Small Business June 26, 2026
Tax Court Doesn’t Horse Around in New Hobby Loss Case
After examining all the evidence, the Tax Court ruled that the activity doesn’t rise to the level of a business. Result: All the loss deductions are denied.
September 12, 2013
What Would You Ask a Former IRS Auditor?
Do all IRS agents think that all taxpayers selected for audit are cheating on their taxes?
September 10, 2013
The Key Healthcare Reform Provisions Employers Should Know
To help business owners stay on top of health care reform, Paychex, Inc., a leading provider of payroll, human resource, insurance, and benefits outsourcing solutions for small- to medium-sized businesses, has outlined below, provisions of interest to business owners and their employees that are expected to take effect in 2014 or sooner, and those delayed…
September 10, 2013
New Cloud Solution Helps Detect and Deter Bribery and Corruption
In response to customer demand and increased regulatory scrutiny and enforcement, ACL has launched a new Anti-Bribery and Anti-Corruption Solution.
September 9, 2013
State Likely to Raise Tax on Beer
Buying a light beer could soon make your wallet lighter, as Wyoming lawmakers are considering a proposal to raise the state's lowest-in-the-nation tax on beer.
September 9, 2013
Some Online Retailers Support End to Online Sales Tax Exemption
Seattle-based Amazon late last year hired Patton Boggs, a marquee Washington, D.C., lobbying group, to join two other firms on retainer as well as Amazon's in-house lobbyists in hopes of getting the Marketplace Fairness Act passed.
September 8, 2013
Income Tax Planning Takes More than a Magic 8-Ball
On the conference room shelf of a CPA’s office I visited recently, I noticed a Magic 8-Ball with the label “free tax answers.” When turned, the die floating in colored liquid inside the ball presses against the window to reveal an affirmative, negative, or non-committal answer such as “cannot predict now.”
September 6, 2013
New CCH Tax Briefing Addresses IRS’ Recognition of All Same-Sex Marriages Nationwide
CCH, a part of Wolters Kluwer has released a new Tax Briefing: IRS Guidance on Same-Sex Marriage, offering guidance and analysis of the Internal Revenue Service’s announcement that all same-sex marriages nationwide will be recognized for federal tax purposes.
September 6, 2013
AICPA to Congress: Provide IRS with Sufficient Funds to Perform Its Duties
The American Institute of CPAs is urging Congress to provide the Internal Revenue Service with “sufficient” funds to perform its duties.
August 30, 2013
New CCH Mobile Lets Users Find Answers On-the-Go
The enhanced version of the CCH Mobile app enables subscribers to gather information and quickly send it to colleagues and clients.
August 29, 2013
IRS to Recognize Same-Sex Marriages
The Internal Revenue Service and the U.S. Department of the Treasury today ruled that same-sex couples will be treated as married for federal tax purposes, as long as they were legally married in jurisdictions that recognize their marriages.
August 29, 2013
2013 Review of Thomson Reuters Planner CS
Best Fit: Firms using the Thomson Reuters CS Professional Suite that can benefit from the integration between Planner CS and the suite’s tax preparation and document management products. Strengths Capable to producing projections for an unlimited number of years Integration with several components of the CS Professional Suite Many options for customizing reports and graphs...…
August 29, 2013
2013 Review of BNA Income Tax Planner
Best Fit: Firms with clients requiring complicated tax planning across multiple states and firms that take advantage of its web-based capabilities (such as accessing the program from multiple computers and/or locations). Strengths Only planning product among those reviewed with mobile apps and web-based administrative tools. Imports tax data from several popular tax preparation programs Many...…