Practice Management

American taxpayer support for overall tax compliance has reached an all-time high, according to an annual survey commissioned by the IRS Oversight Board.

Rehmann Financial, a unit of CPA and business advisory firm the Rehmann Group, has merged with financial services concern the Advisor Group Inc., of Troy, Mich.

Business taxpayers and associations have until March 31 to seek resolution of problematic tax issues through the Internal Revenue Service's Industry Issue Resolution Program.

The Ohio Department of Taxation has collected approximately $63 million in delinquent taxes previously owed to the state, which is more than six times the initial goal set.

Risk management and internal audit services provider Protiviti Inc. has acquired P.G. Lewis & Associates, a data forensics firm specializing in corporate investigations and litigation support for civil, dispute and regulatory matters.

Even if the turnaround for written legal advice is quick, a court has ruled that the Internal Revenue Service must release all legal advice issued by its chief counsel attorneys.

Domestic partners in California must file their federal tax returns separately, despite a 2003 law that extended equal legal rights to registered same-sex couples in the state.

BNA has appointed David Schulbaum as its new director of marketing for the company's Tax Management Inc. subsidiary.

The Tax Foundation has released the third edition of a s tudy breaking down business-friendly tax systems, from first to worst.

Internal Revenue Service officials released a report on the agency's examination of political activity by tax-exempt organizations during the 2004 election campaign.