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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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Undercover investigators found pervasive incompetence, fraud and significant errors among a sample group of non-credentialed tax preparers in half a dozen states.
March 16
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The IRS managed to get through last filing season despite extensive budget and staffing cuts, according to a GAO report, but is facing tax changes this year.
March 16
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While AI is suitable for some tasks and use cases, there are other tax applications that are simply too risky, whether from an economic or security standpoint.
March 16
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If the change were enacted, New York's estate tax exemption threshold would be the lowest in the U.S.
March 16
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The Supreme Court heard arguments in a case revolving around whether a county violated the rights of a homeowner whose home was foreclosed on for owing taxes.
March 13
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While Republican-led states are mostly adopting the various tax changes from the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, some states led by Democrats are refusing to go along.
March 13
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The Internal Revenue Service confirmed Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent's term as acting IRS commissioner has expired, although he will continue to oversee it.
March 13
