An overwhelming majority of senior financial executives say their tax department’s top priority is not tax savings or their effective rate, but timely and accurate tax return and financial reporting, according to a new survey of CFOs and senior comptrollers by Grant Thornton LLP.

CCH has undertaken a nationwide research project on the sales and use tax treatment of drop shipment transactions, and used the information to update its tax research.

Extending the 2001 and 2003 federal income tax cuts would sharply increase the national debt, even if the extensions were limited to individuals earning below $200,000, according to a new report by the Pew Economic Policy Group.

The bipartisan leaders of the Senate Finance Committee have introduced legislation to create job opportunities for veterans returning home from war by providing tax credits for businesses that hire them.

CCH has published a pair of special briefing papers on the financial reform bill that passed in the Senate last week and the tax extenders bill introduced last week in the House and Senate.

The proliferation of Tax Code changes, rules and regulations at the federal and state level has made the availability of services that can provide quick answers and extensive research to support a position on a tax return more necessary than ever. And thankfully for most researchers, flipping through - and filing - loose-leaf paper tax services is a thing of the past.

Accountants are squarely on the front line of the problems with the 2010 estate tax hiatus, according to practitioners and estate-planning attorneys.