Overview
Muzinich Confirmed as Treasury Deputy Secretary: The Senate voted 55-44 to confirm Justin Muzinich as Deputy Secretary of the Treasury.
Hatch Announces Tax Court Judge Nomination Markup: Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-UT) announced that the committee will convene a markup on the nomination of Courtney Dunbar Jones to be a Judge of the US Tax Court on Thursday, Dec. 13, during a scheduled vote off the floor of the Senate.
IRS Reminds Taxpayers About RMD Deadline: The IRS issued a reminder to retirees born before July 1, 1948 that they usually must take required minimum distributions (RMDs) from their IRAs and workplace retirement plans by December 31. RMDs are normally made by the end of the year, but those who reached age 70½ during 2018 are covered by a special rule that allows them to wait until April 1, 2019 to take their first RMDs. More information is available in the announcement.