A new White House report from the President’s Council of Economic Advisers predicts that allowing tax rates for the middle class to rise and failing to patch the alternative minimum tax would have a negative impact on consumer spending and retailers alike.

Small tax-exempt organizations that have not filed returns with the Internal Revenue Service for three years will not automatically lose their tax-exempt status if they were affected by Hurricane Sandy.

Grant Thornton is offer some year-end tax planning tips for both individuals and businesses, and their accountants, facing the expiration of the Bush tax cuts.

The Internal Revenue Service has raised the standard mileage rates by 1 cent per mile for next year when calculating the deductible costs of operating an automobile for business, charitable, medical or moving purposes.

The Internal Revenue Service Oversight Board has sent a letter to the leaders of Congress’s two tax-writing committees urging them to act swiftly to patch the Alternative Minimum Tax to keep it from spreading to millions more taxpayers.

CCH has introduced new mobile apps providing access to several of its journals and newsletters from the Apple iPad, along with a new app aimed at tax students.

Nearly 80 percent of business executives said they would be willing to accept the repeal of certain tax incentives in exchange for a lower overall corporate tax rate, according to a new report by KPMG.