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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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Accounting firm Eisner LLP has introduced its 2010 Personal Tax Guide, which is available on the firms Web site and as a download to the Amazon Kindle e-reader.
December 24 -
Leaders of the Senate Finance Committee said they intend to work on passing legislation to extend expiring tax breaks early next year.
December 23 -
The Senates brand-new 10 percent tax on indoor tanning services is bound to lead to some further creative thinking about how to generate extra revenue to cover the costs of health care reform.
December 22 -
For at least the first few days of 2010, and probably longer, executors of the estates of people dying after Dec. 31, 2009, will be operating in a difficult environment after the Senates failure to extend the estate tax at its current rates.
December 22 -
Payroll services provider Paychex has published four online tax resources for CPAs and small businesses free of charge on its Web site.
December 21 -
CCH has released the latest version of its online consumer tax preparation software, CompleteTax.
December 21 -
The Senate overcame a key procedural hurdle early Monday morning on the arduous journey to approving health care reform legislation with a 1:00 am vote approving an amendment by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., that made changes to secure the 60 votes needed to end a filibuster.
December 21