Practice Management

The Internal Revenue Service has implemented two separate clarifying changes to its temporary procedures for issuing Individual Taxpayer Identification Numbers to noncitizens with tax extensions and many foreign students.

Although the legislative trends decided by next month’s elections won’t be known until the lame duck session of Congress and later, based on what we know now it may be a good time to consider selling a small business.

Dembo, Freedman & Shutt, CPAs, P.C. has agreed to merge with Teal, Becker & Chiaramonte.

HSMC Companies of Lee’s Summit, Missouri and Orizon CPAs of Omaha, Neb., have officially merged.

The Internal Revenue Service needs to improve the timeliness and accuracy of the audit results posted to taxpayer accounts, according to a new government report.

The Internal Revenue Service said Thursday that more than two dozen tax provisions will be adjusted for inflation for tax year 2013.

Microsoft completed the acquisition of marketing campaign and activities management tool maker MarketingPilot, with plans to have it function as a wholly owned subsidiary of Microsoft within its Business Solutions team – specifically Dynamics CRM.

A Southern California tax preparer has been sentenced to five years in prison for preparing and filing false tax returns.

Approximately 1.45 million taxpayers who qualified for relief from tax penalties totaling close to $181 million never heard from the Internal Revenue Service that they were entitled to it and never received it, according to a new government report.

CPA and Axis Global Partners founder Manny Buigas gives his view on adding a business intelligence practice to grow and help serve clients.