Practice Management

Texas Governor Rick Perry introduced a plan for a flat tax of 20 percent in an effort to revive his candidacy for the Republican Presidential nomination.

A pilot project at the Internal Revenue Service to send out so-called “soft notices” to taxpayers whose tax returns appear to disagree with the information forms from their employers and banks could provide some benefits in terms of improved tax compliance.

The Taxpayer Advocacy Panel has released its annual report calling for changes at the Internal Revenue Service to provide better customer service and reduce the burden on taxpayers.

Tax 2.0, a new tax-focused online community, is set to make its official debut later this month.

IMGCAP(1)]Businesses with expansion plans, and especially those that might be franchised, inevitably face a critical decision that can greatly impact the future direction of the enterprise and its prospects for longer-term success. How should the business grow?

The Internal Revenue Service is facing challenges keeping ahead of financial services companies that create sophisticated financial derivatives and offer them as a way to evade tax liabilities.

The Internal Revenue Service is gearing up to handle the complex tax provisions of the health care reform law and has made significant progress so far in planning for the law’s implementation, according to a new government report.

Lewis & Knopf CPAs, a regional accounting and business advisory firm based in Flint, Mich., has merged in Fenton, Mich.-based Leroy G. Johnson, CPA, effective October 19.

Dixon Hughes Goodman plans to merge in the accounting firm Swart Lalande & Associates in Fairfax, Va., effective November 1.

New information made public by the U.S. Federal Election Commission reveals that members of the accounting profession are opening their checkbooks early and often in an effort to help candidates in the 2012 Presidential elections.