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.
June 17, 2015
This Free W-4 Tool Can Fix Tax Withholding Problems
The IRS is making easier for taxpayers to calculate the optimal amount. On its website at www.irs.gov, you can find a withholding calculator that does all the grunt work for you. All you have to do is go through several simple steps and enter the ...
June 17, 2015
IRS Budget Cuts Affect Case Closure Rates and Dollars Collected
Reduced budgets and collection resources at the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) have resulted in declines in taxpayer service, case closures, and dollars collected, according to a report released today by the Treasury Inspector General for Tax ...
June 17, 2015
Tax Tips for Converting a Home into a Rental Property
Taxpayers are all smiles when they are able to sell their principal residence at a sizeable gain and avoid any tax liability. Under the home sale exclusion, they can generally exclude up to $250,000 of gain from tax or $500,000 if they are married and ...
June 16, 2015
New Information and Tools for SALT Accountants
There is never a dull moment in the area of state and local taxes. If you're a SALT accountant, you know what I'm talking about. Laws are constantly changing at the state and local level, Congress spends a lot of time talking about the Marketplace ...
June 16, 2015
Avalara Acquires European VAT System, Expands Global Presence
Based in Belgium, iVAT is an important acquisition for Avalara as it expands its global reach and accelerates its ability to provide accurate VAT content to support merchants in Europe and worldwide.
June 16, 2015
IRS Extends All Tax Incentive Empowerment Zones
Congress created Empowerment Zones in 1993. Most zones had an expiration date of Dec. 31, 2009. This is the third extension of the expiration date.
June 16, 2015
2015 Review of CCH Sales Tax SaaS
The CCH Sales Tax SaaS group of products from Wolters Kluwer Tax & Accounting US is designed for the individual business owner, as well as accounting firms that manage the sales tax reporting for multiple clients, and need real-time sales tax calculations
June 16, 2015
2015 Review of Avalara AvaTax – Sales Tax – Cert Capture – Returns
Organizations or accounting firms that need accurate sales tax calculation, rate look up capability, as well as integration with numerous accounting and financial systems. Avalara is a certified streamlined sales tax (SST) compliance service provider.
June 16, 2015
2015 Review of Avalara TrustFile
Billed as Sales Tax Filing for Small Businesses, TrustFile generates signature ready sales tax returns, providing detailed sales reports by state, with further detail provided for city, county and state tax rates and calculations.
June 16, 2015
2015 Review of CFS Software Sales and Use Tax
CFS Tax Software offers a variety of tax and financial planning tools, including sales tax preparation software for those needing to report and pay sales and use tax in California or New York. For California, tax preparers can choose from a variety of ...
June 16, 2015
2015 Reviews of Sales and Use Tax Compliance Systems
It’s not just tracking additional jurisdictions that can become problematic. Sales and use taxes change much more frequently than other taxes such as income tax or property tax, so ensuring that a business is charging the correct amount of sales tax ...
June 12, 2015
Online Sellers Face Sales Tax Complications
Raise your hand if you have one or more clients who recently started up an online business recently and are confused about the state sales tax implications. Now all of you (or at least most of you) can put your hands down.