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The Internal Revenue Service has strengthened the security of its e-Services registration process for tax professionals and taxpayers as identity theft and data breaches have become a greater concern.

While coping with a series of budget cuts and employee reductions in recent years, the Internal Revenue Service managed to increase the total dollars it received and collected for the third consecutive year, according to a new government report.

An Oklahoma federal judge dealt a blow to President Barack Obama’s health-care law, invalidating IRS rules aimed at making policies affordable for consumers around the country.

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Internal Revenue Service Commissioner John Koskinen told a congressional subcommittee about the IRS's progress on the Affordable Care Act and the impact that tax subsidies will have next tax season.

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A roundup of recent M&A announcements from around the profession.

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A roundup of recent tax news.

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The CPA Consultants' Alliance has launched a new survey to collect information on succession planning in order to determine how partners in CPA firms view their firm’s ability to address the succession of their partners as they approach retirement.

The Internal Revenue Service is providing more time to farmers and ranchers in 30 drought-stricken states to defer taxes on any gains from forced sales of livestock.

The Internal Revenue Service has decided not to appeal a district court case which ruled that the agency doesn’t have the authority to regulate return preparers’ contingent fee arrangements for refund claims.

The Internal Revenue Service’s collection efforts need to be improved to make sure that delinquent taxpayers residing in foreign countries comply with their U.S. tax obligations, according to a new government report.

The Internal Revenue Service could be missing out on some opportunities to collect delinquent taxes because it is not always completely researching cases before closing them as uncollectible, according to a new government report.

In October the IRS will send warning letters to preparers who appear not to be complying with due-diligence requirements for the Earned Income Tax Credit.

The European Union will step up its probe of Apple Inc.’s tax arrangements in Ireland, revealing why it suspects the iPhone maker received an unfair advantage.

You’ve left unanswered voicemails and sent a dozen ignored e-mails. On those blue-moon occasions when they actually keep appointments, you walked these clients through returns line after line, time after time.

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