Tax

As we come down to the wire for the beginning of busy season, it’s important to review some of the things we may already know, or think we know, about reporting and filing requirements.

Fresno, Calif.-based nonprofit accounting software company Aplos Software announced it will host a series of free webinars for nonprofits about year-end accounting procedures and how to prepare for the new year.

Tax practitioners will be charging more this year for tax preparation, according to an annual survey by the National Society of Accountants.

Tax preparation giant H&R Block reported a loss for the second quarter due to a fall in international tax prep fees.

Payroll provider Paychex Inc. is reminding small-business owners about five tax regulations and credits that they should evaluate before the end of the year.

Top 100 Firm Marcum LLP’s Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Practice has released a list of top tax planning tips for married same-sex couples to help guide them on what they will need to file taxes since the federal government officially recognized same-sex marriage for tax purposes.

Ernst & Young has published the latest edition of its annual tax guide ahead of the New Year.

The digital edition of the December 2013 issue of Accounting Today is now available.

More than 122 million returns were e-filed during this year in what the IRS calls a “milestone” for e-filing.

The Internal Revenue Service has taken steps to improve its management controls for technology that will help it implement the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act, or FATCA, to improve U.S. tax compliance involving foreign financial assets and offshore accounts, according to a new report, but more work needs to be done.