December 17, 2014
Congress Renews Most Expired Tax Breaks
At long last, Congress granted a reprieve for most of the expired tax provisions that had remained in limbo this year, but the late-breaking tax relief is only temporary.
December 15, 2014
National Accounting Society Warns Taxpayers of Scams
The National Society of Accountants (NSA) is warning that many taxpayers have been victims of an aggressive and sophisticated phone scam where callers claim to be employees of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), but are not.
December 14, 2014
Greatland Takes W-2 and 1099 Reporting Programs to the Cloud
Professional tax and accounting software and resource provider Greatland has announced the launch of the web-based features of its new Yearli product, a comprehensive W-2 and 1099 reporting software and online filing platform for businesses...
December 12, 2014
IRS Issues New Procedure for Offers in Compromise Appeals
The Internal Revenue Service is releasing a revenue procedure today providing rules for the nationwide rollout of post-Appeals mediation for Offer in Compromise (OIC) and Trust Fund Recovery Penalty (TFRP) cases. The IRS Office of Appeals originally ...
December 12, 2014
Are Your Business Clients Really Ready for Obamacare?
In March of 2010, when the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Acts were passed, the Individual Mandate seemed like a far off event that we didn’t need to worry about just yet.
December 12, 2014
IRS Hiring Practices and Salaries Examined in Report
A new report says the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) used its legislative authority appropriately when it temporarily hired employees at salaries higher than those typically given to Federal Government senior executives.
December 9, 2014
Bloomberg BNA Launches Premier Federal Tax Guide
Bloomberg BNA has released its inaugural edition of the Bloomberg BNA 2015 Federal Tax Guide, a quick reference guide developed to aid tax practitioners and professionals in the preparation of 2014 individual and business tax returns and 2015 planning. It
December 5, 2014
2014 Review of Thomson Reuters Checkpoint
Checkpoint is the online tax and accounting research solution offered by Thomson Reuters. Its most recent search enhancement, Intuitive Search, returns the most relevant results after recognizing whether a user has entered Terms & Connectors, a ...
December 5, 2014
2014 Review of BNA Tax & Accounting Center and Financial Resource Center
Bloomberg BNA offers a comprehensive online research tool with expert-written portfolios and a mobile app with access to its popular content including Federal tax, state tax, international tax, estate tax, and
December 5, 2014
2014 Review of CCH IntelliConnect
Wolters Kluwer, CCH provides tax and accounting professionals with a versatile web-based research product line called IntelliConnect accessible through web browsers and mobile apps.
December 5, 2014
2014 Review of Professional Tax Research Systems
As a young boy, I once accompanied my parents on a visit to their CPA’s office. I curiously looked around at the thick black books that lined the bookshelves, noticing that the tax court cases and internal revenue code went back to the early 1900s.
December 3, 2014
Web-Based System Streamlines International Compliance
Crowe Horwath LLP introduces automated information gathering tool that helps streamline tax-reporting processes.