Taxes

March 13, 2015 

It’s the middle of income tax season and the last thing on most practitioners’ minds is how to engage even more with even more clients. Not that you don’t want to. But with the usual chaos surrounding this the busy season, plus the added stress of new laws, courtesy of the Affordable Care Act, time...…

Taija Sparkman

March 10, 2015 

The Internal Revenue Service says it is seeking civic-minded volunteers to serve on the Taxpayer Advocacy Panel (TAP), a federal advisory committee that listens to taxpayers, identifies major taxpayer concerns and makes recommendations for improving IRS s

March 10, 2015 

Avalara, Inc., a leading provider of cloud-based software delivering compliance solutions related to VAT, sales tax, and other transactional taxes, has acquired the tax content, determination and compliance technology for Brazil from SuitePlus, a leading

March 10, 2015 

Thomson Reuters CS Professional Suite today announced it is the first to certify an application for electronic filing with the Indiana Department of Revenue, effective immediately. 90,000 Indiana S corporations will now be able to electronically file ...

March 10, 2015 

As a long-time tax practitioner, I’ve conducted thousands of client interviews over the years. I’ve learned that when a client comes prepared for their interview, it results in less need for post-meeting follow-up calls and document gathering, which ...

March 9, 2015 

Complying with the final tangible property regulations has just become easier for small businesses filing 2014 tax returns. The recently-issued Revenue Procedure 2015-20 will allow small business taxpayers to change methods of accounting under the ...

March 8, 2015 

Accountants are eligible for the promotion, and they can select as many as five of their small-business clients with fewer than 50 employees to also participate free of charge through the end of April. ADP’s HR HelpDesk is staffed by HR ...

March 8, 2015 

Thomson Reuters has released new e-commerce content for Checkpoint Catalyst that is focused on purely electronic transactions, in addition to the company's cloud computing and sales and use tax nexus coverage.

March 8, 2015 

Sometimes the “easiest” tax return decisions aren’t so simple after all. Take the basic choice of your tax filing status. Usually, it’s a no-brainer for a married couple to file a joint return, but there are a few notable exceptions. When you dig a ...

March 5, 2015 

Bonsai Tax helps people with 1099 Self-Employed Income keep track of their business expenses to pay less tax. We enable you to keep track of your income and expenses to maximize your tax deductions and minimizing the amount of taxes you’ll end up owing with minimal amount of work. BONSAI MAKES YOUR LIFE EASIER BY:...…

March 5, 2015 

It’s rare when tax return preparers advise their clients to look a gift horse in the mouth. But it might happen when a taxpayer is affected by the limits for deducting investment interest expenses. Depending on the situation, it may make sense to elect preferential tax treatment for certain long-term capital gains or qualified dividends...…

March 5, 2015 

The IRS compiles annually The Dirty Dozen, listing a variety of common scams taxpayers may encounter any time during the year. Many of these con games peak during filing season as people prepare their tax returns or hire someone to do so. Some of the more