Taxes January 26, 2026
Welcome to Tax Season 2026
The IRS today opened the 2026 tax filing season and began accepting and processing federal individual income tax returns for tax year 2025.
October 9, 2014
How to Pull Deductions Into TY 2014 and Push Income Into TY 2015
Naturally, everyone’s tax situation is different and the landscape changes year to year. However, absent special circumstances such as pending legislation or drastic economic swings, the tried-and-true strategy of accelerating deductions into ...
October 9, 2014
5 Tips to Help Small Businesses Reduce Risk of a Tax Audit
One of the most nerve wracking aspects about tax season for millions each year is the possibility of being audited. For small business owners and those who are self-employed, the chance of being audited is even greater.
October 8, 2014
Report Shows Real Wages Increased in Third Quarter
The latest ADP Workforce Vitality Index, which measures the total real wages paid to the U.S private sector, is 110.6 in the third quarter of 2014. The index, part of the ADP Workforce Vitality Report, is composed of a number of metrics including ...
October 7, 2014
6 Major Tax and Financial Implications of Gay Marriage Ruling
What are the tax and financial issues of the Supreme Court's decision not to overturn gay marriage rulings in several new states? Although certain aspects are still being sorted out, here’s a brief summary of the lay of the land in several key areas.
October 7, 2014
Printable 2014 Form 1099-MISC
The downloadable official 2014 Form 1099-MISC is available by clicking download. (PDF) Download
October 7, 2014
Right Networks and Track1099 Partner to Offer Paperless e-Filing & Delivery of 1099-Misc Forms
Right Networks and Track1099 have partnered to offer QuickBooks clients a paper-free and low-cost option for convenient e-filing and e-delivery of 1099-MISC forms this coming tax season.
October 3, 2014
IRS Issues New Rules for Local Hotel Expenses
Normally, a taxpayer may deduct travel expenses, including the cost of lodging, only when he or she is “away from home” on business. For this purpose, home means your tax home, usually the area surrounding your principal place of business ...
October 1, 2014
Report: IRS Needs Enhanced Collection Efforts on Delinquent International Taxpayers
Report says the agency needs to enhance its collection efforts to make more delinquent international taxpayers become compliant with their obligations.
October 1, 2014
Charitable Donations Increase by Most Since Great Recession
A new analysis of how Americans and Canadians donate to nonprofit organizations shows the greatest overall increase since 2008.
October 1, 2014
The Three Rs of Travel & Entertainment Deductions: Records, Records and More Records
[This is the last in a series of articles on maximizingdeductions for travel and entertainment (T&E) expenses.] In the not-so-distant past, the IRS often suspected that deductions for travel and entertainment (T&E) were being inflated or, even worse, being claimed when no legitimate expenses existed. Eventually, it carved out a strict set of recordkeeping requirements for...…
September 30, 2014
IRS Gives Farmers and Ranchers More Time to Replace Livestock Sold During Drought
Farmers and ranchers who previously were forced to sell livestock due to drought, like the drought currently affecting much of the nation, have an extended period of time in which to replace the livestock and defer tax on any gains from the forced ...
September 30, 2014
Avalara Enhances Cloud-Based TrustFile Sales Tax System
If you prepare the sales taxes for a small business and it's turning into a headache, Avalara's newly-released update to TrustFile may give you relief. Sales tax technology developer Avalara has released a major update to the cloud-based TrustFile sales t