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Tax News & IRS Insights for Accounting Professionals
Accounting Today delivers news and analysis for accounting and tax professionals on federal and state tax developments, IRS guidance,information reporting, and operational implications for practices and clients. Our coverage focuses on legislative and procedural shifts that tax practitioners must monitor in planning, compliance, and advisory contexts.
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The average fee for preparing a tax return, including an itemized Form 1040 with Schedule A and a state tax return, will increase a few dollars to $273 this year, a 4.6 percent increase over the average fee last year, which was $261, according to a survey by the National Society of Accountants.
January 14 -
The Internal Revenue Service has made some changes to its forms this tax season and introduced some new ones as a result of the Affordable Care Act.
January 13 -
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The Internal Revenue Service announced that it anticipates opening the 2015 filing season as scheduled in January.
January 8 -
Intuit has unveiled a free online resource to help tax professionals understand and prepare for the tax implications of health-care reform.
January 8 -
The Treasury Department and the Department of Health and Human Services are getting ready for the 2015 tax-filing season and the onslaught of questions they anticipate about the Affordable Care Act.
January 8 -
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 Years resolutions.
January 7

