Practice and client management

For those of us in public accounting, there is a continual need to get new clients. Many times we look beyond what we have for the “new” when the growth is there for the taking.

RGL Forensics, a Denver-based financial investigations company, has added Stahl Forensic and Valuation Experts, a Florida-based forensic accounting and litigation firm, effective July 1.

In-home, private-duty senior care is one of the fastest-growing segments of the care industry. The high cost of facility-based care, coupled with the desire to enjoy the comfort and convenience of home, makes employing a caregiver an increasingly popular option for families.

The Internal Revenue Service and the U.S. Tax Court are seeing their caseloads pile up as taxpayers, interest groups, tax attorneys and Congress let loose with a volley of lawsuits and legal challenges.

A primer on the int’l tax issues your business clients may face

The Internal Revenue Service enjoys ample room for improvement on a number of issues, according to tax practitioners asked about the agency’s biggest challenges.

The IRS reports that it processed 134,387,120 returns from last season through May 26.

Check out the digital edition of the July 2016 issue of Accounting Today.

The Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service have finalized a rule requiring U.S. parent companies of large multinational public and private companies to provide financial data to the IRS on a country-by-country basis.

Former billionaire entrepreneur Samuel Wyly will have to move out of his $12 million Texas mansion unless he miraculously wins a "home run" appeal of a fraud case in Manhattan, a federal judge ruled.

It’s an old adage that most firms will appreciate today: “Culture eats strategy for breakfast.”

The Internal Revenue Service needs to do a better job of assessing the performance of its Volunteer Tax Return Preparation Program, according to a new report, which nevertheless found the volunteer tax preparers completed mostly accurate tax returns this past tax season.

Luxembourg’s criminal court handed out suspended jail terms and fines to former PricewaterhouseCoopers staffers Antoine Deltour and Raphael Halet for their role in the so-called LuxLeaks scandal.

Highlights of some of our favorite tax-related blogs from the past week.

Give some people time and invariably they’ll want more.

Changes affecting qualified retirement plans

The Internal Revenue Service held a meeting Tuesday of its Security Summit members to discuss progress on combating identity theft-related tax refund fraud this past tax season along with plans for next year.

Oil-industry investor Morris Zukerman faces more than seven years in prison after pleading guilty to federal charges of evading more than $40 million in taxes.

Capital One’s Spark Business unit is offering some advice to accountants to help them and their small business clients get through the summertime lull and attract more customers.

The Internal Revenue Service needs to expand its use of data and develop a comprehensive strategy to address noncompliance by taxpayers claiming refundable tax credits such as the Earned Income Tax Credit, according to a new report.