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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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.
May 14 -
The 26-year history of the case began as an audit procedure and evolved into a constitutional issue.
May 13 -
And while they’re paying less, they’re reserving judgement on the final impact of the act.
May 7 -
In a decision underscoring the importance of maintaining corporate status with a state, the Tax Court dismissed the petition of a corporation because it was not timely filed by parties with the legal capacity to engage in litigation before the court.
May 3 -
Congressional hearings show how political priorities color views of tax reform.
May 2 -
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A Florida accountant lost his battle to prove his yacht charter business was operated for profit.
April 30 -
This provision of the TJCA gives ordinary workers better access to an executive perk.
April 30 -
The Senate looks to ease the burden on taxpayers who travel to work in multiple states.
April 23 -
A federal appeals court reversed a district court’s judgment, holding that taxpayers could not rely on the common law mailbox rule to show that an amended return had been timely filed in order to claim a tax refund.
April 19 -
The justices questioned a state’s ability to tax income from a trust based on the beneficiaries residing there before taking any distributions.
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