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From the "nice work if you can get it" file. Item in @joebwan.bsky.social @eidebailly.bsky.social roundup notes that Congress Takes Week Off Ahead of Government Shutdown Deadline.

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OK, I’m taking this personally. @joebwan.bsky.social @eidebailly.bsky.social roundup item: Treasury has indefinitely paused all public meetings of the Taxpayer Advocacy Panel (TAP) to vet its members. I served on this all volunteer board. There already is a vetting process. TAP does good work. 😡🤦🏻‍♀️🤬

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In today's @eidebailly.bsky.social tax roundup, @joebwan.bsky.social reminds us of rhyming tax history. The report that "Trump tariffs could fund bailout for US farmers, says agriculture secretary" is reminiscent, notes Joe, of Trump 1.0's $12B bailout for farmers hit by tariffs in 2018.

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What happens when you don't hold thorough hearings on tax legislation before passing it, perhaps? @joebwan.bsky.social @eidebailly.bsky.social tax roundup item says Dem tax writers insist OBBBA didn’t kill the home efficiency credit, but rather modified an incorrect subsection of the tax code…🤔

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@joebwan.bsky.social @eidebailly.bsky.social roundup notes concern about Treas Sec Bessent still serving as acting IRS commish, citing the full tax plate. But as Joe notes (for extra pop culture points), finding a fulltime IRS chief won't be easy as "It does have Spinal Tap drummer vibes about it."

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Item in @joebwan.bsky.social @eidebailly.bsky.social roundup underscores what the professional tax world knows: Sketchy social media advice can lead to costly penalties for taxpayers who use it.

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The death toll under Communist regimes is of incredible magnitude. Yet whenever I attack Communism for being an evil ideology, I get a serious number of rebuttals.

A personal note re a @joebwan.bsky.social @eidebailly.bsky.social roundup note. TaxProf blog is closing; like my blog it's on Typepad (which is shutting down). Paul Caron via his blog was the first to recognize DMWT & I am forever grateful for that encouragement. He and TaxProf blog will be missed.

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So less taxpayer service? Item in @joebwan.bsky.social @eidebailly.bsky.social roundup says IRS to Close Nine Taxpayer Assistance Centers: 1 each in California, Iowa, and West Virginia and 2 each in Kentucky, New York, and Pennsylvania.

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Don’t say you weren’t warned. @joebwan.bsky.social @eidebailly.bsky.social item says there are plenty of tax proposals for Congress still to tackle. How they would be addressed is unclear but one possibility is an end-of-year extenders package to renew expiring temporary tax provisions

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Item in @joebwan.bsky.social @eidebailly.bsky.social roundup notes interesting OBBBA issues for married couples: 2 Marriage Penalties, 1 Neutral, 1 Marriage Bonus, & wonders if OT deduction was purposefully written differently for married couples than the break for tip income or a drafting error.

The Powerball lottery jackpot is now $815 million. If you're the next lucky lottery millionaire, here are 6 tax and other money tips to help you handle your new wealth. bit.ly/4oO9vC6

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From the DOGE didn’t mean it file, @joebwan.bsky.social @eidebailly.bsky.social roundup has several items on IRS trying to lure back some employees lost earlier this year to DOGE cuts.

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Looking for short-term work? The IRS has cut permanent staff, but a @joebwan.bsky.social @eidebailly.bsky.social item notes the tax agency also has posted openings on USAJobs for at least 3,500 seasonal contact representatives in locations across the country.

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Remember how a new External Revenue Service would handle the Trump tariff money that could lessen the need for or even end the IRS? An item in @joebwan.bsky.social @eidebailly.bsky.social tax roundup says that plan has stalled amid a White House turf battle and is “still just a concept.”

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The IRS isn't making any one big bill changes to 2025 reporting forms affected by the tax law changes, but @eidebailly.bsky.social (thanks @joebwan.bsky.social) roundup reports on the draft 2026 Form W-2.

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I wish I could say I'm slow today because I was eating ice cream pie since, as @joebwan.bsky.social tells us, it's the treat's day, but now, back to taxes, Joe & @eidebailly.bsky.social also note Treasury Sec/IRS acting commish Bessent & Trump admin are asserting new control over the tax agency.

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New @nberpubs: "Has the Rise of Work from Home Reduced the Motherhood Penalty in the Labor Market?" www.nber.org/papers/w3414... Spoiler: Yes.

I'm slow today, but @joebwan.bsky.social @eidebailly.bsky.social #taxsky roundup is up to speed with news on such tax matters as the rest of the story on Billy Long's exit as IRS commissioner and Treasury Sec. Scott Bessent's visit as acting commish to the tax agency.

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Item in @joebwan.bsky.social @eidebailly.bsky.social roundup underscores what many of us long thought: tax simplification was never an attainable goal. “"The new OBBBA may be good for many workers, but it absolutely adds complexity to tax preparation” & will increase tax return preparation time.

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Recent attention has been on IRS not updating forms to account for OBBB 2025 changes, but @joebwan.bsky.social @eidebailly.bsky.social roundup also reminds us that just because you didn’t get a W-2 or 1099, that doesn’t mean you’re in the clear. If you earned it, it’s still taxable.

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Just in case you were wondering, an item in and since @joebwan.bsky.social also notes that today is National Tarantula Appreciation Day, I thought we all should enjoy Bob Schneider performing "Tarantula" youtu.be/E5eaK7YOMco?... via YouTube

Just in case you were wondering, an item in today's @joebwan.bsky.social @eidebailly.bsky.social roundup reminds us that Tariff Effects Can’t Hide Themselves From Consumers Forever.

That didn't take Long. Off to a far away land as ambassador.

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This is why you always use a pencil (or e-calendar): item in @joebwan.bsky.social @eidebailly.bsky.social roundup says IRS hasn’t settled on a start date for the 2026 filing season despite Commissioner Billy Long’s recent comment that the agency is aiming for President’s Day.

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