This year, you need to be prepared for some new forms and new looks to some old forms.

Congress finally passed” The Protecting Americans from Tax Hikes Act of 2015”. This was the long anticipated bill that will finally extend more than 50 tax provisions that have left tax payers in doubt over the last several years.

And get ready for the tax filing season.

For years, it has always been a struggle to determine whether a worker is an employee or an independent contractor.

According to the NSA, a House bill calls for an $838 million cut in 2016 from the 2015 budget of $10.9 billion, which is also $2.8 billion less than President Obama’s 2016 budget request. A Senate bill proposes a cut of $470 million.