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Voting Opens for 2026 Readers’ Choice Awards!
Voting in the 2026 Readers’ Choice Awards is now open. Readers can vote for the programs, hardware, services, and other technologies they use and trust.
November 25, 2014
Prisoners in U.S. Find Hobby in Income Tax Fraud
Tax refund fraud associated with prisoner Social Security Numbers remains a significant problem for tax administration, according to a report by the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA).
November 20, 2014
Which 2014 Tax Extenders will Congress Renew or Make Permanent?
There’s been much ado about the 55 tax extenders currently being debated by a lame-duck Congress. These tax law provisions, which are generally favorable to taxpayers, technically expired after 2013, but may be revived retroactive to ...
November 19, 2014
Will Like-Kind Exchanges Survive Tax Reform?
Legislative proposals to curtail or eliminate the tax benefits of like-kind exchanges are in the works. With a lame-duck Congress finishing out this year and a brand-new class of lawmakers entering 2015, no one can be sure if this tax break will ...
November 19, 2014
The Top 10 Myths of the 2014 W2 and 1099 Reporting Season
As if Black Friday shopping and the hustle and bustle of the holiday season weren’t taxing enough, it’s also time to think about tax reporting. This time of year, it can be difficult to keep track of our schedules and to-do lists, let alone the ever-chang
November 18, 2014
AICPA Urges Senate to Approve Automatic Tax Relief for Disaster Victims
Congress should pass legislation that would give victims of natural disasters access to permanent and timely tax relief, according to Troy K. Lewis, CPA, CGMA, the current chair of the Tax Executive Committee of the American Institute of CPAs.
November 18, 2014
Avalara Partners with UK-Based Company to Simplify Cross-Border Ecommerce
Avalara, Inc. and GlobalCollect have announced a strategic partnership to provide industry-leading payment and indirect tax compliance services to ecommerce companies looking to trade cross-border. GlobalCollect, an Ingenico Group company ...
November 18, 2014
Business Group Urges GOP to Reconsider Marketplace Fairness Act
The Alliance for Main Street Fairness has released a new video showcasing testimonials from national conservative organizations making the case for the need to pass e-fairness legislation this year. Featured in the video are various conservative thought l
November 18, 2014
How to Build a Fraud-Resistant Business
Financial reporting fraud can prove costly for investors and other capital market stakeholders. A new report from the Anti-Fraud Collaboration takes a fresh look at best practices for fraud deterrence and detection, highlighting the critical importance of
November 18, 2014
Are You Ready for April 2015? Are Your Clients?
New legislation has brought greater certainty to year-end planning but also created new challenges.
November 17, 2014
3 Year-End Tax Tips for Small Businesses
The end of the year gives you and your business a great chance to maximize tax savings for 2014 and beyond.
November 16, 2014
2014 Corporate Tax Department Study
The Thomson Reuters Corporate Tax Department Pulse Survey polled 212 corporate tax department executives, half of which have $1 billion or more in revenue. The subjects of the study included U.S. corporate tax reform, tax inversions, recent tax credit ...
November 14, 2014
Last Chance for Retroactive Portability of Estate Tax Exemption
The portability provision can literally save a family millions of federal estate tax dollars if a timely election is made. For some clients who missed the boat, there’s still a little time left to sail off happily into the sunset, thanks to a special IRS