Accounting February 19, 2026
Voting Opens for 2026 Readers’ Choice Awards!
Voting in the 2026 Readers’ Choice Awards is now open. Readers can vote for the programs, hardware, services, and other technologies they use and trust.
Taxes November 7, 2023
Yellen Sets Goals for 2024 Filing Season, Calls Out House GOP for ‘Playing Politics with IRS Funding’
Treasury secretary says cutting IRS funding to pay for Republicans’ $14.3 billion Israel aid bill would be “damaging and irresponsible.”
Taxes November 3, 2023
Passive Activity Investments Can be a PIG Deal
This technique can be especially beneficial at the end of the year when you may be looking to offset highly-taxed income.
Taxes November 2, 2023
How to Achieve a 0 Percent Capital Gains Tax Rate
Your gains and losses are short-term or long-term. Short-term loses reflect sales of assets held a year or less. Long-term gains are for sales of assets held longer than a year.
Taxes November 2, 2023
The Employer and Employee Tax Benefits of Group Term Life Insurance
Because employees are insured as a group, the overall cost is less expensive than it would be for individual policies.
Taxes November 2, 2023
Clean Energy and Climate Action Offer Tax Benefits
ESG, as the movement is known, includes the aspects considered when companies invest in environmental, social, and corporate governance policies.
Payroll November 1, 2023
IRS Increases 401(k) Limit to $23,000 for 2024; IRA Limit Raised to $7,000
The contribution limit for employees who participate in 401(k), 403(b), and most 457 plans, as well as the federal government's Thrift Savings Plan is increased to $23,000, up from $22,500.
Taxes November 1, 2023
5 Family-Based Income Tax Breaks
Families may be eligible for certain tax benefits along the way. Here are five of the main tax breaks on the books.
Taxes November 1, 2023
Employers Can Get a Tax Benefit for Providing Gym Access
Although this tax break has been on the books for decades, several special rules may come into play.
IRS October 30, 2023
IRS OKs E-Signatures to Be Used on a Slew of Forms Indefinitely
The agency said Monday it will continue to allow alternatives to handwritten signatures to be accepted for certain tax documents.
IRS October 30, 2023
IRS Boosts Hiring for Taxpayer Assistance Centers
The agency has increased staffing at its TACs by 31% during FY 2023 thanks to funding from the Inflation Reduction Act.
Taxes October 25, 2023
IRS Starts Business Tax Accounts
The business tax accounts are part of a continuing effort to improve IRS taxpayer services and make the agency more tech-friendly.
Taxes October 25, 2023
IRS Has Collected $160 Million in Back Taxes From Millionaires This Year
The agency said it recently recovered $122 million from 100 wealthy earners, in addition to $38 million collected earlier this year.