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 Senate Committee Approves Tax Extenders Through 2016

July 27, 2015 

Senate Committee Approves Tax Extenders Through 2016

Among the many provisions addressed in the bill, business taxpayers would benefit from an extension and expansion of the Research and Experimentation (R&E) Credit, the Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC), and the §179D deduction.

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July 24, 2015 

4 Facts About the IRS and E-Signatures – Infographic

Taxpayers and preparers are demanding online convenience more than ever. Due to this demand and in an effort to make electronic filling easier, new guidance from the IRS has been issued that will expand the use of electronic signatures on two ...

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July 23, 2015 

Webinar to Focus on LGBT Tax Planning Issues

During the past two years, there has been a lot of confusion and frustration relating to tax and financial planning for LGBT clients. While the Obergefell ruling simplified this planning in many ways, there is still a lot to understand and learn with ...

 IRS Changing Identity Theft Policy to Combat Tax ID Threats

July 22, 2015 

IRS Changing Identity Theft Policy to Combat Tax ID Threats

If you have ever had a client facing identity theft, you know that the first thing they want to find out is what specific information was compromised. But, until recently, the IRS has had a policy in place that prevented identity theft victims from ...

 IRS Has Material Weakness in Internal Controls Over Unpaid Tax Assessments

July 22, 2015 

IRS Has Material Weakness in Internal Controls Over Unpaid Tax Assessments

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is currently planning activities to address a recurring financial material weakness in its internal control over unpaid tax assessments.  However, planning for the Customer Account Data Engine 2 (CADE 2) Transition State 2 (TS2) has not included specific actions and activities necessary to guide new system development efforts and to...…

Isaac M. O'Bannon

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July 21, 2015 

Which Employee Fringe Benefits Are Taxable?

Now is the perfect time to look at the fringe benefits you provide to your employees. This specific taxation is a main focus of the IRS right now, and they recently conducted several free webinars to review the taxability of fringe benefits.

James Paille

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July 16, 2015 

The ABCs of Higher Education Tax Breaks

One of the groups working on tax reform for the Senate Finance Committee (SFC) has just recommended that the two higher education credits and the tuition deduction be combined into a single credit. But significant tax reform is still in its infancy.

Ken Berry, JD