Taxes December 19, 2025
2025-2026 Tax Season Guide to OBBBA Tax Law Changes – SPECIAL SERIES
This series of articles spotlights key tax issues and changes made to tax law in 2025 and the years to come as a result of the OBBBA.
April 17, 2014
Rhode Island Supporters of Legal Pot Promote Economic Benefits
The sponsors of a bill to legalize marijuana possession in Rhode Island said Wednesday that the decades-old war on drugs has failed and that regulation is the answer.
April 17, 2014
Avalara Offers Free Sales Tax Solution for Small Online Businesses
With the potential of a national sales tax coming, the prospect of trying to comply with many states and local sales tax regulations could be a nightmare for small companies who sell things over the internet. Fortunately, small online businesses and ecommerce sellers now have access to a free sales tax reporting system from Avalara.
April 17, 2014
Oklahoma Governor Signs Bill Banning Cities from Raising Minimum Wage
Advocates of raising the minimum wage in Oklahoma City will continue collecting initiative petition signatures, Tim O'Connor, president of the Central Oklahoma Labor Federation, said Wednesday.
April 17, 2014
Nonprofit Cloud Software Maker Receives $2M in Funding
Nonprofit cloud software provider Aplos Software LLC has raised two million dollars in new funding, the company announced on Wednesday. It plans on using the funding to expand the Aplos nonprofit software suite and to open it to API integration. T
April 16, 2014
Tax Refunds Up and More Americans Filing on Home Computers
Even with the 10-day delay to this year's income tax filing season, the IRS has issued more in tax refunds compared to this point last year and more U.S. taxpayers used their home computers to file their returns, according to a report published today by the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA), which oversees…
April 16, 2014
Treasury Dept. Reports to Congress on International Currency Manipulation
The U.S. Treasury Department has released its Semi-Annual Report to Congress on International Economic and Exchange Rate Policies, which addresses international economic and foreign exchange developments over the course of the second half of 2013, along with relevant data through end-March 2014.
April 16, 2014
All In a Night’s Sleep: How Accountants Cope with Sleep and Busy Season
Accounting offices across the country have started transitioning to offices that allow staff to work anywhere, anytime. This has led to many professionals “burning the midnight oil” to get more done at a time when everything else slows down.
April 15, 2014
What Taxpayers Should Do if They Missed the April 15 Deadline
It's the day after, and for some American taxpayers, there may be a lingering question... What can they do if they missed yesterday's April 15 deadline to file their income tax return and also didn't file an extension.
April 15, 2014
April 15 – Failing to File Taxes Can be Painful
By law, the IRS can assess penalties to taxpayers for failing to file a tax return and for failing to pay taxes. But the failure-to-file penalty is generally higher than the failure-to-pay penalty.
April 15, 2014
Is the IRS Doing Enough to Combat Identity Theft?
But with income tax refund identity theft rapidly becoming a scourge, is the less than 300 cases for 2014 keeping up or even putting a dent in the epidemic? After all, in 2013 alone, there were 33,000 claims of identity theft just in Florida, one of the hardest hit states because of the abundance of…
April 14, 2014
Business Travelers Rank Favorite Restaurants and Hotels
When it comes to dining, the top priority of business travelers is "affordable convenience," which equates to fast food. But when they have the time for something a little more substantial, they still trend toward casual restaurants.
April 14, 2014
AICPA President Commends Senate Action on Government Spending
The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants has announced its support for the bill, and the group's president and CEO, Barry C. Melancon, CPA, CGMA, issued a response commending them.