Practice Management

At last count, at least 11 parties have submitted amicus (friend of the court) briefs to the U.S. Supreme Court as it considers whether to hear an appeal from the First Circuit decision in Textron regarding a corporation’s tax accrual workpapers.

Senate Finance Committee leaders publicly released a draft Thursday of the widely anticipated jobs bill they plan to introduce, including payroll tax provisions and the extension of a number of tax breaks that expired last year.

New York City has launched a free Web-based tax preparation and electronic filing service that is available to all residents who earn less than $58,000.

The Senate has unanimously approved a bill that would prevent small businesses from incurring large tax penalties aimed at large corporations and wealthy individuals who invest in tax shelters.

Senate Democrats have begun circulating a draft version of the jobs bill they plan to introduce, with a series of tax breaks and tax extenders designed to lure Republican support.

A coalition of charities, aid groups, unions, and movie actors and directors has launched a campaign calling for a global 0.05 percent tax on banks’ speculative financial transactions, with the proceeds going to combat poverty and climate change.

A series of surveys conducted in the past decade suggests that CFOs may be staying in their jobs longer.

There’s a certain amount of suspense these days in our nation’s capital about what’s going to happen not only with health care reform, but also financial regulations.

The Iowa Attorney General has filed criminal charges against two filmmakers and the former head of the Iowa Film Office accusing them of mishandling over $1.85 million in tax credits for a movie production.

BizActions, a provider of e-mail newsletters for CPAs, has introduced BizSurvey, a tool that allows users to create and deploy surveys and aggregate the results.