Income Tax

 States Could Improve Business Tax Compliance By Sharing Data

June 13, 2016 

States Could Improve Business Tax Compliance By Sharing Data

Business tax non-compliance is a problem that plagues states across the U.S., but could be improved if states were able to more easily share data, according to new research by the Governing Institute. The survey of tax and revenue officials across 29 ...

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June 6, 2016 

Increase in Payments Fraud Worries Financial Pros

Eighty-eight percent surveyed believe that payments fraud will become a bigger threat to the financial services sector over the next two to three years. Despite this anticipated increase, just one in 10 attendees felt that an effective ...

 IRS Needs To Clamp Down on Hobby Losses, Says Watchdog

June 3, 2016 

IRS Needs To Clamp Down on Hobby Losses, Says Watchdog

pproximately 1.2 million taxpayers may have used hobby losses to reduce their taxable incomes to potentially avoid paying $2.8 billion in taxes in 2005. The overall objective of the latest review was to determine whether the IRS is taking sufficient ...

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May 24, 2016 

Congress Needs to Modernize the FTC

There is an opportunity for Congress to modernize the agency so that it better protects consumers from harm while minimizing regulatory costs and better enabling robust innovation in the U.S. economy.

 Tax Filing Deadlines for Expats, FBAR Coming Up

May 22, 2016 

Tax Filing Deadlines for Expats, FBAR Coming Up

Most expatriate U.S. citizens need to file by June 15, 2016. Taxpayers who need to file an FBAR (Foreign Bank and Financial Account Report) must file by June 30. More than 1 million taxpayers filed an FBAR in 2015. Taxpayers with foreign assets, even ...

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May 17, 2016 

Texas Tycoons Caught Rigging Their Taxes

A couple of Texas tycoons who lived life high on the hog have been found guilty of tax fraud. A U.S. bankruptcy court ruled that two brothers and business associates, Sam and the now-deceased Charles Wyly, used complex offshore trusts and shell ...