Real estate

Financial planners who take their customers through a difficult calculation can add a lot of value that may sometimes get overlooked in the profession, one expert said.

The average U.S. homeowner paid $4,172 in property taxes last year, according to a report by real estate data firm ATTOM.

Change is not at hand; a question for brokerages; the IRS Simple Installment; and other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers.

The IRS has updated and added new guidance for claiming the Energy Efficient Home Improvement Credit and the Residential Clean Energy Property Credit.

Flat tax; doubts about 'automatic' IRS calculations; when to shred; and other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers.

Fighting scope creep; QCDs as the year ends; advising ministers; and other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers.

Taxes' immediate future; a new retail delivery fee; owners' income; and other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers.

China suspended the operations of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP for six months and imposed a record penalty over lapses in its auditing of China Evergrande Group.