Tax

The Joint Committee on Taxation, which operates under the auspices of the tax-writing committees of the Senate and the House, has been given the task of conducting specific research that will help advance the ability of Congress to enact comprehensive tax reform.

The Internal Revenue Service wants taxpayers to know that they can receive their tax refunds this year in the form of a U.S. savings bond made out in someone else’s name.

What you don’t know about taxes can cost you plenty—both in terms of paying too much, and making an error that triggers an audit.

With the tax benefits of the 2009 stimulus ebbing, the tax burden is pushing slowly higher and is now at its highest level in two years, according to Deloitte. As the economy improves, more households are pushed into higher tax brackets, raising the government's take, the firm found.

The Tax & Accounting business of Thomson Reuters has released the print version of its new “WG&L VAT Handbook” to help practitioners cope with value-added taxes internationally.

Democratic and Republican lawmakers in the House and the Senate have re-introduced a bill that would impose a five-year moratorium on any new taxes or fees on wireless service.

An Ohio woman is one of nearly 10,000 who have received letters from the Ohio Department of Taxation claiming they would receive eye-popping tax refunds in the mail.

A study of filing data for the small business health insurance tax credit finds that the tax credit amounts are often miscalculated.

The Senate Budget Committee held hearings on the distribution and efficiency of spending in the Tax Code.

Democratic lawmakers on the House Ways and Means Committee have introduced a new bill intended to finance infrastructure investments to create jobs.