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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.
February 21, 2017
Report Shows 556 Sales Tax Changes Across U.S. in 2016
2016 was a business year for for state legislatures, at least when it comes to sales and use taxes. Across the country, there were 556 sales and use tax rate changes at the state, county and local level, according to the annual Sales Tax Rate Report ...
February 18, 2017
When Will You Get Your 2017 Income Tax Refund? IRS Says Delay for Late Refunds Is Almost Over
In an effort to fight fraud, the IRS delayed all returns with either of those credits this year. But the good news is, the IRS says it has started processing them and they should start being direct deposited the week of ...
February 17, 2017
The Most Googled Tax Searches for Every State
Even tax professionals know how confusing taxes can be. For individual taxpayers, it can be like performing a root canal without any dental experience. For those with tax obligations in multiples states, or with more complex incomes and investments ...
February 17, 2017
2017 IRS Tax Refunds Coming Week of Feb. 27
Many refunds that included the EITC or Child Tax Credit had been held since the filing season started in late January due to new requirements of the 2015 Protecting Americans from Tax Hikes (PATH) Act.
February 17, 2017
How Sales Tax Impacts Cash Management
Even profitable companies can have problems with cash flow. Although some stem from external sources and are beyond control, many can be addressed by making adjustments to internal processes. The way companies handle sales tax can impact cash ...
February 17, 2017
Get Ready for New Changes to Sales and Use Taxes in 2017
In 2017, when it comes to sales tax, states are taking stances on everything from soda to streaming content, tobacco to tampons. The New Year will also bring renewed efforts by states to implement internet sales taxes and continue the legal battle to ...
February 17, 2017
Where’s My Income Tax Refund? IRS Says Late Refunds Coming Soon, Chart Shows When
If your refund was delayed because of the Earned Income Tax Credit or the Child Tax Credit (EITC or CITC), the IRS says it has started processing them and they should start being direct deposited the week of ...
February 17, 2017
Income Tax Refund Late? Here’s When You Should Get It – 2017 IRS Refund Schedule
If you’re one of the millions of Americans who are asking, “Why haven’t I gotten my 2017 income tax refund yet?” we have the answer. It depends on a couple of things, but the good news is that there are several tools to help find out. First of all, taxpayers who use a professional, such...…
February 14, 2017
New Travel Ban: Passports Revoked for Taxpayers with Bad IRS Debt
President Trump’s executive order for immigrants isn’t the only travel ban that may cause controversy. Under a lower-profile highway spending measure passed in 2015, and signed by President Obama, the IRS can prevent tax debtors from using their ...
February 10, 2017
Are Legal Expenses Deductible? Tax Court Says, “It Depends”
In the new case, a Seattle bank paid the taxpayer, its president and CEO, a bonus of $612,000. Subsequently, she reported the bonus as taxable income on her 2010 return. A few months after the bonus was paid, the bank terminated the taxpayer’s ...
January 13, 2017
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January 12, 2017
Report Analyzes Estate Planning Tax Strategies for Sales to an Irrevocable Trust
Thomson Reuters has released a special report, Sales to Intentionally Defective Irrevocable Trusts, which discusses the sale to an intentionally defective irrevocable trust (IDIT) in exchange for its promissory note. The report establishes that the ...