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Last Call for Innovation Award Nominations: Closes Sept. 8
Nominations are currently being accepted for CPA Practice Advisor's 40 Under 40, 20 Under 40, and Tax & Accounting Tech Innovation Awards.
January 6, 2020
IRS Strengthens Free File Program
Each year, Free File partners, acting through FFI, offer their software free to eligible taxpayers. Any taxpayer earning $69,000 or less can find one or more free commercial software products available by visiting www.IRS.gov/freefile.
January 6, 2020
Arizona and Hawaii Expand Sales Tax E-Filing and Payments in 2020
More businesses are required to electronically file and remit Arizona transaction privilege tax (TPT) and Hawaii General Excise Tax (GET) in 2020 than in previous years.
January 6, 2020
BDO Acquires Investment Services Firm Biegel Waller
Biegel Waller Investment Advisory Services, LLC is a wealth management firm delivering investment strategies to high net worth clients. Based in Columbia, Maryland and founded in 1998, the firm works with private wealth clients in the Washington D.C. area
January 6, 2020
IRS to Open Tax Season Jan. 27, 2020
The Internal Revenue Service confirmed that the nation’s tax season will start for individual tax return filers on Monday, Jan. 27, 2020, when the tax agency will begin accepting and processing 2019 tax year returns.
January 6, 2020
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January 6, 2020
Experian to Pay $24 Million for Letting Payday Loans Hurt Credit Scores
Experian has agreed to settle with 56,000 Americans who had their credit reports tainted by data from a beleaguered online payday lender. The $24 million settlement comes in response to a federal class-action suit filed in 2016 by a Gwinnett County, Ga., woman who, like the others, saw her credit report suffer because of a...…
January 6, 2020
CES 2020 Spotlights Tech Trends: Self-Driving Cars, 8K TVs and 5G
CES, the sprawling consumer electronics trade show that opens Tuesday and runs through Friday in Las Vegas, may provide a clue when it serves up a first look at the hot technology trends for the year.
January 6, 2020
AICPA Submits Recommendations Related to Built-in Gains and Losses
Section 382(h) provides for special rules related to built-in gains and losses of a loss corporation, and their impact on the section 382 limitation. The proposed regulations eliminate the popular and long-standing section 338 approach that provides ...
January 6, 2020
Report Examines IRS Activities in 2019
The report highlights the work of IRS employees supporting the nation’s tax system during the past year. This covers a variety of taxpayer service efforts, including development of a new Taxpayer Withholding Estimator, as well as operations support ...
January 6, 2020
TaxBit Raises $5 Million In Funding to Automate Cryptocurrency Tax Compliance
TaxBit, which offers cryptocurrency tax automation software targeted for crypto users, exchanges, and merchants, is announcing today a seed round of $5 million, with some of the industries’ biggest names participating. Investors include Fintech venture firm, TTV Capital, Dragonfly Capital Partners, Collaborative Fund, Winklevoss Capital, Valar Ventures, Global Founders Capital, Table Management, Album VC, who...…