Tax News
Group Challenges IRS Tax-Exempt Criteria
The advocacy group Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington is continuing to press ahead with a lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service to force it to reject tax exemptions from political groups, despite a high-profile scandal over improper screening of Tea Party and other conservative groups. Read more »
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IRS to Serve Summons at Wells Fargo Seeking Identities of U.S. Taxpayers with Offshore Accounts at CIBC FirstCaribbean Bank
April 30, 2013A federal court in San Francisco has entered an order authorizing the Internal Revenue Service to... Read more »
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Former IRS Manager Pleads Guilty to Conflict of Interest after Opening Her Own Tax and Accounting Firm
April 30, 2013A former Internal Revenue Service agent and manager has pleaded guilty to criminal conflict of... Read more »
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IRS Formalizes 3-Month Boston Extension
April 29, 2013The IRS has released Notice 2013-30, formalizing a three-month extension for filing and paying... Read more »
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Higher Taxes Increase Waistlines, Decrease Sleep
April 29, 2013The increase in payroll taxes this year has led to financial stress for many Americans, while... Read more »
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Bloomberg BNA Survey Clarifies State Nexus Policies
April 26, 2013Nexus for state corporate income and sales and use taxes remains widely variable between states,... Read more »
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IRS Offshore Disclosure Programs Net $5.5 Billion
April 26, 2013The Internal Revenue Service has collected over $5.5 billion in revenue from taxpayers who came... Read more »
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Block Apologizes to 8863 Clients with $25 Cards
April 26, 2013H&R Block Inc. has sent $25 prepaid debit cards to tax prep clients whose refunds were delayed by... Read more »
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Tax Fraud Blotter: Truly Shameless
April 26, 2013Some of our favorite recent tax fraud cases, including a truly amazing (alleged) one-man empire... Read more »
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IRS Releases FATCA Draft Forms and Warns of Deadline
April 26, 2013The Internal Revenue Service has issued draft versions of two forms needed for overseas taxpayers... Read more »
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Fair to Meddling: Taxing Online Sales
April 26, 2013It’s been kicking around in one form or another for the better part of a decade, but it... Read more »
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IRS Makes Progress on Implementing ObamaCare
April 25, 2013The Internal Revenue Service is continuing to make progress in its implementation of key elements... Read more »
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IRS Tells Congress Tax Season Ran Smoothly after a Bumpy Start
April 25, 2013Internal Revenue Service Acting Commissioner Steven T. Miller told a congressional panel Thursday... Read more »
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In the Blogs: The Tax Goes On
April 25, 2013Highlights from some of our favorite tax bloggers this week. Read more »
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Intuit Reports Tax Season Results
April 25, 2013Intuit expects approximately 4 percent revenue growth in TurboTax for the 2013 fiscal year, the... Read more »
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The Art of the Tax Cartoon
April 9, 2013
A selection of tax cartoons from Philly tax firm Drucker & Scaccetti's 'Finding Humor in Taxes' exhibit
Tax Quiz: Bonus Round
April 5, 2013
One last chance to test your tax knowledge with these final questions from the experts at the National Association of Tax Professionals.
Tax Quiz: Round One
March 11, 2013
Test your tax knowledge with these questions from the experts at the National Association of Tax Professionals.
Strangest Tax Laws
March 5, 2013
State lawmakers can certainly think of some strange tax laws. The Tax & Accounting business of Thomson Reuters recently produced its annual list of "quirky" sales and use tax laws from the past year.
Most Ridiculous Tax Deductions
February 20, 2013
The Minnesota Society of Certified Public Accountants recently surveyed its CPA members about the most creative tax deductions proposed by their clients. Here are some of the most memorable responses from the MNCPA's annual list of strange and unacceptable tax deductions for 2012.
Tax Stats: February 2013
February 9, 2013
Our monthly collection of statistics from the world of tax, from Beyond415
