Tax Planning
Help clients do planning for next tax season and find out information here about how corporate clients are using transfer pricing, tax deferral and sophisticated tax strategies to lower their tax bills. Also find out the latest proposals from Congress and the White House on tax policies and tax cuts.
Charities Concerned about Congress’s Tax Reform Proposals
A coalition of charitable organizations is calling on Congress to protect the charitable deduction as leaders of Congress’s tax-writing committees step up their efforts to forge comprehensive tax reform. Read more »
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Financial Planning Based on the Tax Return
February 22, 2013Piershale Financial Group president Mike Piershale explains how to work with individual and... Read more »
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Facebook and LinkedIn Reap Major Tax Breaks on Stock Options
February 21, 2013Social media sites Facebook and LinkedIn are enjoying massive tax breaks on stock options,... Read more »
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ParenteBeard Offers Small Business Tax Advice Center
February 21, 2013Accounting firm ParenteBeard has launched a Small Business Tax Toolkit offering online advice to... Read more »
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Paulson Leads Funds to Bermuda Tax Haven Helping Billionaires
February 20, 2013Last year, about $450 million belonging to top executives at billionaire hedge fund manager John... Read more »
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A New Affliction: Post-Traumatic Gift Disorder
February 20, 2013In my consulting activity the last few months of 2012, I saw the emerging symptoms of a new... Read more »
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Obama Tries to Head off Automatic Spending Cuts with Tax Reforms
February 19, 2013President Obama appealed to Congress to balance tax reforms with spending cuts to avoid the... Read more »
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Congress Tries Again with Online Sales Tax Legislation
February 19, 2013Members of Congress have re-introduced legislation aimed at pressuring online Web sites to charge... Read more »
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Congress Considers Cap on Charitable Deductions
February 15, 2013Representatives of various charities and nonprofits presented a case for preserving charitable... Read more »
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Marcum Tracks Same-Sex Marriage Tax Laws by State
February 14, 2013Accounting and advisory firm Marcum LLP has introduced an interactive online map that tracks the... Read more »
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A Major IRS Estate Tax Loss
February 14, 2013U.S. Tax Court Judge Elizabeth Paris handed the taxpayers a victory last Thursday involving a... Read more »
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OECD Calls for Curbs on Tax Avoidance by Multinationals
February 13, 2013The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development is pointing to wide disparities in the... Read more »
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Obama Pushes for Tax Reform in State of the Union
February 13, 2013President Barack Obama called for tax reform as a way to temper drastic automatic budget cuts... Read more »
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IRS is Facing a 'High-Risk Environment,' Says Oversight Board
February 12, 2013The Internal Revenue Service Oversight Board issued a warning to Congress that the IRS is... Read more »
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Senate Democrats Introduce Legislation to Eliminate Corporate Tax ‘Loopholes’
February 12, 2013A pair of influential Senate Democrats have introduced a bill aimed at stopping multinational... Read more »
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Jason Marx on the Challenges and Opportunities Facing Accountants
June 17, 2013
CCH Small Firm Services president Jason Marx talks about the challenges confronting small accounting firms, including regulatory and tax compliance, technology adoption, and do-it-yourself software.
Jennifer Warawa on the 'On-Demand' Accountant
June 14, 2013
Jennifer Warawa, VP of partner programs and channel sales at Sage, discusses how accountants need to communicate more frequently with clients so they become more of an "on-demand" resource.
George Farrah on the Challenges and Opportunities Facing Accountants
June 14, 2013
Bloomberg BNA executive editor of tax and accounting George Farrah discusses how accountants today are dealing with the economy, technology, globalization and practice management.
Amit Jain on Three Key Trends in Accounting
June 13, 2013
Amit Jain of ADP Small Business Services discusses how the accounting firm of tomorrow will be different from accounting firms today.
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Protecting Clients from Tax-Related Identity Theft
May 31, 2013
Tax-related identity theft is a continuing problem, and a trustworthy tax preparer is an important part of the solution.
10 Simple Revenue Boosters to Start Now
May 28, 2013
Are your prospects choosing another accounting firm just because of price? There are ways to boost your image to earn a premium fee and leave low-price competitors behind.
Tax Season by the Numbers
May 22, 2013
The IRS recently released statistics covering the year to May 10, 2013.
Top 10 Tech Initiatives -- 2013
May 5, 2013
The AICPA's annual list of IT priorities for accounting firms.
