Accounting February 28, 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.
Small Business March 2, 2026
U.S. Farmers See New Trump Tariffs as Yet Another Round of Instability
Tariffs have battered U.S. agriculture for more than a year, upending trade flows and choking off access to key markets like China.
Accounting February 28, 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 February 28, 2026
IRS and Treasury Issue Guidance on New Special Depreciation Allowance for Qualified Production Property
In addition to other requirements, the special depreciation allowance only applies to qualified production property placed in service after July 4, 2025, and before Jan. 1, 2031.
Taxes February 27, 2026
Tax Breaks for Data Centers Are On the Chopping Block in Some States
Rising energy costs and environmental concerns drive states to reconsider tax incentives.
Taxes February 27, 2026
Bipartisan Senate Finance Committee Bill Promises ‘Commonsense Fixes’ to IRS
The 162-page draft bill, called the Taxpayer Assistance and Service Act, bundles a number of already introduced tax administration bills with additional recommendations from the National Taxpayer Advocate.
IRS February 27, 2026
Judge Says IRS ‘Violated the IRC Approximately 42,695 Times’ by Giving Confidential Taxpayer Information to ICE
A federal judge on Thursday said the IRS broke the law by violating the Internal Revenue Code approximately 42,695 times when it shared confidential taxpayer addresses with Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Taxes February 27, 2026
Washington State House Democrats Push to Strip Corporate Break From ‘Millionaires Tax’
Thirteen Democratic lawmakers said Senate Bill 6346—which would impose a 9.9% tax on income above $1 million annually—should move forward only if a provision accelerating a major corporate tax break is removed.
Taxes February 26, 2026
AICPA Requests Guidance for Itemized Deductions and Trump Accounts
The letter focuses on Section 70111, which modifies the Section 68 limitation on itemized deductions and provides comments on Notice 2025‑68, outlining the IRS’s planned regulations for Section 530A Trump accounts.
Taxes February 26, 2026
IRS Gives Taxpayers a More Streamlined Way to Report Tax Fraud and Scams
A new web page on IRS.gov consolidates multiple IRS fraud-reporting options into a single, centralized location, making it easier for taxpayers to report suspicious activity, the agency said on Feb. 26.
Taxes February 26, 2026
Why Your Exporter Clients Need to Hear About IC-DISC Right Now
For CPAs and advisors, the Interest-Charge Domestic International Sales Corporation represents both a high-value client service and a practical tax strategy to offset tariff impacts. Here’s what you need to know to start those conversations.
IRS February 25, 2026
IRS Was Tardy Giving Many New Hires the Work Equipment They Needed, TIGTA Says
Many new IRS employees didn't receive required equipment, like work laptops, on time or weren't told performance expectations within 30 calendar days of their start date, a new report says.
Taxes February 25, 2026
Michigan House Speaker Suggests Nearly $5B in Property Tax Cuts
The speaker said he had a plan to generate additional money to make schools and local government whole, in spite of the cuts to a large source of their revenue.