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 14, 2014
More Americans are Saving Income Tax Refunds
April 15 is a day away and for the millions of American taxpayers who expect or have already filed and received a refund there's some surprising news. More than two thirds have decided to save their refund.
April 14, 2014
Maryland CPA Society Partners with Avalara for Sales Tax Resources
In a move that will let accounting and tax professionals in Maryland have faster access to real-time sales and use tax information, cloud-based tax automation vendor Avalara has formed a strategic alliance with the Maryland Association of CPAs, a professional membership-based organization comprised of over 9,000 CPAs.
April 14, 2014
Putting An End To Identity Theft
Russia has invaded the Ukraine; North Korea is firing on the South; Iran is about to develop nuclear weapons; terrorism is on the rise again; and the single most important thing to be afraid of is…
April 14, 2014
College Athletes Could Be Sacked with High Taxes on Scholarships
Before student athletes begin celebrating the recent decision by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) that college football players should be classified as university employees, they might consider this extra point: Players could be hit with an unexpected tax bill on their scholarships.
April 14, 2014
Debunking Common Income Tax Myths
The Internal Revenue Service has released the 2014 version of “The Truth about Frivolous Tax Arguments.” The document describes and responds to some of the common frivolous tax arguments made by those who oppose compliance with federal tax laws. The cases cited demonstrate how frivolous arguments are treated by the IRS and the courts. The…
April 11, 2014
7 Reasons People Haven’t Paid For Obamacare
The White House now says without equivocation that 7.1 million individuals signed up for Obamacare by March 31, the deadline for open enrollment in 2014. But how many of those people actually paid for health insurance coverage acquired through the marketplace? That’s where the “counting” gets a little trickier.
April 9, 2014
Healthcare Law May Cost Large Employers up to $5,900 Per Employee
According to a new study by the American Health Policy Institute (AHPI), it could cost some businesses almost $6,000 extra per employee. The report, “The Cost of the Affordable Care Act to Large Employers.” draws on internal cost data shared with AHPI by over 100 large employers (10,000 or more employees each) doing business in…
April 7, 2014
Legal Marijuana and Employment Law: What Businesses Need to Know
For many employers, a zero-tolerance approach to drug use and random drug testing helps to ensure a safe, productive work environment. Yet more states are legalizing medical marijuana, and recreational use is legal in two others. A tangle of federal laws adds to the confusion. Being aware of the legal issues involved and the changing…
April 7, 2014
Illinois CPA Society Partners with Avalara for Sales Tax Data
The Illinois CPA Society and sales tax automation provider Avalara, Inc. have formed a strategic alliance that gives the state's professional association of Certified Public Accountants no-cost access to up-to-date sales and use tax (SUT) and valued added tax (VAT) tools, and related resources to better assist their clients and/or their employers in this rapidly…
April 7, 2014
The Worst Countries for Inheritance Taxes
According to a new study conducted by the UK-based accounting firm network UHY International, “Old” world economies charge higher inheritance and estate taxes than “New” world economies.
April 7, 2014
Congress Considers Extension of Dozens of “Temporary” Tax Breaks
What will happen to the “tax extenders” that have been virtually ignored by Congress the last few months? At long last, there seems to be some movement on several fronts concerning these tax law provisions that are traditionally extended for just one or two years.
April 6, 2014
IRS May Lack Resources to Enforce ObamaCare Insurance Mandate
The IRS has been struggling in its efforts to close an estimated $385 billion “tax gap” between the amount that taxpayers owe and the amount they’ve actually paid. Now, to add another crushing weight, it has to ramp up Obamacare activities despite recent budget cutbacks.