Tax practice

The Tax and Accounting business of Thomson Reuters has released a list of states whose tax codes make it easiest for people to keep their New Year’s resolutions.

Even though the Internal Revenue Service has reported an overall decline in the improper payment rate for the Earned Income Tax Credit since fiscal year 2003, the amount of payments made in error has increased from $10.5 billion in fiscal year 2003 to $14.5 billion in fiscal year 2013, according to a new government report.

Once busy season begins, you’ll have precious little time to consider whether your accounting firm has made the right moves to build client relationships and grow in 2015.

The U.S. House of Representatives voted to make it easier to reduce taxes, passing a rule on the first day of the new session to let lawmakers assume that lower levies boost the economy and cover some of their own budgetary costs.

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

Last year was characterized by fundamental changes across the global tax landscape as governments looked to reform how multinational corporations are taxed, and 2015 promises more of the same.

Thomson Reuters’ Checkpoint research service has released a special report on the recent tax extenders legislation that was approved last month by Congress, along with the new ABLE Accounts that provide a type of tax-advantaged savings program for disabled individuals.

Some of our favorite recent tax fraud cases.

Tax professionals are looking forward to a better tax season this year, according to a recent survey – or at least one that’s no worse.

The Internal Revenue Service reportedly sent over 2,500 letters last month to tax preparers warning about potential errors that the IRS spotted on the Schedule C they filed for their sole proprietor business clients.

The Internal Revenue Service and the Treasury Department have issued final regulations under the Affordable Care Act to protect patients in tax-exempt hospitals from aggressive debt collection practices and to provide other rules for charitable hospitals.

A roundup of tax news from the past month.

A review of IRA and retirement plan tax changes

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State regulators are now collecting nearly $400 billion in sales tax as compared to 2003 when they collected just over $250 billion.

The end of the year is traditionally the time when taxpayers rush to get their last-minute charitable contributions made so they can write off the deductions on their taxes before April 15.

KPMG is highlighting some of the main business tax issues that are likely to play a role in the debate next year over tax reform as a new Congress takes office.

Companies where women are CFOs are less likely to adopt risky tax strategies than companies managed by male CFOs, according to a new academic study.

U.S. Representative Michael Grimm of New York, who pleaded guilty to a federal tax charge, said he plans to resign from the House.