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The Internal Revenue Service announced that it anticipates opening the 2015 filing season as scheduled in January.

At the recent Information Technology Alliance Fall Collaborative, our members came together using a theme of “2020 Vision for the 2020 Firm” to discuss the issues and opportunities facing their firms as they continue to adapt to an ever-changing technology marketplace.

Large employers are increasingly putting an end to their most generous health-care coverage as a tax on “Cadillac” insurance plans looms closer under Obamacare.

Accounting and finance professionals who switched jobs last year saw an average salary increase of 13.24 percent, according to a new survey.

The District Court for the Southern District of Ohio has upheld the Internal Revenue Service’s imposition of penalties totaling more than $1 million on an estate that failed to file its estate tax return on a timely basis and timely pay the estate tax it owed even though the estate attorney was battling cancer and lost her license to practice law..

The Internal Revenue Service has issued guidance on the mass transit tax break that was recently extended by Congress late last month when it passed long-overdue tax extenders legislation, along with a special administrative procedure to help employers cope with the last-minute retroactive extension.

Intuit has unveiled a free online resource to help tax professionals understand and prepare for the tax implications of health-care reform.

Employment and pay at small businesses continued to grow in December, although the number of hours worked by small business employees declined slightly last month, according to QuickBooks maker Intuit.

The Treasury Department and the Department of Health and Human Services are getting ready for the 2015 tax-filing season and the onslaught of questions they anticipate about the Affordable Care Act.

BAASS Business Solutions announced a merger with Plus Computer Solutions to operate in an expanded capacity as BAASS Business Solutions.

The House of Representatives passed the first piece of legislation of the 114th Congress on Wednesday, the Hire More Heroes Act of 2015 (H.R. 22), with overwhelming bipartisan support.

A host of business solutions waits online

The Tax and Accounting business of Thomson Reuters has released a list of states whose tax codes make it easiest for people to keep their New Year’s resolutions.

Bloomberg BNA released an update of its BNA Fixed Assets Web software to help customers comply with the recently passed Tax Increase Prevention Act of 2014.

Even though the Internal Revenue Service has reported an overall decline in the improper payment rate for the Earned Income Tax Credit since fiscal year 2003, the amount of payments made in error has increased from $10.5 billion in fiscal year 2003 to $14.5 billion in fiscal year 2013, according to a new government report.

Once busy season begins, you’ll have precious little time to consider whether your accounting firm has made the right moves to build client relationships and grow in 2015.

Courtland Van Deusen has been named partner at Lumsden & McCormick LLP.

Employers in the private sector boosted their workforce by 241,000 jobs last month, according to payroll giant ADP, in a further indication of an improving economy.

The U.S. House of Representatives voted to make it easier to reduce taxes, passing a rule on the first day of the new session to let lawmakers assume that lower levies boost the economy and cover some of their own budgetary costs.

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