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January 4, 2018 

Timing is everything in taxes and the new tax law —the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act -- is no exception. Generally, the provisions for individuals take effect in 2018, but there are several interesting wrinkles.

Ken Berry, JD

January 3, 2018 

The combined firm will have more than 1,900 associates and 47 office locations across the United States and two offices in India.

January 3, 2018 

Tax technology solutions provider Vertex, Inc., has launched new integrations for Salesforce including Salesforce CRM, Commerce Cloud, CPQ and Billing.

January 3, 2018 

Citrin Cooperman announced today that Sandra Schneider and her staff of Schneider & Associates, LLC has joined the Bethesda, MD office of the firm as of January 1. Schneider, along with Director Julie Schoen, will continue to focus on sophisticated tax and estate planning for high net worth individuals and their families. “Our Bethesda office...…

January 2, 2018 

The TCJA also benefits many small businesses while presenting new obstacles. In general, the revised rules for businesses take effect in 2018 and are permanent, unlike most changes for individuals.

Ken Berry, JD

January 2, 2018 

Most of the key provisions likely to affect individual taxpayers take effect in 2018 (for taxes that will be reported by April 2019), but are scheduled to sunset after 2026. Keeping that in mind, here are the essentials you should know about.

Ken Berry, JD

January 2, 2018 

The New Jersey accounting firm Ennis Hargadon has merged with MSPC Certified Public Accountants and Advisors, P.C. effective January 1, 2018. The addition of two principals brings MSPC’s partner count to 11 and the firm’s total staff to 67.

January 2, 2018 

The standard deduction is effectively doubled to $12,000 for single filers and $24,000 for joint filers, while the additional standard deductions for the elderly and blind are retained.

January 1, 2018 

There are so many cool things that you can do with this new tax law. I will be updating you on more of them soon.

January 1, 2018 

The TCJA doubles increases the child tax credit (CTC) from $1,000 to $2,000 and raises the refundable portion of the CTC to $1,400. In addition, it authorizes a $500 nonrefundable credit for non-child dependents for taxpayers who don’t claim a CTC.

December 31, 2017 

TIGTA's Office of Investigations investigates allegations related to fraud, waste, abuse, and mismanagement concerning activities of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and related entities, and also protects the IRS against external attempts to corrupt...

December 31, 2017 

Too often workplace policies are only considered in the context of some negative workplace action when it is actually occurs, such as a termination or other employment issue. Sometimes it may involve a legal claim by an applicant or employee.

Richard D. Alaniz, JD