Practice Management

The owner of a New Jersey tax preparation business pleaded guilty to willfully preparing false tax returns for clients.

The Internal Revenue Service’s purchase card program lacks consistent oversight to identify and address inappropriate use, such as overspending on meals, according to a new government report.

A federal appeals court in Washington, D.C., has scheduled oral arguments for September 24 to hear the Internal Revenue Service’s appeal of Loving v. IRS, the case in which a trio of independent tax preparers successfully sued the IRS to suspend its mandatory testing and continuing education requirements for tax preparers.

Epicor Software Corporation is seeing some advancement in its lawsuit against Alternative Technology Solutions as the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California entered a nationwide injunction against Alternative.

Dixon Hughes Goodman LLP has added Crossfire Advisory to its national health care practice, DHG Healthcare.

Some clients are like barnacles on the hull of a ship, according to leading QuickBooks consultant and advisor Joe Woodard: “They drag you down.”

Investors have a bit more to ponder as the administration rolls out its tax program, designed to both address the federal budget deficit and promote economic development.

The Internal Revenue Service has issued a report describing the changes it plans to address the problems with its approval process for reviewing applications for tax-exempt status.

The inability of cities and local jurisdictions to collect existing sales taxes on Internet sales translates into billions of dollars in lost revenue, according to a new report from the U.S. Conference of Mayors, that found New York City, Phoenix and Chicago as the top money-losing cities.

Tax prep firm Gilman Ciocia has been acquired by the investment banking and asset management firm National Holdings.