Income Tax

Generally, your deduction for an IRA contribution is phased out if you are an active participant in an employer-sponsored retirement plan (or your spouse is an active participant, if married) and your modified adjusted gross income (MAGI) exceeds an ...

The state is willing to provide a license for any of the lottery winners who meet the state's requirements. It has done so for 131 stores in 28 counties, including at least one retailer in every jurisdiction with an applicant and no moratorium.

During the announcement of his candidacy for president last month, Cruz kicked off another controversy by advocating the elimination of the IRS. He said that the U.S. could impose a “simple flat tax that lets every American fill out his or her taxes ...

For these procrastinators, the rush is on. The IRS is offering reminders for these last-minute income tax filers.

This new measure provides instant tax gratification to taxpayers in the aftermath of a tragic killing of two New York City cops. While sitting in a marked police car in Brooklyn, Liu and Ramos were shot to death at point blank range on December 201, 2014.

Here are 10 important things the American Institute of CPAs recommends that taxpayers know about getting their federal tax return to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) by the Wednesday, April 15 filing deadline and about filing for an extension.

Don’t forget to include medical expenses the client pays on behalf of a relative such as an elderly parent in a nursing home or a child who graduated from college last year. Little-known fact: It may be possible to add qualified expenses paid for a ...

The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants has sent a letter to the Senate Finance Committee Tax Reform Working Group on Business Income Tax that makes suggestions about how to simplify business income tax.