Federal Tax Update Podcast

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Rev. Rul. 2026-22: 401(h) surplus assets may fund active medical benefits for employees age 59½ and over Tax Court sustains revocation of a social club's exemption where gas royalties exceeded 50% of receipts Tax Court denies whistleblower award because the IRS acted on a Senate report, not the claim

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Automatic refunds for adoption credit carryforwards claimed on 2025 returns Tax Court rejects two syndicated easement deals and applies 40% gross valuation penalties IRS withdraws the per se device rule and two anti-abuse rules from 2016 § 355 proposed regs New law lets ministers revoke prior Form 4361 SECA exemptions beginning in 2029 Rev. Proc. 20...

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Congress passes H.R. 9496, creating new IRC §7511 relief for hostages and wrongful detainees. Rev. Proc. 2026-20 gives investment trusts holding digital assets a safe harbor for staking. California OTA rejects FTB's hot asset theory for nonresident partnership interest sales. Rev. Rul. 2026-18 publishes the SIFL rates for second-half 2026 employer a...