Tax

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.

Tax practice

IRS Issues Tax-Reporting Rules for Charitable Hospitals

The Internal Revenue Service has issued temporary and proposed regulations for charitable hospital organizations on how to report any excise taxes for failing to meet the community health needs assessment requirements of the Affordable Care Act.

September 3
Tax practice

IRS Makes Guidance on Tax-Exempt Organizations a Priority

The Internal Revenue Service plans to make a priority of issuing guidance relating to measurement of a Section 501(c)(4) organization's primary activity and whether it is operated primarily for the promotion of social welfare, including guidance relating to political campaign intervention, in response to recent scandals at the agency.

September 3
Tax practice

Sole Proprietorships on the Rise

Approximately 23.4 million individual income tax returns reported nonfarm sole proprietorship activity for tax year 2011, a 1.8 percent increase from 2010, according to newly released statistics from the Internal Revenue Service.

September 3
Tax practice

Tax Strategy

Tax planning for individuals before year-end

September 1
Tax planning

New Year-End, New Headaches

Ideas for tax planning as 2013 begins to wind up

September 1
Tax practice

The IRS Targets the Middle Market

What companies need to know as the IRS shifts its compliance focus

September 1
Tax practice

Looking for a Real Chance of Reform

Seeing signs of movement on changing the Tax Code

September 1

Resources

The latest Accounting Today research and discussion:

Web Seminar The most important supply for tax firms isn't found on shelves

In this webinar, we'll show you how tax and accounting professionals are leveraging new technologies to make their firms more efficient and to stay ahead of competitors.

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Web Seminar The psychology of a modern tax workflow: Reducing anxiety, decision fatigue & compliance risk

In this session you'll learn practical, firm-tested principles to reduce confusion, improve predictability, and strengthen both client and staff confidence.

Partner Insights from SmartVault
On-Demand Web Seminar Tax Planning for 2027

This webinar will look at key opportunities and stumbling blocks for practitioners

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Tax: Key Questions & Analysis:

What IRS guidance on forms and information reporting should practitioners prioritize?

The IRS continues to update thresholds and instructions for critical tax forms. This includes changes to information reporting requirements and guidance on evolving reporting standards, affecting 1099, W-2 and similar reporting obligations.

What procedural developments affect IRS automatic change consent for method changes?

Tax professionals must understand which accounting method changes qualify for automatic consent versus advance consent. This determines whether a Form 3115 must be filed with IRS National Office or via automatic procedures.

How are tip-related tax provisions evolving under current policy?

New tax provisions related to tip income will impact how service industry clients and payroll units handle tax reporting and compliance. This includes draft schedules and withholding considerations.

What IRS guidance will shape compliance for the 2026 filing season?

Practitioners will need to understand procedural updates, forms changes, and reporting shifts that will affect compliance workflows and client expectations for the 2026 filing season. This includes the implementation timeline for new schedules and reporting requirements as well as for emerging areas such as crypto broker reporting.