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 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 12, 2015
“Where Do I Start?”
I recently attended the New York Accounting Show put on by Flagg Management, generally acknowledged as the annual kickoff event for nationally recognized accounting conferences that provide continuing professional education and networking opportunities fo
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 5, 2015
IRS Watchdog Says Improvements Needed on ACA Processes
The new Patient-Centered Outcomes Research (PCOR) fee is used to offset the costs of the PCOR Institute, which funds research that will provide information to assist patients and their healthcare providers make more informed health care decisions.
April 29, 2015
Police Seize Money From Maine Tax Collector’s Home
State police in Maine have seized $58,500 in cash from the home of the longtime tax collector for the town of Anson during an investigation into unaccounted for excise tax revenues at the town office.
April 29, 2015
68% of Americans Have Regrets About College: From Loans to Degree Choices
Popular wisdom says that getting an education is one of the best investments a person can make. After all, those with a four-year college degree, on average, earn about twice as much over their lifetime as those with only a high school diploma.
April 17, 2015
2015 Review of CCH ProSystem fx Tax
CCH ProSystem fx Tax is the desktop tax compliance solution from Wolters Kluwer Tax & Accounting US and continues to be an award winning offering. With multiple integration points, ProSystem fx Tax provides users multiple avenues to automate the tax retur
April 17, 2015
2015 Review of ATX – CCH Small Firm Services
ATX is a solution designed to simplify the tax filing process. Geared towards sole-practitioners and seasonal tax preparers, ATX is simple to navigate and includes multiple integration points for maximum efficiency. New this year is the introduction of iF
April 17, 2015
Relax. Refresh. Reset. Navigating Payroll at the End of Tax Season
Tax season is ending which means that it’s finally time to unwind and put the stress of the busy season behind you. Payroll still needs to be run during the offseason, but here are a few things you can do to relax, refresh and reset your buttons.
April 17, 2015
2015 Reviews of Professional Tax Preparation Systems
For this year’s tax software reviews, we looked at eleven tax software solutions. As in prior years, we separated the reviews into two broad categories – Advanced Workflow and Traditional Workflow.
April 17, 2015
IRS Takes Average of 278 Days to Resolve Identity Theft Cases, and That’s an Improvement Over 2013
Victims of identity theft continue to experience delays and errors in receiving refunds, according to a report publicly released today by the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA).