Economy

The Internal Revenue Service is being urged to focus more on improving self-employment tax compliance as the so-called “gig economy” continues to expand.

New regs offer guidance for owners of rental properties.

You can ignore change -- or you can prepare for it and leverage it, says Joe Woodard, who dives into the tools that are changing accounting.

The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act bars syndicates from using simpler methods of preparing their taxes.

Each and every day, small businesses compete directly against large firms and succeed.

The exclusion for gain of qualified small-business stock may become a common part of more deals.

RSM US chief economist Joe Brusuelas lays out the national and international issues facing the economic landscape over the next 12 months.

A senator and a representative from Oregon aim to bring state and national cannabis laws into greater alignment.

City Council members thrashed the retailer for its resistance to unions, working conditions at warehouses and its founder’s wealth.

The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development is making progress on dealing with the tax challenges of the digital economy.

A New York state lawmaker has introduced a bill that would make President Donald Trump’s “opportunity zones” tax break less valuable to real estate developers.

Speak to a few family office experts, and you’ll hear the phrase, “When you’ve seen one family office, you’ve seen one family office.” But press them on common errors, and they have a lot to say.

A perk pitched as a boon for mom-and-pop businesses in President Donald Trump’s tax law could shut out smaller real estate investors while benefiting the industry’s largest property developers.

With no technical corrections yet for the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, many taxpayers are left wondering how to move forward with their 2018 returns.

Employers kept hiring despite the partial government shutdown and the fading impact of corporate tax cuts.

The 35-day partial government shutdown had a negative impact on the outlook for small business owners, although there was a slight uptick in hiring and wages last month, according to payroll giant Paychex.

Many business owners and entrepreneurs are looking to realize value from the companies they've created, but don't know how, says Anthony Glomski, who sees a major role for accountants in guiding these clients through a liquidity event.

The software company will be folded into the firm's technology consulting division.

If Democrats want the wealthy to pay more into the U.S. Treasury, they’ll need to contend with one fact: the rich are very good at dodging taxes.