Roger Russell is a senior editor at Accounting Today. He focuses on tax developments and compliance, and professional liability issues affecting CPAs. He is a tax attorney and has been a researcher and analyst at several major tax publishing companies.
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The Supreme Court decision in Kaestner harkens back to Quill.
July 30 -
With the spring tax deadline behind us and the fall deadlines looming, now is a good time to work on the firm.
July 25 -
IRS audit rates have dropped, but that doesn’t mean clients shouldn’t be prepared.
July 9 -
NCCPAP wants the Treasury to have the authority to regulate tax professionals.
July 2 -
A look at how the ramifications of the landmark Supreme Court decision are affecting states, businesses and tax practitioners.
July 2 -
Experts share what practitioners should be paying attention to for the rest of the year.
July 1 -
The case has applicability to all administrative agencies, including the IRS, and their ability to issue authoritative regulations and guidance.
June 27 -
The draft form will prove ‘exceptionally burdensome,’ says Roger Harris.
June 26 -
The timeline is fluid, however, and could stretch on for months.
June 25 -
The court unanimously agreed that a non-contingent beneficiary's residence was not enough of a reason for a state to tax a trust.
June 21 -
Tom Wheelwright sees value-added taxes as a cause of current tariff troubles.
June 18 -
In a case whose outcome was cited by a number of companies as a potential risk on their financial reports, the Ninth Circuit reversed the Tax Court and decided in favor of the Internal Revenue Service.
June 11 -
The Tax Court has held that the generous tips and gifts that a Catholic evangelist considered to be part of his efforts to spread the gospel were not deductible charitable contributions.
June 5 -
Between federal, state and local rules, hosts need to be sure they’re in compliance.
June 4 -
A look at the recent IRS guidance on Qualified Opportunity Zones.
May 28 -
With the filing deadline behind them, tax pros share their impressions.
May 28 -
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act fixed some parts of the problem, and exacerbated others.
May 28 -
A federal court in Texas is allowing the IRS to learn the identities of clients it suspects of structuring offshore entities to avoid U.S. taxes.
May 21 -
A recent court decision on FBAR penalties could impact the tax reporting of the newest member of the British royal family.
May 21 -
Parsing the results of Bloomberg Tax’s annual state tax survey.
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