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Paxton Pitches Family Tax Cuts While Hammering Talarico in Texas Senate Race
The GOP candidate promotes tax breaks on health care, homes and children as the Democrat's campaign calls the affordability push "laughable."
June 26, 2016
Avalara Adds Integration with Stripe Connect and Stripe Relay, Simplifies Mobile Sales Tax
In addition to Stripe Connect, which provides everything marketplaces and platforms need to get users paid, Avalara will also integrate with Stripe Relay, which enables customers to buy merchants’ products directly within other mobile apps.
June 24, 2016
IRS Crowdsourcing Contest Winners Improve Taxpayer Experience
Winners of a crowdsourcing contest sponsored by the Internal Revenue Service were recently announced. “Tax Design Challenge” encouraged innovative ideas for the taxpayer experience of the future.
June 24, 2016
New Business Advisor Program Offers Free Tools to Accountants
Advisors can play a key role in helping entrepreneurs understand the importance of building, monitoring and maintaining strong business and personal credit scores to help their businesses grow. Nav's research has found that most small business ...
June 22, 2016
IRS Expands Electric Vehicle Tax Credit to 30 Cars, Including 3 Porsche Models
The IRS periodically updates the list of plug-in vehicles that are eligible for the credit. As complied by tax publisher Thomson Reuters, the following reflects the credit amounts for qualified vehicles manufactured by well-known companies, based on ...
June 22, 2016
CalCPA Education Foundation Gala To Celebrate 50 Years of Professional Learning
From initially offering books and classroom sessions for CPAs in California to producing high-definition webcasts and on-demand classes for CPAs across the country, the CalCPA Education Foundation has pioneered many advancements in continuing ...
June 21, 2016
Accounting Firm Tees Off For Charity, Donates $150K
CohnReznick raised and donated a total of $150,000 to the Special Operations Warrior Foundation (SOWF) and the Joe Torre Safe At Home Foundation.
June 21, 2016
Tax Time for Foreign Accounts: FBARs Due June 30
It's tax time again. Americans with bank or investment accounts located outside of the United States, or signature authority over such accounts, have until June 30 to file an FBAR.
June 21, 2016
New System Offers State Compliance Research for S Corps and Partnerships
Thomson Reuters has released Checkpoint State Clear Comply, which simplifies the analysis of complex state compliance questions for multi-tier partnerships and S Corporations with a presence in multiple states.
June 21, 2016
IRS Warns of Fake Charity Scams Claiming to Help Orlando Mass Shooting Victims
The IRS is warning Americans about fake charity scams that are trying to use the mass shooting in Orlando as a way to raise money.
June 20, 2016
Tax Tips Q&A for June 2016
Small Business Tax Strategies offers pointers on some common situations. For more details and expert advice and guidance, visit a CPA. Generate energy credits in your state Q. In the last issue (SBTS May 2016), you explained rules for federal residential energy credits. Can you get this on a state level too? Anonymous A. Possibly....…
June 20, 2016
Pennsylvania Liquor Board Opens Online Booze Ordering System for Retailers
Previously, a licensee could only place orders for wine and spirits during normal business hours, by contacting a local store. Through LOOP, orders can be placed online at any time of day and on any day of the year, and emails to users confirm ...
June 20, 2016
Mortgage Rates Hit Lowest Point in More Than 3 Years
Mortgage rates fell further this week, with the benchmark 30-year fixed mortgage rate now at the lowest point since May 2013, 3.69 percent, according to Bankrate.com's weekly national survey. The 30-year fixed mortgage has an average of 0.19 discount ...