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The decision hinging on the definition of "inventory" in the sale of a highly valuable position in a U.S. partnership resolved a saga that began 16 years ago.

As the November election draws nearer, accounting and tax pros are looking at the candidates' past records to understand what changes each administration could enact.

Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump have laid out widely divergent plans for handling the sunset date for many parts of the TCJA.

While she has promoted the Biden administration's policies, she has campaigned on ideas that are more far-reaching in scope than the president's plans.

Former President Trump is disavowing the conservative blueprint, which advocates for radical shifts in regulations and taxes that would reverberate in the industry.

The decisions indicated that justices will use far stricter scrutiny of government regulations moving forward, and some cases dealt a direct impact right away.

A decision backing the surviving shareholder in a family business could have carried major tax implications to succession plans. Instead, SCOTUS backed the IRS.

The growing number of fraud victims who suffer staggering financial losses often find themselves having to pay Uncle Sam for their missing income, experts say.

Proposals to crack down on private placement insurance contracts aren't close to becoming law. Here's how advisors and their clients can use them for the time being.

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