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September 21, 2015
Average Income Tax Refund for 2015 Increased to $2,701 – IRS Caught $908 Million in Fraudulent Refunds
The IRS issued more than 100.3 million refunds totaling more than $270.9 billion, compared to nearly 101.2 million refunds totaling more than $272.4 billion in 2014. The average refund increased slightly to $2,701 in 2015, compared with ...
September 20, 2015
IRS Issues New Per Diem Rates for 2016
In addition to the standard rates for specific destinations, certain high-cost areas are specified. All the other destinations are treated as low-cost areas if the high-low alternative is used.
September 20, 2015
Year-End Tax Planning Series: Harvest Tax Savings from Capital Losses
The autumn is the traditional time for investors to harvest capital losses from securities transactions to offset capital gains realized earlier in the year. It’s a year-end tax strategy that seems as timeless as the seasons themselves.
September 18, 2015
Thomson Reuters Launches New Tax Fundamentals Certificate Program
The Tax Fundamentals Certificate Program provides practitioners with the basic knowledge and tools they need to understand and confidently expand their practices to tax planning, compliance with tax return preparation, and reporting requirements for ...
September 18, 2015
AARP’s Fraud Watch Network Turns the Tables on Con Artists
The AARP Fraud Watch Network lit up the phone lines today as part of an effort to warn thousands of consumers about two leading "imposter scams" that last year victimized more than 10,000 New Yorkers.
September 16, 2015
Projected 2016 Tax Rates and Brackets – Tax Penalties To Rise
People whose income is the same compared to last year may enjoy a lower effective tax rate while taxpayers that fail to comply with return filing and tax payment requirements will face larger penalties in 2016 because of a combination of legislative ...
September 15, 2015
Avalara Gives Exclusive Benefits Program to QuickBooks ProAdvisors
The Avalara Sales Tax Compliance App provides an automated sales tax calculation and return filings compliance solution within the familiar QBO interface. It’s cloud-based and always up to date, ensuring that sales tax rate, rule and boundary ...
September 15, 2015
Three Daunting Statistics About Bill Pay and Fraud
Paper checks are dangerous. They represent a serious fraud risk. Does this risk worry you? According to a survey of 540 accountants and bookkeeping professionals, the answer is probably yes.
September 15, 2015
Navient Awarded Indiana Tax Amnesty Contract
Navient has been awarded a performance-based contract from the Indiana Department of Revenue. Under the terms of the contract, Navient will assist with the Tax Amnesty 2015 program, which allows taxpayers who have past-due taxes a limited-time ...
September 14, 2015
IRS Interest Rates to Stay the Same for Q4 2015
Under the Internal Revenue Code, the rate of interest is determined on a quarterly basis. For taxpayers other than corporations, the overpayment and underpayment rate is the federal short-term rate plus 3 percentage points.
September 10, 2015
Jeb Bush Proposes Broad Tax Cuts, Changing Tax Brackets
Bush unveiled his long-awaited tax reform plan against the backdrop of a North Carolina factory. Unlike other approaches from his conservative brethren, Bush went out on a limb in proposing sweeping changes that would slash taxes for millions of ...
September 10, 2015
Surprise: College Students Not As Financially Prepared As They Think
The survey found that, despite the nearly universal feeling among college students about the importance of personal financial management skills – 99 percent said they were either extremely or very important –they are not actively taking steps to ...