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AICPA Offers Comments to IRS on Domestic Content Bonus Credit Requirements
CBIZ Reaches Deal to Acquire Fellow Top 15 Firm Marcum
Professionals on the Move – July 2024
Washington State Considers Creating a Retail Delivery Fee
IRS Gives an Inch on Once-A-Year IRA Rollover Rule
The IRS isn’t backing off on its tough stance involving the “once-a-year-IRA rollover” rule. In the aftermath of a new case tightening the restriction for IRA owners (Bobrow, TC Memo 2014-21), it recently announced it intends the follow the Tax Court’s lead on this issue. However, showing some leniency, the IRS now says it won’t implement the new rule until 2015, providing clients with leeway for the rest of this year (Announcement 2014-15)
Florida Governor Starts Small Business Tour
Fresh off signing a $77 billion budget into law, Gov. Rick Scott made a pit stop in Panama City Monday as part of his Let's Keep Small Business Working Tour and campaign for re-election.
Unlicensed Florida Tax Preparer Pleads Guilty in $22 Million Tax Fraud
An income tax preparer in the Miami, Florida suburb of Plantation has pleaded guilty to filing $22 million in false refund claims with the federal government.
Oregon Woman Charged with 173 Counts of Filing Bogus Tax Returns, $1 Million in Refunds
Internal Revenue Service investigators have charged a Northeast Portland woman of filing as many as 173 fraudulent tax returns claiming more than a $1 million in refunds.
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Summertime Tax Tip #7: Salvage Tax Deductions by Donating Household Items
It’s a common practice during the summer: After a spring cleaning, people try to sell the household items they no longer need or want in a “garage sale” (known as a “lawn sale, “tag sale” or some other name in parts of the country). But what do they do with those items that are left over at the end of the day? Instead of simply discarding them, they may be able to donate them to charity and take a tax deduction for their troubles.
Energy Tax Specialist Explains Clean Energy Tax Incentives
The ITC is not simply a deduction, explained Parker. It is a tax credit good for up to 30% of the cost of the project, and is often an incentive that can only be enjoyed by entities with substantial passive income and a large tax appetite. Passive losses can only be offset by passive income.
States Seek Ways to Regulate Bitcoin
State regulators in Massachusetts and others around the country are taking a close look at virtual currencies as bitcoin continues to grow in popularity.
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Infographic Shows Sales Tax Holidays Across U.S.
Sales tax compliance is one of the most volatile issues that many businesses have to deal with, with more than 8,000 taxing jurisdictions across the country. From the state and county-level, to cities and special purpose zones like metro transit authorities.