Tax

The Internal Revenue Service will be making some changes in the due dates next year for several types of business tax returns, which should give accountants a little extra breathing room.

The American Institute of CPAs recommended the Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service make a number of changes to improve the Offshore Voluntary Disclosure Program and the Streamlined Filing Compliance Procedures that allow U.S. taxpayers to voluntarily disclose previously unreported offshore assets and comply with U.S. tax laws.

Tax workflow headaches are abundant, but the investment in technology solutions to improve the annual stressors is traditionally a low priority.

The Tax Foundation has released an updated report on sales taxes throughout the states in 2016, indicating where the highest and lowest state and local sales tax rates are across the country.

The Internal Revenue Service is seeking to force UBS Group AG to turn over records on an account in Singapore held by a U.S. citizen, potentially opening a new front against offshore tax evasion beyond Switzerland.

There are really two tax seasons every year, marked by two very different attitudes.

The Internal Revenue Service has temporarily suspended the Identity Protection PIN tool on its website after security vulnerabilities were discovered in the service, which is intended to help victims of identity theft.

Senator Bernie Sanders’s proposals for sweeping tax hikes on businesses and individuals to bankroll universal health care, infrastructure and free college tuition would raise $15.3 trillion over the next decade but “substantially reduce incentives to save and invest in the United States,” according to a new policy study.

Ohio Governor John Kasich and his wife Karen paid about $1.3 million in federal taxes on the adjusted gross income of $5.1 million that they earned over a seven-year period, according to documents released by the Republican presidential candidate’s campaign.

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