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The Internal Revenue Service still hasnt said what caused some of its systems to shut down last Wednesday, but the agencys processing functionsincluding e-filingwere restored by last Thursday evening.
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Our weekly roundup of tax-related investment strategies and news your clients may be thinking about.
February 6 -
Tax pros and their clients are putting themselves at risk, because e-mail is not secure.
February 6 -
A roundup of our favorite recent tax fraud cases.
February 6 -
A large number of important tax changes go into effect this year. Many were ushered in by the Protecting Americans from Tax Hikes (PATH) Act of 2015, although legislation enacted earlier in 2015 and in 2014 also contributed a fair share. Still other changes are the result of various administrative pronouncements by the IRS.
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Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., the ranking Democrat on the Senate Finance Committee, along with a group of other Senate Democrats, have introduced legislation to make the Saver's Credit into a refundable tax credit to help more working families and middle-class Americans save for retirement.
February 5 -
The Internal Revenue Service said it resumed processing individual and business tax returns at approximately 5 p.m. Thursday following resolution of its system outage.
February 5 -
At least one state looks to fatten up on cookies, the bits of computer code that websites leave on computers and smartphones to track user data and to improve website experience, by claiming it establishes nexus for sales tax purposes.
February 4 -
The Internal Revenue Services new security measures this tax season to counter identity theft and tax fraud appear to be having little impact so far on criminals, according to a security expert who monitors the online chat rooms where fraudsters swap taxpayers sensitive personal and financial information.
February 4 -
Check out the digital edition of the February 2016 issue of Accounting Today.
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