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Sen. Pat Roberts, R-Kan., and Rep. Tom Price, R-Ga., have introduced legislation in the Senate and the House to block foreign governments from collecting taxes on securities transactions.

The Obama administration has decided to postpone the employer responsibility payment and insurance reporting requirements under the Affordable Care Act for one year to give businesses more time to comply with the health care reform law.

The American Institute of CPAs has requested changes in a Senate bill aimed at combating the growing problem of identity theft and tax fraud to avoid increased penalties for tax preparers who improperly disclose or use taxpayer information.

John Napolitano, chairman and CEO of U.S. Wealth Management, sat down with managing editor Tamika Cody to discuss what market trends CPA financial planners should be paying attention to, and the mistakes that firms make when they venture into financial planning.

A Maryland businessman has pleaded guilty to filing a false tax return for tax year 2008 after admitting to concealing his foreign bank account at an Israel-based bank on his return.

The Internal Revenue did not always comply with legal guidelines when conducting seizures of taxpayers’ property, according to a new government report.

The chairmen of Congress’s two main tax-writing committees in the House and Senate plan to begin a tour across the country visiting with taxpayers and businesses as they plan a major tax reform overhaul.

Profitable U.S. corporations paid only about 13 to 17 percent of their pretax worldwide income in U.S. federal income taxes, according to a new report from the Government Accountability Office based on data from the actual tax returns filed by the corporations.

As the wedding season hits full swing, the IRS has issued a reminder that a change in marital status can affect clients’ taxes.

There are two ways into the future: one step at a time, and in giant leaps.

On Jan. 18, 2013, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia threw a wrench into the developing Internal Revenue Service requirements for Registered Tax Return Preparers

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Beginning Jan. 1, 2014, many large employers will be subject to the "play or pay" mandate, under which they must either play by offering their full-time employees and their dependents affordable health insurance coverage that provides minimum value or pay a penalty, referred to as the "play or pay penalty" or "shared responsibility penalty."

The IRS has released two notices related to employer-sponsored health plans under the Affordable Care Act.

Tea Party groups were more likely than self-identified “progressives” to be given extra scrutiny for political involvement by the Internal Revenue Service from 2010 through 2012, according to the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration.

Legal matters, mega alliances, and yet another cloud bookkeeping product on the market were the big items on tap this week and I'm here to tell you what I think about it all.