Income Tax January 26, 2026
5 Tips for Taxpayers for a Less-Stress Tax Season
The deadline for filing individual tax returns is April 15, 2026, which is also the deadline for requesting a six-month filing extension.
May 31, 2015
How to Handle the Clients From Hell
According to the IRS 11 percent – or about 20 million taxpayers -- believe it is acceptable to cheat on their taxes. It’s a problem when you realize that many of these people are your clients. The Clients from Hell.
May 28, 2015
Despite Recent Breach, Report Says IRS Getting Better At Detecting and Preventing Tax ID Theft
The extent of the IRS’s ability to stem this problem is still limited because it does not have access to third-party income and withholding information until well after tax return filing begins.
May 27, 2015
How Tax Professionals Can Avoid Getting Involved with Tax Frauds
A whopping 11 percent of Americans believe that it is okay to cheat on their taxes, according to the most recent IRS Oversight Board Survey of Taxpayer Attitudes. Unfortunately, successful fraud for many individuals will require either lying to their ...
May 27, 2015
Accounting Group Urges Better Safeguards to Protect Clients from Taxpayer Identity Theft
As the debate goes on about how to curb the increasing incidence of taxpayer identity theft in the U.S., members of BKR International discussed their experiences during the recent tax filing season, as well as ways to mitigate future risk and help clients
May 27, 2015
What Taxpayers Should Do If Their Info Was Exposed On IRS Website
Taxpayers whose accounts were compromised will be notified by the Internal Revenue Service. Individuals who believe their identities have been compromised in this, or any other attempt, should review the IRS “Taxpayer Guide to Identity Theft,” which ...
May 27, 2015
Guidance on Like-Kind Exchanges Added to Checkpoint Catalyst
Thomson Reuters has added new content to Checkpoint Catalyst that includes content covering IRC § 1031 to assist tax practitioners in implementing like-kind exchanges to secure tax deferral benefits for their clients.
May 27, 2015
IRS Data Breach Sets Off Alarms, FBI to Investigate
A serious security breach at the IRS has the agency scrambling to beef up its ID theft efforts while the public and lawmakers stew. The IRS announced on May 26 that hackers had gained access to the personal information of more than 100,000 American househ
May 26, 2015
Avalara Partners with Epicor for App to Support Sales Tax Calculation, Invoicing in Field
Avalara, which makes cloud-based sales tax, VAT and transactional tax compliance systems, has developed a mobile application that combines Epicor Mobile Field Service with Epicor Tax Connect to support more accurate and streamlined invoicing in the field.
May 23, 2015
CCH Sales Tax SaaS CORE
CCH Sales Tax SaaS CORE offers a real-time, automated sales tax calculation system integrated with your financial or e-commerce system. In addition, easy-to-access online management tools are included for reporting, treasury management and audit defense.
May 20, 2015
Survey Shows New York Gen Xers Out-Worry Boomers Over Retirement Savings
New York is heading toward a retirement savings crisis that could deprive millions of Gen Xers and Baby Boomers of financial independence in their golden years - while increasing the need for taxpayer-funded public assistance ...
May 19, 2015
New ATX Advantage Bundles Tax Prep, Research and Learning, Practice Management
The bundle expands the widely popular ATX Total Tax Office software solution to include extensive compliance research and learning, practice management and more at a highly competitive price.
May 19, 2015
CPAs Tell IRS to Improve Service, Provide Permanent Disaster Tax Relief and Preserve Cash Accounting Method
Concerned about the impact of IRS service reductions on taxpayers and tax practitioners, the AICPA Council on May 17 adopted a resolution urging policy makers to create a bi-partisan forum to “make recommendations that enable the IRS to achieve its ...