Income Tax

 2015 Review of BNA Income Tax Planner

September 10, 2015 

2015 Review of BNA Income Tax Planner

BNA’s Tax Planner is available as either a desktop product or as web-based software, which is hosted by Bloomberg BNA. BNA’s user interface has a menu bar at the top of the screen that offers access to various program functions.

Mary Girsch-Bock

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September 10, 2015 

2015 Review of Drake Tax Planner

Drake Tax Planner is a good fit for firms that have less complicated tax planning needs. Designed for both individuals who wish to map out their own tax plan, as well as firms providing tax planning services, the product offers straightforward tax ...

Mary Girsch-Bock

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September 9, 2015 

Case Shows When a Taxpayer Can’t Use Home Sale Tax Exclusion

Assuming the client meets all the requirements of Section 121 and the gain doesn’t exceed the allowable limits, the federal income tax bill is zero. Right? Not always. As a new case handed down by the Eighth Circuit Court illustrates, a taxpayer may ...

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September 8, 2015 

Accounting Salaries To Rise 4.7% in 2016

Among the five fields tracked, the technology sector is projected to see the greatest pay gains, with base salaries rising an average of 5.3 percent. Accounting and finance roles followed, with anticipated average compensation increases of 4.7 percent.

 IRS Watchdog Issues Review of Agency’s Tax Credit Claims

September 1, 2015 

IRS Watchdog Issues Review of Agency’s Tax Credit Claims

The IRS’s processing of tax returns that reported or claimed Premium Tax Credits (PTC) during the 2015 filing season was challenged by delays in receiving data from some Health Insurance Marketplaces (Exchanges), according to ...

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September 1, 2015 

IRS Workers Busted for ID Theft, Filing Bogus Returns

Who can you trust with sensitive personal information like your Social Security number (SSN) and tax return data? Evidently, not even the people who used to work at the IRS. In a new case, a former IRS employee was sentenced on August 26 to two years ...

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August 24, 2015 

When Can Businesses Claim 100% Deduction for Employee Meals?

If more than half of the employees are furnished meals for the employer’s convenience, the meals for all employees are treated as being furnished for the employer’s convenience, even if the rest of the employees don’t meet this test. This rule could be cr