Practice Management

The Internal Revenue Service is getting set for the opening of the 2016 individual income tax-filing season on January 19, promising improved taxpayer service and security, and a functioning Practitioner Priority Line, thanks to a funding boost from Congress.

Tax preparation chain Jackson Hewitt Tax Service now offers American Express Serve for clients to receive tax refunds.

The Internal Revenue Service took an average of 70 days to accommodate requests by disabled employees for adaptive technology, according to a new report, even though it’s only supposed to take 15 days unless there are extenuating circumstances.

Bloomberg BNA is releasing its annual report on the year ahead in tax and accounting, containing a collection of over 20 articles from its reporters on the outlook for tax legislation, international taxation, state taxes, Supreme Court tax cases, accounting standards and other topics.

A pair of reports from the Government Accountability Office found serious problems with the Internal Revenue Service’s processes for determining which individuals and businesses should be audited.

President Obama proposed to expand tax cuts for low-income workers who don’t have children during his State of the Union address.

Billionaire John Paulson’s New York hedge fund firm has shut an operation in Bermuda that had been targeted by a Democratic lawmaker as a tax shelter.

The Internal Revenue Service has released the first of a series of YouTube videos providing information on how taxpayers can protect their tax and financial data.

Members of the consulting firm Family Office Metrics have joined Ernst & Young LLP’s Family Office Advisory services team.

Swindoll, Janzen, Hawk & Loyd LLC, a firm based in McPherson, Kan., has acquired the Wichita office location of CBIZ MHM LLC.