Practice Management

A pair of reports were released Monday claiming to rank the most and least fair state tax systems and the most and least competitive international tax systems.

The IRS must be one of the most frequently sued agencies in the federal government, and now it’s facing a challenge over whether it has the right to charge tax preparers for the annual cost of a Preparer Tax Identification Number.

In last week’s column, I discussed how I went about saving a client’s business that the IRS was in danger of closing. Now here is the nitty-gritty.

Mark Vorsatz, CEO of the recently renamed Andersen Tax, wants to clear up some of the misconceptions about the namesake for his firm, Arthur Andersen, and why he decided to change the name from WTAS.

The Internet offers astounding opportunities to market your expertise and corral new clients. It also provides a staggering chance to waste time and money if you don’t know what to put on your primary Net real estate: your Web site.

Some of our favorite recent tax fraud cases.

The U.S. Treasury Department said it’s considering ways to end a “loophole” that allows hedge-fund managers to avoid taxes by routing their investments through an insurance company in low-tax countries like Bermuda.

Republicans and business allies such as House Ways and Means Chairman Dave Camp and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce say they know the way to stop companies from changing addresses to cut their tax bills: Reform the tax code.

If you sold, advised on or had anything to do with a listed transaction, you could be fined by the Internal Revenue Service under recently issued regulations.

Tax and finance executives are concerned they don’t have enough resources at their disposal to navigate a risky tax environment, according to a new survey from Ernst & Young.