Taxes

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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...…

Ken Berry, JD

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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

 IRS Giving Up on Some Deliquent Tax Cases Too Fast, Report Says

September 29, 2014 

IRS Giving Up on Some Deliquent Tax Cases Too Fast, Report Says

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) may be missing opportunities to collect delinquent taxes because it is not always completely researching cases before closing them as uncollectible. That is the finding of a new report publicly released today by the...

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September 24, 2014 

IRS Concedes Defeat on Circular 230 Contingent Fees

The IRS has decided it won’t appeal a recent court ruling handed down in favor of Ryan, a global tax preparation services firm, that invalidates and permanently enjoins the IRS from prohibiting such arrangements for refund claims and amended returns.

Ken Berry, JD