Roger Russell

A number of presidential candidates have proposed their tax policies, several of which were fleshed out by Republican candidates during Wednesday night’s debate.

Exploring the IRS’s tax settlement programs

It’s just not in the nature of most accountants to make hassle calls to taxpayer clients who are late coming in to get their returns prepared and filed.

Earlier this week, Accounting Today hosted a Web seminar on Understanding Affordable Care Act Reporting.

Small business sellers are more optimistic this year about the value of their business, while many buyers are less confident, according to BizBuySell‘s third Annual Buyer-Seller Confidence Index.

Nobody likes making a bad investment, or starting a business that loses money, but it happens.

Time for CPAs to check their malpractice coverage.

Tax provisions that are likely to be passed – however late

National Taxpayer Advocate Nina Olson will convene an international conference on taxpayer rights later this year.

Handling tax controversy cases before the IRS calls for more than just tax expertise

Last week, the Alabama Department of Revenue challenged the U.S. Supreme Court’s 1992 decision in Quill Corp. v. North Dakota, which established a physical presence test for sales tax nexus.

The American Institute of CPAs wrote Congress to warn that a bill grants the IRS too much authority to regulate tax preparers.

Effective Jan. 1, 2016, the IRS will reject any checks received for over $99,999,999.00.

Independent tax preparation businesses face challenges of fierce competition and seasonality, according to Chuck McCabe, president of Peoples Income Tax and The Income Tax School.

The Tax Court sided with a taxpayer who failed to get a petition protesting a tax lien delivered in time to the Tax Court’s own offices because of a federal holiday and a winter snowstorm that closed the offices.

Lawsuits are never fun, particularly for CPA defendants who stand to lose money, reputation and time.

If you have discussed the idea of setting up a family limited partnership with any of your clients in the past, now might be a good time to revisit the subject.

Tax prep software vendors on what's coming up, from the threat of DIY to the promise of the cloud

Practitioners school Congress on tax complexity

The Boston Bruins hockey team is taking the Internal Revenue Service to court over its habit of deducting 100 percent of the cost of away-game meals.