Tax

An amendment to a highway transportation bill that would have extended expired tax credits such as the Research and Experimentation Credit in exchange for freezing the salaries of federal employees for another year has gone down to defeat in the Senate.

CBIZ has acquired a six-member state tax consulting group from the firm Dow Lohnes Price.

The Senate has unanimously approved a provision to a highway transportation bill that would revoke the passports of people with seriously delinquent tax debts.

The Internal Revenue Service has begun providing the initial set of test results and certificates to tax preparers who have registered for the new tax return preparer competency test.

Anxious taxpayers awaiting their delayed tax refunds are in some isolated cases taking out their frustrations on their tax preparers.

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The Senate adopted an amendment to a larger highway transportation bill on Thursday aimed at cracking down on foreign tax havens.

The House Ways and Means Committee held a hearing to consider changing the tax treatment of closely held businesses in the context of overall tax reform efforts.

President Obama pressed for business tax reform in a speech before a group of business executives.

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