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Some of our favorite recent tax fraud cases, including one preparer who is alleged to have sent in a false return for her dead mother.

Internal Revenue Service commissioner John Koskinen addressed a special thank you to the tax community in an email to tax professionals Friday, noting that their work is “critical to running the tax system and helping the nation.”

Again, its tax time and many of us aren’t prepared. Here are some tips for people looking to get organized for this, or next, tax season.

Many corporate tax executives are lost when it comes to the tax implications of doing business in the cloud, leading to missed cost savings and the possibility of future tax liabilities and reputational risks, according to a new survey by KPMG.

Write-ups are extinct. When I started in 1963, most small CPA firms primarily did write-ups. After I started my practice in 1969, it became an embarrassment to say I did write-ups. It connoted something beneath my “professional” status. I think a problem today is that write-ups no longer exist for younger staff.

Cougar Mountain Software announced the release of the latest version of its core accounting software system, Denali 4.0.

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The Internal Revenue Service has released the 2014 version of “The Truth about Frivolous Tax Arguments,” a document that describes and responds to some of the common frivolous tax arguments made by those who oppose the federal tax laws.

The U.S. Office of Special Counsel has recently investigated several cases in which Internal Revenue Service employees allegedly engaged in partisan political activity in the workplace, advocating in support of President Obama.

Acumatica announced the release of its latest version 4.2 at the cloud-based ERP provider’s annual spring training for partners.

The United States is working with other countries on multinational corporate tax issues, including the increasingly thorny issue of base erosion and profit shifting.

The Data Transparency Coalition and the AICPA are commending the Senate for approving an amended version of the Digital Accountability and Transparency Act.

While the tax code definition of useful life for business assets is intended to correspond to their actual life, this isn’t always the case.

The Financial Accounting Standards Board has issued new guidance on representing when a company or organization discontinues its operations.

The Internal Revenue Service said Thursday it has initiated more than 200 new investigations this filing season into identity theft and tax refund fraud schemes, and the IRS Criminal Investigation unit has started 295 new identity theft investigations since January, pushing the number of active cases to more than 1,800.

Public company audits worldwide suffer from persistent deficiencies in critical audit areas, raising concern among international audit regulators, according to a new report released Thursday by the International Forum of Independent Audit Regulators.

Avalara has formed a strategic alliance with the Maryland Association of CPAs to provide its more than 9,000 CPA members access to educational resources and partnering programs.

The House Committee on Small Business held a hearing to discuss the biggest tax problems for small businesses.