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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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In the glut of stories that came out around Tax Day, one in particular stood out.
April 18 -
Like most politicians, President Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney released the details of their federal income tax returns late last week.
April 17 -
With the slightly later Tax Day now past, the Internal Revenue Service is still accepting extension requests, for a six-month reprieve, through E-file.
April 17 -
The Senate Finance Committee didn't like what it found in investigating ancillary offers often made as part of using the Internal Revenue Service's Free File online tax return preparation services.
April 16 -
A Michigan husband and wife, who've been involved in previous tax protests, could soon face a court order preventing them from promoting what the government says is the No. 1 tax scheme in the country.
April 16 -
The National Taxpayer Advocate, Nina E. Olson, announced that the Internal Revenue Service has awarded $8 million in matching grants to Low Income Taxpayer Clinics.
April 16 -
For filers anticipating this year's tax refund, it naturally comes as a welcome e-mail: "We have determined that you are eligible to receive a tax refund of [X] dollars. To access the form for your tax refund, please click here."Who wouldn't like to get a tax refund? And an e-mail message sporting the official Internal Revenue Service logo is hard to ignore.
April 16