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The Tax Court decided in favor of the Internal Revenue Service in a case involving a tax return in which a couple filed jointly, but one of the spouses was battling mental illness and didn't sign the return.

The Internal Revenue Service is pilot testing a new program for conducting correspondence examinations of taxpayers using secure messaging technology that will also include their tax practitioners who have power of attorney.

May is Internal Audit Awareness Month. On the off chance that didn’t make it onto your calendar, I’d like to make the case that rethinking internal audit’s potential is time well spent.

MACPA partners with IBM to equip CPAs with tech skills; BlumShapiro volunteers teach students financial literacy; and more news from CPA offices.

If firms aren’t proactive, it’s all too easy to drive away clients and lose business.

Grant Thornton International taps CEO-elect; Mazars USA and Marks Paneth add partners; and other personnel news from firms across the country.

The House Ways and Means Oversight Subcommittee held a hearing Friday featuring National Taxpayer Advocate Nina Olson to discuss how to improve operations at the Internal Revenue Service as Congress works on overhauling the tax code.

Accountants should start building programs to make the most of the 80/20 rule

The demise of the New York charity offers lessons for other NFP organizations, their advisors and their auditors.

More than 100 enrolled agents from nearly 40 states met with lawmakers in Congress to discuss some of the main issues affecting taxpayers and practitioners in an annual event organized by the National Association of Enrolled Agents.