2026-10-05 Trump Accounts for All Children

This week we look at:

Informal claim and COVID-19 disaster relief save an untimely-looking IRA refund suit in Singh.

IRS recasts "Section 351 conversion" ETF transactions as taxable exchanges in Rev. Rul. 2026-20.

Proposed regs implement a four-year installment election for farmland sales to young farmers.

A corporate Offer-in-Compromise caps an officer's Trust Fund Recovery Penalty liability in Amodio.

Treasury completes automatic enrollment in Trump Accounts under new Section 530A regulations.

Sevillo Fine Foods: three independent grounds doom an ERC claim based on port congestion delays.

Tax Court holds Form 872-T cannot terminate a fixed-date Form 872 extension in Fine v. Commissioner.

New IRS notice extends tax deadlines to September 2027 for Israel conflict-affected taxpayers.

Congress sends the National Taxpayer Advocate independent legal counsel in H.R. 997.

New regulations build the infrastructure for the $1,700 Section 25F scholarship tax credit.