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 11, 2015
IRS Offers New YouTube Videos and Online Resources for Ex-Pat Taxpayers
By law, Americans living abroad, as well as many non-U.S. citizens, must file a U.S. income tax return. In addition, key tax benefits, such as the foreign earned income exclusion, are only available to those who file a U.S. return.
June 11, 2015
Accounting Firms Armanino & RBZ to Merge
The combined firm will be named Armanino, and will keep its RBZ Los Angeles office location at 11766 Wilshire Boulevard with partners and staff continuing to serve its clients without disruption of services.
June 11, 2015
IRS Works With Tax Software Makers and States to Fight Tax ID Theft
The IRS convened a Security Summit on March 19 with the chief executive officers and leaders of private sector firm and federal and state tax administrators to discuss emerging threats on identity theft and expand existing collaborative efforts ...
June 11, 2015
Charitable Sage Foundation Focuses on Social Philanthropy
Earlier this month, Sage today launched the Sage Foundation, which it hopes will lead "Corporate Compassionate Capitalism" around the world.
June 11, 2015
IRS Interest Rates to Remain Same for Q3 2015
Under the Internal Revenue Code, the rate of interest is determined on a quarterly basis. For taxpayers other than corporations, the overpayment and underpayment rate is the federal short-term rate plus 3 percentage points.
June 11, 2015
FBAR and FATCA Filings Due June 30 for Taxpayers with Overseas Assets
FBAR refers to Form 114, Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts, that must be filed with the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), which is a bureau of the Treasury Department. The form must be filed electronically and is ...
June 10, 2015
Congress Considers 7.7% Cut to IRS Budget
The fiscal year 2016 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations bill, which provides funding for the Treasury Department, the Judiciary, the Small Business Administration, the Securities and Exchange Commission, and several other agencies.
June 7, 2015
Nine Tips to Avoid Investment Scams
The world is full of ambitious people with big ideas. Unfortunately, often the big idea is to separate you from your money. Don't get scammed. If you're considering making a significant investment in a start-up or early stage company, follow these ...
June 5, 2015
How to Handle Short Time-Frame Tax Audits
As if getting audited wasn’t bad enough, now the IRS has added a new twist: the short timeframe audit. With these types of audits, it is possible that an audit case could be closed by the IRS before your client has a chance to show you the letter. This ar
June 5, 2015
AICPA Urges Congress Committee to Approve State Tax Simplification Act
The American Institute of CPAs is urging the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial and Antitrust Law to approve H.R. 2315, the Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2015.
June 4, 2015
Xero Partners with Avalara to Give Small Businesses Automated Sales Tax Rates and Compliance
A new partnership with Avalara now lets users of the cloud-based accounting and business management system Xero can now automate their sales tax collections and reporting. The new integration allows Xero users to quickly access the most current sales tax
June 3, 2015
Joseph Falbo, CPA Elected New President of New York CPA Society
Falbo is a partner and member of the executive committee at Tronconi Segarra & Associates LLP in Williamsville, N.Y. He has been a member of the Society since 1994 and is a member of its Buffalo Chapter.