Taxes July 29, 2026
7 Million Trump Accounts Have Been Opened, Administration Says
According to Secretary of Treasury Scott Bessent, 86% of Trump Account participants come from families earning less than $200,000 annually.
July 29, 2013
Banks increasing focus on risk management
Rising focus on board governance, enterprise-wide systems, risk and technology; operational risk deemed area that needs further attention
July 29, 2013
IRS identity verification requests present a new client opportunity
In recent years, the IRS has stressed its commitment to protecting taxpayers from tax-related identity theft. As part of this commitment, the IRS enhanced the Electronic Fraud Detection System (EFDS).
July 29, 2013
Streamlining Sales and Use Tax: Solutions Are Out There
Sales and use tax is one of the three primary areas which legislators use to fund state and local government (the other two major areas are income taxes and property taxes). The concept is relatively simple: if you buy something tangible, you pay a fixed percentage to the local government as a tax.
July 26, 2013
NC tax overhaul means credit for early-stage investors will expire
Investor groups say the upcoming expiration of a state tax credit designed to spur investments in early-stage businesses will make it harder for young technology companies to raise the capital they need to survive and thrive.
July 26, 2013
IRS Alert: IRS retiring two e-Services incentive products on Aug. 11
The IRS announced today that it plans to retire two major e-Services incentive products used by CPAs, attorneys and enrolled agents to file authorizations and resolve IRS account problems.
July 25, 2013
ONESOURCE Indirect Tax Updated with Latest Back-to-School Tax Holidays
Thomson Reuters, provider of tax and accounting software, recently announced the integration of the 2013 back-to-school tax holidays into its ONESOURCE Indirect Tax Software.
July 25, 2013
Back to School Means Tax Savings
In efforts to help back-to-school shoppers, CCH, a Wolters Kluwer business, has updated the 2013 state tax holidays, providing information on which states offer the tax holidays, what items are covered and when the holidays take place.
July 25, 2013
In some states, sales taxes take a summer break
Additional Savings on Energy-efficiency Purchases
July 25, 2013
Survey: NY Area Employers Say Hiring Not Affected By Health Reform
A new employer health insurance survey from HealthPocket and HealthCareReform.com finds that 87 percent of businesses located primarily in New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania will not change their hiring decisions in response to health reform.
July 25, 2013
Many Ohio cities face severe fiscal troubles, solvency issues
Twenty-four governments and six school districts across Ohio are under state supervision to help them avoid a fate similar to what befell Detroit last week when it became the largest U.S. city in history to declare bankruptcy.
July 23, 2013
The challenge of closing loopholes in Ohio’s budget
Despite calls from across the political spectrum to reduce the dozens of so-called loopholes in Ohio's tax code, the number of groups that receive special tax breaks grew in the most recent state budget, according to a Dayton Daily News analysis.
July 23, 2013
State promoting federal health tax credit to small businesses
In Maryland, state and local officials are trying to promote public awareness of a little-known federal tax credit to help small businesses cover some of the costs of providing health insurance to their workers.