th, 2025
FUTA rate waiver approved, avoiding large increase
Thursday, November 13th, 2025
Inflation-adjusted retirement figures released for 2026 tax year
Thursday, November 13th, 2025
Transition relief for qualified tips and qualified overtime deductions
Wednesday, November 5th, 2025
EDD revises payroll deposit schedule thresholds
Tuesday, October 28th, 2025
2026 PTIN renewals now open
Monday, October 27th, 2025
Income limits increased for mortgage grants for disaster victims
Friday, October 24th, 2025
IRS outlines which services remain open and closed during shutdown
Thursday, October 23rd, 2025
Transitional guidance for OBBBA new car loan interest deduction
Tuesday, October 21st, 2025
IRS releases several inflation figures for 2026 tax year
Thursday, October 9th, 2025
IRS to furlough almost half their staff during government shutdown
Wednesday, October 8th, 2025
How to claim a retroactive federal wildfire disaster relief payment exclusion
Wednesday, October 8th, 2025
Governor signs conformity bill
Thursday, October 2nd, 2025
IRS reduces PTIN fee again
Wednesday, October 1st, 2025
Government shutdown will not immediately impact IRS operations
Tuesday, September 30th, 2025
IRS is phasing out paper check refunds paid to individuals
Tuesday, September 23rd, 2025
Los Angeles County wildfire victims eligible for up to one year of mortgage forbearance
Monday, September 22nd, 2025
OBBBA’s new tips deduction: Proposed regulations issued
Monday, September 22nd, 2025
CDTFA cannabis vendor compensation program ending
Thursday, September 18th, 2025
California conformity bill sent to Governor
Friday, September 12th, 2025
Erroneous IRS Intent to Levy notices
Thursday, September 11th, 2025
FTB revamps market-based sourcing rule
Wednesday, September 10th, 2025
Treasury “releases” proposed list of occupations that qualify for tips deduction
Wednesday, September 3rd, 2025
Conformity legislation moves forward
Friday, August 29th, 2025
IRS issues guidance on deducting research expenses
Friday, August 29th, 2025
Mailing address changed for some Forms 1040-V for 2024 tax year
Tuesday, August 26th, 2025
4.0% FUTA tax increase might be coming for California employers in 2025
Monday, August 25th, 2025
IRS changes certain mailing addresses, including for 1040-ES and 941 payments
Friday, August 22nd, 2025
IRS issues additional guidance on OBBBA’s terminations of energy credits
Thursday, August 21st, 2025
“Beginning of construction” guidance issued for solar and wind facilities
Monday, August 18th, 2025
California conforms to IRS postponement relief for certain non-California disasters
Tuesday, August 12th, 2025
2025 tax year forms and withholding tables will not be revised for new OBBBA deductions
Thursday, August 7th, 2025
IRS updates FAQs to add auto loan interest deduction guidance
Tuesday, July 29th, 2025
Revalidate IRS Business Tax Accounts online by July 29
Thursday, July 24th, 2025
Cryptocurrency legislation clears the House; President signs GENIUS Act
Friday, July 18th, 2025
First of IRS’s OBBBA guidance released
Wednesday, July 16th, 2025
Additional disaster filing and payment relief passed by Congress; more Texas counties eligible for relief
Monday, July 14th, 2025
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