Practice Management

The Internal Revenue Service and its partners nationwide marked the 5th Earned Income Tax Credit Awareness Day on Friday.

The deficit reduction panel called for tax reform, as did the National Taxpayer Advocate and the House Ways and Means Committee. Now, President Obama has added his voice to the mix with his State of the Union address.

The Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission delivered the results of its nearly two-year-long investigation into the causes of the financial and economic crisis on Thursday, but with dissenting views from some of the Republican members of the commission.

Anderson ZurMuehlen and Co., a regional CPA and business advisory firm here, agreed to merge with Great Falls-based Hamilton Misfeldt and Co. effective July 1.

The Internal Revenue Service has introduced a new online tool for ordering tax return copies, tax transcripts and return information.

Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus, D-Mont., and member Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, introduced legislation Wednesday to create job opportunities for veterans returning home from war and help businesses create jobs.

President Obama placed an unusual degree of emphasis Tuesday during his State of the Union address on tax reform, and while there appears to be more bipartisan spirit in Congress in the wake of the tragic shootings in Tucson, the prospects for getting an agreement are murky at best.

President Obama urged Congress to work across party lines on an overhaul of both corporate and individual taxes to reduce tax loopholes during his State of the Union address on Tuesday night.

Senate Finance Committee member Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, and chairman Max Baucus, D-Mont., have introduced a bill that would prevent any individual or firm from being able to receive patents on tax strategies.

Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus, D-Mont., and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., have introduced and pledged to pass a bill to repeal the expanded 1099 reporting requirements in the health care reform bill.