July 1, 2015
IRS to Go Where No Agency Has Gone Before
According to a new report by the Electronic Tax Administration Advisory Committee (ETAAC), the IRS has made significant strides on the electronic frontier, but the mission is far from complete.
June 30, 2015
IRS Ramps Up National Tax Forums
The 2015 IRS Nationwide Tax Forums offers seminars over three days featuring up-to-date information from the IRS and professional experts in the areas of tax law, compliance and ethics. It also provides continuing education credits to ...
June 29, 2015
IRS Summit Produces ID Theft Pact with Tax Software Companies
Three specialized groups were established with members from the IRS, states and private industry co-chairing and serving on each team. During the past 12 weeks, the three teams focused on developing ways to validate the authenticity of taxpayers ...
June 27, 2015
AICPA Warns of Financial Scams Against Elderly
A contributing factor to the emotional impact of financial fraud or abuse is how often this situation involves family members. The most common types of elder financial abuse or fraud seen by CPA financial planners over the past five years were ...
June 25, 2015
Most Americans Report Delaying Major Financial Decisions: Home, Education, Retirement
A new survey found that a majority of American adults (51 percent) have delayed at least one important life decision in the last year due to financial reasons. This represents an increase of 20 percentage points from a similar survey conducted in 2007.
June 24, 2015
The Impact of Scan and Organize on a Tax Engagement
It is useful to separate scanning in accounting firms into two categories. One type of scanning includes individual documents or a small number of miscellaneous documents. The other type of scanning is higher volume, and depending upon firm size, more ...
June 23, 2015
Summer Jobs and Taxes: What Teens and Parents Need to Know
School’s out for summer! While it’s a time for rest and recreation, many of your clients have teenaged children who will be working during the summer months. It teaches them about responsibility, work ethic and, not surprisingly, taxes.
June 23, 2015
44,000 Tax Preparers Complete Voluntary IRS Education Program
Nearly 44,000 tax return preparers across the U.S. participated in the IRS' Annual Filing Season Program in its first year. The voluntary program was announced a year ago and designed to encourage continuing education (CE) and filing season readiness.
June 22, 2015
NSA Starts Petition for Tax Practitioners Bill of Rights
In response to the ongoing frustration of dealing with slow service from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), the Tax Practitioner Bill of Rights calls for the right to have tax laws and rules passed in a timely manner, the right to quality service ...
June 22, 2015
IRS Proposes Tax-Favored Accounts for Young People with Disabilities
The Internal Revenue Service has released proposed regulations implementing a new federal law authorizing states to offer specially-designed tax-favored ABLE accounts to people with disabilities who became disabled before age 26.
June 17, 2015
IRS Budget Cuts Affect Case Closure Rates and Dollars Collected
Reduced budgets and collection resources at the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) have resulted in declines in taxpayer service, case closures, and dollars collected, according to a report released today by the Treasury Inspector General for Tax ...
June 16, 2015
IRS Extends All Tax Incentive Empowerment Zones
Congress created Empowerment Zones in 1993. Most zones had an expiration date of Dec. 31, 2009. This is the third extension of the expiration date.