February 10, 2015
Small businesses are the backbone of America’s economy and, according to the U.S. Small Business Administration, nearly half a million new businesses are started each year. These new entrepreneurial ventures join the ranks of the nearly 28 million small businesses around the nation. With tax season upon us, it’s important that the taxpayers behind these...…
February 10, 2015
The 2015 tax filing season is off to a strong start with most taxpayers filing their returns electronically and choosing direct deposit for their refunds, according to the Internal Revenue Service.
February 10, 2015
The IRS and other groups warn that people shouldn’t trust their private financial documents to just anyone. It’s good to know exactly what their tax preparer’s credentials mean, and whether they really qualify as credentials at all.
February 9, 2015
The Internal Revenue Service has released IRS2Go 5.0, an update to the only official IRS smartphone application, compatible with both Apple and Android devices.
February 9, 2015
Paychex, Inc., is providing a variety of resources for accounting professionals to help them stay on top of critical payroll, tax, and HR issues that could impact their small business clients.
February 9, 2015
The nation's largest organization of accounting and tax professionals is urging the Senate to approve income tax treaties between the U.S. and various countries.
February 8, 2015
TurboTax was forced to suspend electronic filing of all state income tax returns on February 5 after more than a dozen states sounded alarms about criminal hacks. However, it turns out that the program was not hacked.
February 6, 2015
Tax season is tough on everyone, but managers need to make a special effort to watch out for the well-being of their teams. It’s critical to prevent burnout and disengagement from jeopardizing morale and productivity.
February 5, 2015
The has launched a new, online public directory of tax return preparers. This searchable directory on IRS.gov will help taxpayers find a tax professional with credentials and select qualifications to help them prepare their tax returns.
February 5, 2015
The fuel tax credit is generally limited to off-highway business use or use in farming. Consequently, the credit is not available to most taxpayers. But yet, the IRS routinely finds unscrupulous preparers who have enticed sizable groups of taxpayers ...
February 4, 2015
Bloomberg BNA has released new search enhancements to the Bloomberg BNA Tax & Accounting Center. The new features, called Links and Pages, are designed to help tax practitioners directly access key tax topics, tax summaries of key ...
February 4, 2015
KPMG Tax partner Joseph Pacello has authored a new book, titled "Tax Compliance and Reporting for Hedge Funds and Their Investors," that provides a detailed look at tax compliance and reporting issues for professionals responsible for tax compliance ...