Walmart gets $1-bn tax bill for shifting PhonePe headquarters to India: Report

Walmart Inc and other PhonePe shareholders will have to pay nearly $1 billion in tax after the digital payments company shifted its headquarters to India, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar with the matter. PhonePe is raising funds at a $12 billion pre-money valuation from General Atlantic, Qatar Investment Authority and others, triggering … Read more

IRS delays tax reporting change for 1099-K on Venmo, Paypal payments

Svetikd | E+ | Getty Images The IRS has delayed, for a year, when payment services such as Paypal and Venmo and e-commerce companies such as eBay, Etsy and Poshmark will have to issue tax forms to individuals whose business transactions through those platforms exceed $600. The agency on Friday said that such third-party platforms won’t have … Read more

Mega Millions jackpot is $785 million. Here’s the tax bill

Anadolu Agency | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images Of course, the advertised amount is only what you’d get if you were to choose to take your winnings as an annuity spread over three decades. The lump-sum cash option — which most winners choose — for this jackpot is $403.8 million, as of midday Tuesday. Regardless … Read more

What to know about the 1099-K tax reporting change for Venmo, PayPal

Hispanolistic | E+ | Getty Images If you’re worried about getting a tax form from payment apps like Venmo or PayPal, you’re now less likely to receive one for 2022 — thanks to a change from the IRS. The agency on Friday announced a one-year delay for a new tax reporting rule, requiring payment services … Read more

Spending bill may halt abuse of tax incentives for land conservation

The $1.7 trillion federal spending bill includes a new change that will curb the abuse of tax incentives for land conservation. Pictured, Montana. Mike Kemp | In Pictures Ltd. | Corbis Historical | Getty Images The $1.7 trillion federal spending bill includes a change designed to curb the abuse of tax incentives for land conservation. … Read more

Here’s what tax pros are looking for in Donald Trump’s returns

Donald Trump’s tax returns, long the subject of speculation as well as a three-year legal fight, are now in the public eye for anyone to review. After last week releasing a summary of the IRS’ efforts to audit the former president, along with some details of his income in recent years, the House Ways and … Read more

Tax returns show Trump may have sidestepped $10,000 SALT cap limit

Former U.S. President Donald Trump on Nov. 15, 2022. Eva Marie Uzcategui/Bloomberg via Getty Images Former President Donald Trump paid millions of dollars in state and local taxes from 2015 through 2020, according to income tax returns publicly released Friday by the House Ways and Means Committee. But while the returns show associated tax deductions … Read more

Tax credit confusion could create a rush for electric vehicles in early 2023

CNN  —  As the new year begins, a number of popular electric vehicles, specifically some Tesla and General Motors models, could be eligible for $7,500 worth of tax credits they weren’t eligible for in 2022. But that eligibility may last only last a few months. That’s because limitations on new tax credits enacted in August … Read more