November 26, 2014
Feeling generous this Holiday Season? The Internal Revenue Service is reminding individuals and businesses making year-end gifts to charity that several important tax law provisions have taken effect in recent years. Some of the changes taxpayers should k
November 20, 2014
There’s been much ado about the 55 tax extenders currently being debated by a lame-duck Congress. These tax law provisions, which are generally favorable to taxpayers, technically expired after 2013, but may be revived retroactive to ...
November 19, 2014
As if Black Friday shopping and the hustle and bustle of the holiday season weren’t taxing enough, it’s also time to think about tax reporting. This time of year, it can be difficult to keep track of our schedules and to-do lists, let alone the ever-chang
November 18, 2014
Congress should pass legislation that would give victims of natural disasters access to permanent and timely tax relief, according to Troy K. Lewis, CPA, CGMA, the current chair of the Tax Executive Committee of the American Institute of CPAs.
November 18, 2014
New legislation has brought greater certainty to year-end planning but also created new challenges.
November 17, 2014
The end of the year gives you and your business a great chance to maximize tax savings for 2014 and beyond.
November 16, 2014
The Thomson Reuters Corporate Tax Department Pulse Survey polled 212 corporate tax department executives, half of which have $1 billion or more in revenue. The subjects of the study included U.S. corporate tax reform, tax inversions, recent tax credit ...
November 13, 2014
The scheme involved the submission of fraudulent tax returns in the names of actual taxpayers, which resulted in the Internal Revenue Service issuing tax refunds, most of which were deposited directly into bank accounts.
November 13, 2014
Students need to submit a FAFSA to apply for grants and other types of financial assistance from the U.S. Department of Education, which, through its Federal Student Aid office, is the largest provider of student financial aid in the country...
November 13, 2014
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) may have allowed approximately $167.7 million in questionable fuel tax credit claims between 2011 and 2013, according to a new study released publicly today by the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA
November 13, 2014
The Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) is seek comments on a proposed Statement, Tax Abatement Disclosures, which would require state and local governments for the first time to disclose information about property and ...
November 12, 2014
The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) has named Patricia A. Thompson as the recipient of the 2014 Arthur J. Dixon Memorial Award, the highest honor bestowed by the accounting profession in the area of taxation.