February 27, 2014
Tax reform is back in on the table. On February 26, 2014, U.S. Representative Dave Camp (Rep.-Mich.), the chairman of the House Ways & Means Committee, released a much-anticipated draft of a major tax overhaul. Camp’s proposed reforms, which were three years in the making, reflect bipartisan efforts to simplify the tax code and provide…
February 27, 2014
According to a new report prepared on behalf of the Urban Institute for the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the impetus for covering more taxpayers under Obamacare could come from an intriguing source: Tax return preparers.
February 27, 2014
Think taxes get a lot easier when you retire? Like everything else in life, it depends, especially since the tax aspects of Social Security, 401(k) withdrawals and IRAs can get pretty confusing.
February 27, 2014
Across the United States, millions of people are gathering their W-2s, 1099s, receipts, business expenses, mortgage and brokerage statements, student loan records and other documents they need to file their taxes.
February 26, 2014
Fudge a few numbers on a tax return? It's illegal and could set a taxpayer up for some serious fines and penalties but ... 14 percent of Americans say it's not a big deal. Yet at the same time, a vast majority think tax preparer standards of competency are highly important.
February 25, 2014
Only four states require testing and continuing education for hundreds of thousands of independent tax preparers who make a living deciphering the nearly 74,000-page U.S. tax code for many Americans.
February 25, 2014
The Internal Revenue Service has released its Criminal Investigation (CI) Annual Report for fiscal year 2013, reflecting significant increases in enforcement actions against tax criminals and a robust rise in convictions, including identity theft.
February 24, 2014
According to a new federal court of appeals case, the IRS doesn’t have the authority to regulate tax return preparers who routinely file returns on behalf of taxpayers.
February 24, 2014
Beginning with the 2013 tax year, an individual taxpayer filing the IT 1040 is allowed a deduction amounting to 50 percent of the taxpayer's Ohio small business income of up to $250,000.
February 24, 2014
Ohio's deployed military personnel may receive free tax preparation services from volunteer tax experts.
February 23, 2014
A couple of years ago, a reader told me that he was very perplexed. He was trying to prepare his daughter’s tax return, but was coming up with a huge tax bill. Why?
February 22, 2014
Accountants, especially during busy season, have significant demands on their time, so it's critical to understand how to balance a desire to develop deeper client relationships and work-related time constraints.