December 30, 2013
With fraud costing entities around the globe an estimated 5 percent in lost revenues, the world’s largest anti-fraud organization urges business owners and managers to make fraud prevention one of their top new year’s resolutions for 2014.
December 30, 2013
Writing a check to a charity can be easy, but tax laws can sometimes be challenging. Here are some tips to remember when doing some last-minute donating and what to remember when preparing the paperwork.
December 30, 2013
Prominent Miami criminal defense attorney Larry Handfield, the former chairman of the Public Health Trust, Jackson Health System's governing board, has quietly pleaded guilty to filing false tax returns.
December 28, 2013
People living in the United States illegally will qualify for a Nevada driver's privilege card, filmmakers who produce in Nevada will be eligible for a tax credit, motorists in Clark County will pay an additional 3.4 cents for a gallon of gasoline, and thousands will have health insurance coverage under a new federal law managed…
December 27, 2013
Four tax preparers in Minneapolis and Brooklyn Center have been indicted on 63 counts of identity theft, conspiracy and tax fraud.
December 26, 2013
Ohio's 330,000 minimum wage workers will see their pay climb 10 cents to $7.95 an hour beginning Jan. 1 when the automatic hike takes effect. Minimum wages for tipped workers will get a 5 cent bump to $3.98 an hour.
December 26, 2013
The Internal Revenue Service today reminded professional tax return preparers to renew their Preparer Tax Identification Numbers (PTINs) if they plan to prepare returns in 2014. Current PTINs expire Dec. 31, 2013.
December 26, 2013
States could see reduced consumer spending in 2014 if a federal tax deduction is allowed to expire.
December 26, 2013
WASHINGTON — Thousands of Maryland bus and MARC train riders could pay more for their commute starting in January after Congress failed to renew an expiring tax credit that rewards mass transit use. Current federal law allows bus and rail commuters to withhold up to $245 a month in pre-tax income. The cap falls to...…
December 19, 2013
The Internal Revenue Service today announced plans to open the 2014 filing season on Jan. 31 and encouraged taxpayers to use e-file or Free File as the fastest way to receive refunds.
December 19, 2013
Here’s a holiday season lump of coal you might not be expecting: the tax refund you count on to help pay those holiday bills very likely could be delayed, as the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) said the filing season will start on Jan. 31, instead of the initially-planned Jan. 21.
December 19, 2013
The pace of private-sector wage growth likely will pick up in the latter half of next year, according to the revised fourth-quarter Wage Trend Indicator (WTI) released today by Bloomberg BNA, a leading publisher of specialized news and information.