October 27, 2015
During the 2016 fiscal year, the government is working with a federal budget of 4.1 trillion dollars—a hefty chunk of change. If you’re curious about exactly how the government chooses to use your hard-earned taxpayer money and want to find out some ...
October 27, 2015
CCH CodeConnect allows tax professionals in accounting firms and corporations to quickly find answers and practical guidance relating to federal tax law, and offers relevant practice tools, checklists, deadlines, forms, instructions and more.
October 27, 2015
According to the Federal Trade Commission, identity theft is the fastest growing crime in America, with the number of identity theft incidents nearing 10 million a year. In a recent Thomson Reuters survey, 92% of the tax professionals who responded ...
October 22, 2015
As part of the Security Summit process, members from the IRS, states and industry are co-chairing and serving on several teams. The teams have focused on a number of areas including improved validation of the authenticity of taxpayers and information ...
October 21, 2015
For tax year 2016, the Internal Revenue Service has announced annual inflation adjustments for more than 50 tax provisions, including the tax rate schedules, and other tax changes. Revenue Procedure 2015-53 provides details about these annual adjustments.
October 21, 2015
Cost of living adjustments affecting dollar limits for pension plans and other retirement-related items will not change for tax year 2016, the Internal Revenue Service has announced. In general, the pension plan limitations will not change for 2016 ...
October 20, 2015
The technology works by “reading” an electronic tax return produced by common tax packages, allowing the user to create financial statements that can be analyzed within ProfitCents and Sageworks Valuation Solution. All fields can be auto mapped, and ...
October 17, 2015
The best tax advice you can get is to speak with a CPA or Enrolled Agent. These tax experts can help develop a tax strategy designed around your specific needs and situation, and they are the only professionals who can represent you before the IRS.
October 17, 2015
With more than 54,000 taxpayers coming in to participate in offshore disclosure programs since 2009, the Internal Revenue Service today reminded U.S. taxpayers with undisclosed offshore accounts that they should strongly consider existing paths ...
October 16, 2015
Whether you're traveling for business or personal, alone or with colleagues or friends or family members, domestically or internationally – we all know that getting from point A to point B can cause frustration, confusion, and disorientation. We surveyed
October 16, 2015
TIGTA continues to receive reports of thousands of contacts every month in which individuals make unsolicited calls to taxpayers fraudulently claiming to be IRS officials and demanding that they send them cash via prepaid debit cards, he said.
October 15, 2015
Scams and con artists are everywhere and they'll do just about anything to gain access to your personal information and steal your hard-earned money. One of your best defenses against fraud is learning to recognize scammers' more common tactics and ...