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CPAs’ Modern-Day Charge of the Light Brigade: The AICPA’s Proposal for a New “S-Corp Basis” Form Could Be Just the Armor We Need
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Often CPAs and tax preparers have a similar feeling to the 600+ cavalrymen coined by Alfred, Lord Tennyson as “The Light Brigade,” fighting the battle with imprecise instructions and vague guidelines. Read more for how the AICPA’s proposed new “S-Corp Basis” form could make the battle much easier.
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The AICPA is seeking a new tax form to improve S-corp shareholder compliance with basis rules, but will it resolve the nightmare of reconstructing basis? Tony Nitti weighs in.