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August 13, 2015
Guide to Wealth Transfer Planning Highlights Estate Planning
Thomson Reuters has released of a special report, Estate Planning Portability is a Game-Change for Married Couples, to guide estate planners on the application of the portability provision, which allows a surviving spouse to inherit the deceased ...
August 13, 2015
Most CPAs Surveyed Had Tax Clients Affected by ID Theft
Resolving issue for clients with IRS often proved difficult, according to AICPA.
August 11, 2015
Florida Woman Accused of Stealing Coworker Identities to Go Shopping
Most victims had something in common: they were employees at Bethesda Hospital in Boynton Beach. Police said some of the victims said they knew Thaddies because she also worked at the hospital.
August 9, 2015
IRS Lacks Ability to Authenticate Foreign Documents for ITIN Applications
This audit was initiated because TIGTA received an IRS employee complaint referred from a Member of Congress alleging that the IRS’s ITIN application processes and procedures do not ensure that documents certified by a foreign issuing agency are ...
August 7, 2015
Tips to Get the Most Tax Benefit From Car Donations to Charity
In the past, donating cars to charity was a win-win situation for the donor and organization, even if you were giving away a lemon. All you had to do was arrange the pick-up or drop-off, refer to an auto-buying guide like the Kelley Blue Book (KBB) and th
August 7, 2015
Accounting and Tax Professionals Urge Congress to Pass Tax Practitioner Bill of Rights
The National Society of Accountants (NSA) has sent a letter to all Members of Congress urging them to enact legislation to support the “Tax Practitioners Bill of Rights,” which NSA issued on June 16, 2015.
August 4, 2015
Sales Taxes Across U.S. Rose Slightly in 2Q 2015
The U.S. average combined sales tax rate shrunk marginally in the second quarter despite a 30 percent increase in new local indirect taxes, according to the latest ONESOURCE Indirect Tax report from Thomson Reuters.
August 4, 2015
Hillary Clinton Releases Past Tax Returns with Eye on 2016 Election
If Hillary Clinton is elected president of the United States next year, she’s going to have to take a pay-cut. In an effort to provide greater transparency in her presidential bid, the Democratic frontrunner released eight years worth of tax returns on July 31, all of them joint returns filed with her husband, former President...…
August 4, 2015
Florida Accounting Firms Merge
Cocuy, Burns & Co., P.A., a CPA and consulting firm in Wellington, Fla. and Templeton & Company, LLP, a leading South Florida-based firm, combined practices effective August 1, 2015. Juan Cocuy and Tom Burns became partners in the newly combined firm...
August 2, 2015
Want Reform? The Tax Plans of the 2016 Presidential Candidates
The field for next year’s presidential derby is crowded and prospective candidates have started jockeying for position. One of the main issues that can set these politicians apart is tax reform. Some candidates have already unveiled detailed proposals ...
July 31, 2015
New Highway Law Changes Filing Deadlines and Requirements for Business Taxes
Currently, the tax return due date for calendar-year partnerships is April 15th, the same the due date for individual returns. The law changes the deadline to March 15th for calendar-year partnerships and the 15th day of the third month following the ...
July 30, 2015
Republicans Call for IRS Commissioner’s Head
Koskinen stepped into the limelight in 2013 when President Obama appointed him to succeed Daniel Werfel, who in turn had replaced Acting IRS Commissioner Steven Miller while the Tea Party scandal unfolded. The current head honcho at the IRS had ...