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It’s a cliche that’s out of date, advisors say; instead, investors should actively consider the tax consequences before making market moves.

The agency has cleared out much of its mammoth backlog of unprocessed returns, but scores of individuals and small business owners remain in limbo.

How advisors handle tax advice for their clients can depend on how large their firm is.

The latest proposal underscores a fierce fight in Congress over ways to pay for Biden's slimmer social-spending agenda.

The agency will consider whether to require affluent taxpayers to pay tax on transfers to trusts made under higher exemptions that expire come 2026.

Government budgets are prepared with “wild, wild west” accounting rules.

Several accounting firm leaders shared their thoughts about the riot in the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington, D.C.

Leaders of the Big Four CPA firms and major companies are stepping in and asking Congress to allow a smooth transition to the Biden administration.

The president-elect's pledge to repeal President Donald Trump‘s tax cuts as soon as he is inaugurated may be stymied for the foreseeable future.

As the country looks to make its choice between two decidedly different candidates, tax preparers are watching the race play itself out from a unique vantage point.

Former vice president and Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden’s tax proposal will limit direct tax increases to just 1.9 percent of taxpayers.

Two of three judges on a Washington appeals court appeared skeptical of President Donald Trump’s renewed efforts to prevent accounting firm Mazars USA LLP from turning over his financial records to House Democrats

This article looks at a few key components of the presidential nominees' tax positions.

C suite executives are far more concerned about changes in corporate tax policy during a Biden administration than if Trump is re-elected.

Donald Trump received $21 million in “highly unusual” payments from a Nevada hotel in 2016 as his presidential campaign was struggling for cash, the New York Times reported.

Senator Kamala Harris condemned the Trump administration’s handling of the pandemic as the worst failure in U.S. government history, but evaded answers on the Democrats’ positions on the environment and the Supreme Court.

Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden released his 2019 tax returns hours before the first debate with President Donald Trump, showing that he paid $299,346 in income taxes in 2019.

During the 2020 presidential campaign, Democratic candidates made many proposals for changes to the Tax Code, ranging from changes to the tax rates to the imposition of a new 5 percent excise tax and a national sales tax.

Deductions for haircuts, consulting fee write-offs, a family estate that is treated as a business property and an aggressive refund claim could open President Donald Trump to legal risks once he’s out of office.

At least 39 states did not have enough money to pay all of their bills at the end of 2019, leaving them ill-prepared to shoulder the costs of the novel coronavirus pandemic, according to a new report.