Taxes July 28, 2025
A new IRS memorandum highlights changes aimed at reducing examination times for large corporations while making the audit process more customer-driven, consistent, and efficient.
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October 7, 2014
What are the tax and financial issues of the Supreme Court's decision not to overturn gay marriage rulings in several new states? Although certain aspects are still being sorted out, here’s a brief summary of the lay of the land in several key areas.
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 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
The AICPA is concerned that current electronic signature standards for “remote transactions” are not strong enough to protect taxpayers’ confidential information.
September 24, 2014
The IRS has decided it won’t appeal a recent court ruling handed down in favor of Ryan, a global tax preparation services firm, that invalidates and permanently enjoins the IRS from prohibiting such arrangements for refund claims and amended returns.
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 18, 2014
The latest report from Wolters Kluwer, CCH offers estimated ranges for each 2015 tax bracket as well as projections for a growing number of inflation-sensitive tax figures, such as the personal exemption and the standard deduction.
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 Internal Revenue Service has released a new YouTube video encouraging taxpayers to learn about the Taxpayer Bill of Rights.
September 14, 2014
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is not processing complaints against tax preparers in a timely manner, according to the latest report publicly from the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA).
September 11, 2014
First, a federal appeals court invalidated most of the regulations imposing continuing education and other regulatory requirements imposed by the IRS on tax return preparers (Loving, et al v. IRS, Civil Action 12-385 (JEB), U.S. Dist. Ct. DC, 1/18/13). .
September 10, 2014
With more than one million tax payments already processed this year through IRS Direct Pay, the Internal Revenue Service is encouraging taxpayers with upcoming tax payment deadlines to consider choosing this free online system to quickly and easily pay what they owe.