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.
September 9, 2014
White Paper Explores 5 Ways to be a Better Tax Researcher
Thomson Reuters has released a new white paper for tax professionals, Unlocking the Limits of the Keyword: 5 Ways to be a Better Tax Researcher. The paper addresses key challenges practitioners face when answering complex tax questions — exploring the evolution of the tax research process from print to digital and examining the viability of…
September 8, 2014
Avalara Partners with PEO Provider PayPlus
Cloud sales tax and compliance systems provider Avalara has formed a strategic alliance with PayPlus Software, Inc., (www.payplus.com), a payroll and employee management software company serving the Professional Employer Organization (PEO) industry.
September 7, 2014
IRS Puts Up Roadblocks for Business Car Deductions
The IRS strictly limits deductions for vehicles used for business driving under the so-called luxury car rules. But that’s not the most upsetting part to many taxpayers. It’s the notion that the “luxury car” limits apply to vehicles costing well under $20,000. This is hardly what the average person considers to be a luxury car.
September 5, 2014
GAO: Taxpayer Identity Theft is Soaring
The IRS is grappling with a nearly five-fold increase in taxpayer identity theft between 2008 and 2010, a Government Accountability Office official plans to tell a House hearing Thursday. There were 248,357 incidents in 2010, compared to 51,702 in 2008.
September 5, 2014
Online Backup: Why It’s an Important Tool
Recently, one of my clients saved some very important picture files to the hard drive on their local computer. They thought they were saving these picture files to the corporate network drive. This computer was on the upgrade list and was upgraded a few weeks later with the requirement of having the hard drive formatted....…
September 4, 2014
Online Sales Tax System TaxJar Now Integrates with Square
TaxJar, an online service that manages sales tax filing for ecommerce merchants, has announced the availability of its service to all Square sellers. More business owners can now easily eliminate the complexity and time involved in filing state and local sales tax by linking their TaxJar and Square accounts.
September 3, 2014
Charitable Giving up 3.4 Percent During Summer
The latest charitable giving trends report from Blackbaud shows that overall charitable giving to nonprofits increased 3.1% and online giving increased 8.0% for the three months ending July 2014 as compared to the same period in 2013.
September 2, 2014
State Treasurers Worried About Upcoming Vote by Federal Reserve and FDIC
A majority of the nation’s state treasurers are expressing their concerns about an imminent vote by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the FDIC and the OCC that treasurers believe will negatively impact the finances of state governments across the country.
September 2, 2014
ATP and ABA Credential Holders Exempted from IRS Voluntary Exams
Accredited Tax Preparers (ATPs) and Accredited Business Accountant/Advisors (ABAs) are exempt from the requirement to take an Annual Federal Tax Refresher (AFTR) course and exam that is part of the new Internal Revenue Service (IRS) voluntary Annual Filing Season Program (AFSP).
September 1, 2014
Using Your Car for Business Purposes? Keep Good Records for the Tax Deduction
What often sets business taxpayers apart from individuals is the potential for deducting expenses relating to business driving. For virtually everyone else, the cost associated with operating a car or other vehicle is a nondeductible personal expense. However, if you use your own vehicle for business trips, you’re usually entitled to deductions on your federal…
September 1, 2014
September SALT Checklist
What should you be doing in your state and local tax practice this month? Here's your SALT checklist for September.
September 1, 2014
6 Tips for Small Business Owners To Reduce Effect of Minimum Wage Increases
Recent legislation in thirteen states to raise the minimum wage, various increases in some cities across the country, and news that an executive order may soon mandate an increase on federal contracts, means small business owners will face yet another challenge to build, sustain and grow their business in a difficult economic environment.