Practice Management

For the tax preparation office that relies on seasonal hires, this is the make or break time of year.

European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker sought to blunt an early challenge to his leadership by rebutting allegations that he presided over sweetheart corporate tax deals during almost 19 years as prime minister of Luxembourg.

The Internal Revenue Service was unable to deploy an $8.6 million case management system for matching tax returns with information returns from banks and brokerage firms reporting data such as credit card transactions and the cost basis of trades, according to a new government report.

Rosen Seymour Shapps Martin & Company LLP has been undergoing major changes as 13 of RSSM’s 24 partners have left in recent months to join other major firms in New York, Citrin Cooperman and WeiserMazars, including two former managing partners.

Highlights of some of our favorite tax-related blogs from the past week.

Have you ever wondered why your accounting firm lost out on a recent engagement? Do you get frustrated when clients show little interest in utilizing the firm’s additional services that are offered?

The Internal Revenue Service may have allowed approximately $167.7 million in questionable fuel tax credit claims between 2011 and 2013, according to a new government report.

The Internal Revenue Service did not maintain effective internal control over financial reporting as of Sept. 30, 2014, because of a continuing material weakness in internal control over unpaid tax assessments, according to a new report by the Government Accountability Office.

A tax preparer in the Bronx, N.Y. has pleaded guilty to operating a $4.8 million Ponzi scheme and faces up to 11 years in prison.

The global tax services firm Ryan has signed an agreement to acquire another large tax services firm, WTP Advisors.