Income Tax October 24, 2026
A Corrected Tax Document Arrived After Review. What Needs to Reopen?
The operational question is not whether the upload succeeded. It is whether the change reached the person responsible for deciding what happens next.
December 3, 2015
How To Dodge A Tax Hit When Selling a Rental Property
All types of commercial properties can be considered “like-kind,” including apartment buildings, vacant land, farmland, office buildings and warehouses among other properties.
December 3, 2015
5 Ways to Differentiate Your Firm From The Pack This Tax Season
In differentiating your firm, you can speak in greater detail about the focused services you offer and the value of those solutions to clients. Furthermore, you no longer have to communicate to the masses, but rather can directly target to the ...
December 2, 2015
5 Tips to Avoid Online ID Theft
Nearly two-thirds of Americans have heard, read or seen something about online safety and security issues recently, according to StopThinkConnect.org. Yet consumers also say they don’t take steps to stay safe online because they lack information or ...
December 2, 2015
5 Income Tax Deduction Tips for Donations to Charity
Donors must get a written acknowledgement from the charity for all gifts worth $250 or more. It must include, among other things, a description of the items contributed.
November 30, 2015
Report Says Enforcing Payment Card Reporting Could Narrow Tax Gap
The IRS received 2,933 Forms 1099-K with gross transactions totaling $543.9 million for which the payee TIN was that of a deceased individual. TIGTA identified that the TIN Matching Program, used by payers to verify a payee TIN, does not alert the ...
November 30, 2015
5 Tips to Avoid Identity Theft During the Holidays
Statistics show approximately 15 million Americans have their identities used fraudulently each year, with financial losses totaling upwards of $50 billion.
November 30, 2015
National Accounting Group Offers Year-End Tax Tips
As your time runs out, the National Society of Accountants (NSA) also offers this list of tax changes and strategies, courtesy of Wolters Kluwer.
November 29, 2015
Stopping Taxpayer ID Theft: The IRS Means Business
The three main partners in the program – the IRS, the states and other tax industry sources –will also be releasing additional YouTube videos highlighting these tips as the tax filing season approaches. The first video in the series is now available ...
November 29, 2015
Rubio Offers Unique Tax Reform Plan
Rubio’s proposed tax plan includes a dramatic change in the way capital gains are treated. With this little-noticed proposal, holders of capital assets – including securities, real estate and small business interests – would calculate their potential ...
November 24, 2015
IRS Raises Safe Harbor Threshold for Tangible Property Expensing to $2,500
The Internal Revenue Service has reduced the paperwork and recordkeeping requirements for small businesses by raising from the safe harbor threshold for deducting certain capital items $500 to $2,500.
November 24, 2015
Year-End Payroll Reporting: State-by-State Due Dates for Form W-2
The skies are cloudy, the leaves are changing, the air is cool and brisk—and in this profession, that means time to think about year-end prep for payroll departments.
November 24, 2015
2016 EY Income Tax Guide Now Available
With new chapters of information on tax preparation, the EY Tax Guide 2016 is now available online and in bookstores nationwide to guide taxpayers through the tax filing season. New to the 31st edition are important updates on tax law changes ...