Keeping up with taxes
* IRS E-News Subscriptions - www.irs.gov/newsroom
Subscribe to all the advance copies of tax guidance and national and federal tax news a tax practitioner could ever want. Newsletters are also available for specialized categories.
* Joint Committee on Taxation - www.house.gov/jct/
The site for Congress' advisory committee, which monitors tax policy and estimates the impact of proposed changes.
* SmartMoney Tax Guide - http://smartmoney.com/tax/
Coverage on just about every "what-if" tax scenario the authors could think of. The site is strong on investment and long-term planning questions, as well as tackling the alternative minimum tax.
* Tax and Accounting Sites Directory - www.taxsites.com/
This one-page index unfolds to reveal a vast number of links to dozens of tax and accounting topics.
* Tax Foundation Podcast - www.taxfoundation.org/podcast
The Tax Foundation, a nonpartisan tax research group, has launched a new weekly podcast that can be downloaded directly from its Web site, or simply read as an old-fashioned transcript.
* TaxMama - www.taxmama.com
Run by accountant Eva Rosenberg, the site is designed to help clients better understand their own tax issues and communicate with their tax professional. Besides a regular "Ask Tax Mama" feature, Rosenberg's site offers a weekly podcast, newsletters for tax professionals and clients, and archived articles.
* TaxProf Blog - http://taxprof.typepad.com/taxprof_blog/
Updated by Paul Caron, a professor at the University of Cincinnati College of Law, the TaxProf Blog is a member of the law professor blogs network. While focused on tax law, Caron's site presents a daily mix of news and commentary targeted at both academics and practitioners.
* The United States Tax Court - www.ustaxcourt.gov/
This site has issued opinions from the U.S. Tax Court dating back to 1999, as well as forms, fee schedules and case timetables.
