Practice and client management

The Internal Revenue Service said Friday that taxpayers abroad can now use the Free File service to prepare and electronically file their taxes for free.

Fourteen individuals have been charged with committing various crimes in which they fraudulently claimed the First-Time Homebuyer Tax Credit, including one longtime IRS employee.

The Internal Revenue Service has released updated information on the First-Time Homebuyer Credit and the tax refund problems encountered by some married taxpayers.

Identity theft prevention provider Identity Finder provided a set of tips for protecting taxpayer information during tax season.

A Pennsylvania tax preparer has been charged with fraud after he instructed two of his clients and an undercover agent to lie to the Internal Revenue Service about their taxes.

While the Internal Revenue Service has taken steps to re-engineer its program for examining tax returns, more needs to be done to reduce the burden on taxpayers, according to a new report.

IMGCAP(1)]With the tax filing season underway, this is a good time to review the filing requirements for your clients with international interests.

Enterprise resource planning software maker Deltek Inc. has released a new version of Deltek Maconomy Analytix, a business intelligence product aimed at professional services firms that integrates with the Deltek Maconomy enterprise resource planning system.

With tax season winding down, millions of taxpayers may be looking at tax bills they can’t afford to pay but can’t afford to ignore either.

Accounting firm Wiss & Company LLP has formed a real estate consulting division, hiring Joseph Ottaiano as the director leading the new division.

The Internal Revenue Service is looking for civic-minded volunteers to serve on its Taxpayer Advocacy Panel.

The Internal Revenue Service’s Taxpayer Assistance Centers are located too far away from the majority of taxpayers to be able to serve them effectively, according to a new government report.

One of the dilemmas facing many accountants and tax preparers this tax season is the problem of how to account for uncertain tax positions and deal with them on the IRS’s new Schedule UTP.

CBIZ MHM LLC has formed a national specialty practice group focused on forensic services, bankruptcy and valuation.

The Internal Revenue Service has been investigating and helping prosecute a number of tax preparers in Southern California who have been cheating the government and their clients.

The Internal Revenue Service has posted a final version of the form and instructions for the 2010 gift tax and generation-skipping transfer tax.

Two brothers who owned a California trucking company involved with drug traffickers have received prison sentences for attempting to bribe an IRS revenue officer in exchange for lowering their taxes.

Sen. Bill Nelson, D-Fla., is pressing the Internal Revenue Service to do more to curb tax fraud by prison inmates, especially in his state, where the problem is the most prevalent.

Online tax preparation site Taxbrain has introduced a service that lets taxpayers ask questions or have their taxes prepared by CPAs and enrolled agents through a video chat link.

The North Carolina Department of Revenue is pointing to inaccurate information from the IRS as the reason why it sent tax due notices to up to 2,000 state taxpayers.