May 15, 2015
New Online Tax Research Service Offered to Tax Professionals and Accountants
TaxResearchPro provides accountants and advisers with a trusted tax research support service to better manage their time and client engagements.
May 15, 2015
Negotiating SALT Credits and Incentives with Multiple States and Localities
With the economy finally showing some signs of life, businesses are looking to invest and grow. When you have discussions with your clients, do not forget to ask them about their planned capital expenditures, hiring plans, and training needs.
May 12, 2015
How Firms Can Better Prepare for Next Tax Season
Imagine you are sitting in your office one day and a business client came in and dropped a six inch thick stack of paperwork and receipts on your desk and asked you to help make enough sense of it to submit a tax filing to the IRS. Your first reaction ...
May 11, 2015
‘High Net Workers’ Redefine Wealth Accumulation and Retirement Goals
A subset of Americans is redefining the way families within their income bracket live, work and plan for the future, according to a survey released today by EverBank. The High Net Worker (HNW), named for the group’s earning power, dogged work ethic and av
May 8, 2015
Tax Amnesty Programs Give Some Individuals and Businesses a Second Chance
Cash-strapped states are looking to tax amnesty programs that give scofflaws a bit of a break on penalties and interest if they own up and pay up. The programs bring needed revenues to states struggling to balance their budgets and encourage taxpayers ...
May 7, 2015
Deadline Approaching for Small Businesses to Late-File Retirement Plan Reports
The IRS is reminding small business owners that they have just a couple of more weeks – until June 2, 2015 to be exact – to qualify for special tax relief if they haven’t filed annual retirement plan reports on time (IR-2015-74, 5/1/15).
May 6, 2015
In Past Decade, 1,580 IRS Employees Fired or Punished for Not Paying Taxes
TIGTA found that, over a 10-year period (Oct. 1, 2003 through Sept. 30, 2013), 1,580 IRS employees were found to be willfully tax noncompliant.
May 4, 2015
More Than 1 in 3 Americans Have Never Checked Any of Their Credit Reports
More than one-third of American adults (35 percent) report that they have never reviewed any of their credit reports and another 14 percent say they typically go more than a year between checks, according to a new study by Bankrate.com.
April 30, 2015
Congress Considers Tax Deduction for Some Sports & Fitness Expenses
The new proposed legislation would revise the rules by adding “qualified sports and fitness expenses” to Section 213. This includes amounts paid for membership at a fitness facility, participation or instruction in a program of physical exercise or ...
April 29, 2015
Group Pushes for Entrepreneur Tax Credit, Other Reforms
The groups behind the letter make up the Tax Alliance for Economic Mobility - a national coalition working to advance federal policies that expand savings and investment opportunities for lower-income households through reform of the U.S. tax code.
April 24, 2015
Business Tax Reform is Urgent, AICPA Tells Congress
The American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) has sent written testimony to Congress saying the need for small business tax reform is urgent.
April 24, 2015
The Best and Worst-Paying Jobs in Every State
How much do accountants make in Minnesota? How about information security jobs in California? And throw in North Dakota, for instance, where some workers can earn more working in the oil patch than senior professional staff in an office cube farm.