Practice and client management

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The Making Work Pay Credit is this year's economic stimulus to help get the economy going, just as the economic stimulus payments and related recovery rebate credit were last year's effort to stimulate the economy.

Proposed legislation that was written initially to target hedge fund managers could impact a much larger array of partnerships in areas such as real estate.

COS. FORESEE MORE TAX AUDITS

H&R Block said it is re-aligning its tax and corporate structures and putting CEO Russ Smyth in charge of tax operations.

The IRS is providing a new withholding adjustment option for pension plans as a way to get around some of the glitches that have developed with the new Making Work Pay tax credit.

The IRS should follow the lead of state motor vehicle bureaus to improve customer service, according to a new report from an IRS watchdog.

The Obama administration and the Treasury Department are calling for greater regulatory control of the over-the-counter derivatives market.

Accounting firm Meyers Norris Penny has launched an upgraded Web site that takes advantage of new Web technologies.

The Senate Finance Committee held hearings to determine how to pay for health insurance reform, including through new taxes and tax credits.

Financial professionals gathered at a recent life insurance conference expressed relief about two revenue rulings issued by the IRS this month.

The IRS has found that a nonprofit foundation that gathered a group of pastors in 2006 for a series of public conferences in advance of a Texas gubernatorial campaign did not violate the tax laws governing nonprofits.

Most of the major banks passed the financial stress tests with flying colors last week, in no small part thanks to some key concessions by the Federal Reserve.

New York City CPA Jonathan Medows specializes in helping small business owners and freelancers cope with the economic crisis.

Two current and two former Ernst & Young partners were found guilty of tax fraud and conspiracy charges related to tax shelters.

The “greenbook” released by the Obama administration on Monday includes a number of proposals of special interest to tax preparers.

The Obama administration released detailed plans to cut $800 billion in taxes on small businesses and middle-class families over the next 10 years, while raising $122.5 billion in corporate taxes

A recent decision by the Massachusetts Appellate Tax Board related to inter-company pricing may put state tax auditors on notice not to overreach when assessing the value of services and products provided between companies and their out-of-state affiliates.

The Internal Revenue Service is asking small tax-exempt organizations to remember to file their annual electronic informational return by the May 15 deadline.

Internal Revenue Service agents raided a local tax practice in Central Florida known as Taxes by Mr. Bill and accused the firm of stealing its clients’ tax refunds.