Practice Management

President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama earned $608,611 in adjusted gross income in 2012, down 23 percent from 2011 as royalties from Obama’s books continued to decline, tax returns released today showed.

The Internal Revenue Service said Friday its Office of Professional Responsibility has disbarred a California-based CPA for “charging unconscionable fees, giving irresponsible advice to clients and making false statements to federal and state authorities, among other things.”

The American Institute of CPAs has sent congressional leaders a set of legislative proposals for reforming the civil tax penalty provisions of the Tax Code, arguing that some penalties are disproportionately severe and punish innocent conduct.

After initially filing a lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service, the advocacy group Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington filed a rulemaking petition with the agency asking the IRS to revise its existing regulations to eliminate a loophole that allows certain tax-exempt groups to engage in substantial political activity while keeping the identities of their donors secret.

Two New Jersey tax preparers have pleaded guilty to preparing false tax returns.

Changes to the tax laws at the beginning of the year resulted in a delayed tax season in which the average tax refund declined slightly, according to a new government report.

Faye Business Systems Group(FayeBSG) has started a reseller program that offers other SugarCRM partners the opportunity to provide services, integrationd and customizations that they may previously have not been able to offer.

Several tax preparers in New York City and Long Island have been arrested and prosecuted after investigations into the filing of false state and federal income tax returns.

Freed Maxick CPAs has expanded its technology consulting practice, offering a new PCI data security service line for clients who are required to be compliant with the security standard.

As tax season winds down, it may be hard to think about work beyond the imminent and deserved time off, but there are points you can raise with clients to keep them coming to you for the rest of the year, too.