October 1, 2014
Report says the agency needs to enhance its collection efforts to make more delinquent international taxpayers become compliant with their obligations.
September 30, 2014
Farmers and ranchers who previously were forced to sell livestock due to drought, like the drought currently affecting much of the nation, have an extended period of time in which to replace the livestock and defer tax on any gains from the forced ...
September 30, 2014
While most Americans are thinking about football season, the MLB baseball playoffs, the coming NBA season, hockey or the upcoming holidays, savvy financial professionals are advising taxpayers to think about their taxes.
September 29, 2014
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) may be missing opportunities to collect delinquent taxes because it is not always completely researching cases before closing them as uncollectible. That is the finding of a new report publicly released today by the...
September 25, 2014
Thomson Reuters confirmed today that UltraTax CS will provide an eSignature offering for the upcoming tax season.
September 25, 2014
The AICPA is concerned that current electronic signature standards for “remote transactions” are not strong enough to protect taxpayers’ confidential information.
September 23, 2014
The IRS has just announced new federal per diem travel rates for Fiscal Year 2015 (FY 2015), which spans October 1, 2014 through September 30, 2015. Unlike many other previous years, when per diem rates were typically bumped up just a dollar or two or not
September 21, 2014
On September 18, the IRS released an advanced copy of Rev. Proc. 2014-54, which provides guidance on certain changes in method of accounting for dispositions of tangible depreciable property. One of the most notable changes in this 93-page document is tha
September 19, 2014
SAP, the international developer of enterprise software and customer relationship management systems, has reached an agreement to acquire travel and expense management company Concur, the companies announced early Friday.
September 17, 2014
Sit back and brace yourself for some good tax news? A new report from financial and legal information company Bloomberg BNA points to lower upcoming tax bills for many U.S. taxpayers as a result of adjustments based on the higher Consumer Price Index.
September 16, 2014
The American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) is urging Congress “to immediately address the fifty-seven tax provisions that expired at the end of 2013 and the six tax provisions that expire at the end of 2014.” Congress began consideration of extenders legislation earlier this year, the AICPA wrote in its September 15 letter, but “America’s businesses...…
September 16, 2014
The Internal Revenue Service has released a new YouTube video encouraging taxpayers to learn about the Taxpayer Bill of Rights.