Accounting February 28, 2026
Voting Opens for 2026 Readers’ Choice Awards!
Voting in the 2026 Readers’ Choice Awards is now open. Readers can vote for the programs, hardware, services, and other technologies they use and trust.
Taxes September 3, 2025
Treasury Department Releases List of 68 Jobs Covered by ‘No Tax on Tips’ Provision of New Tax Bill
The Treasury Department has provided a list of 68 jobs that will be covered by the “no tax on tips” provision in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.
Taxes September 3, 2025
Confused About Expiring Energy Credits Under the Trump Administration? Ask an ‘Electricity Coach’
The Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit Rewiring America is offering free sessions with trained coaches who can help people navigate federal energy tax incentives before they expire.
Taxes September 3, 2025
Trump to Ask Supreme Court for Expedited Ruling on Tariffs
The Trump administration will ask the Supreme Court for an expedited ruling in hopes of overturning a federal court decision that many tariffs were illegally imposed, arguing it is essential to keep the president's trade policy intact.
Taxes September 2, 2025
IRS-CI is Cracking Down on Illegal Sports Gambling
As the NFL season is set to begin on Thursday night and with the first official week of college football in the books, the IRS Criminal Investigation unit has a message for sports bettors: Bet safe. Bet legal.
Taxes September 2, 2025
TIGTA: Employers Neglected to Pay $2 Billion in Deferred Social Security Taxes
According to the IRS, about 10,000 employers hadn't paid their deferral as of May 2025, and the tax agency had yet to manually adjust their account which would subject the unpaid amounts to standard collection processes, TIGTA said.
Taxes September 2, 2025
A Raw Deal for Gambling Loss Deductions (OBBBA)
Under the OBBBA, only 90% of gambling losses will be deductible, beginning in 2026. The other 10% is gone forever. What’s more, the overall limit on gambling losses up to the amount of gambling winnings remains in place.
Taxes September 2, 2025
IRS Didn’t Accurately Report Wait Times for Taxpayers Calling for Help, TIGTA Says
The IRS claimed the average wait time for a taxpayer when calling the agency for assistance was three minutes during the 2024 filing season, but that's not exactly correct, the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration said in a recent report.
Taxes September 2, 2025
Tariffs’ Nothingburger Impact on Public Budgets
No matter where they end up, import taxes aren’t likely to drive inflation enough to have much effect on state or local tax revenues.
Taxes September 2, 2025
What the End of the De Minimis Tax Exemption Means for Online Shoppers
For nearly nine decades, an import tax exception allowed low-value packages to enter the U.S. without duties attached. But that all changes Aug. 29 when the rule known as de minimis is suspended.
Small Business September 2, 2025
U.S. Trading Partners ‘Dazed and Confused’ After Tariff Court Loss
The legal fight over President Donald Trump’s global tariffs is deepening after a federal appeals court ruled the levies were issued illegally under an emergency law, extending the chaos in global trade.
Small Business August 29, 2025
Tariffs Are a Buzzkill for the Coffee Biz
The latest levies have sent importers scrambling and are likely to raise prices for America’s millions of coffee drinkers.
Taxes August 28, 2025
Zuckerberg Pressed Trump on Digital Taxes Before Tariff Vow
President Donald Trump threatened to inflict “substantial” tariffs on countries that impose digital taxes just days after Meta Platforms Inc. CEO Mark Zuckerberg raised concerns about the levies during a White House meeting.