Tax

The Internal Revenue Service is preparing for its 2015 IRS Nationwide Tax Forums across the country this summer.

Wolters Kluwer Tax & Accounting US has introduced the CCH International Tax Compliance Calendar, an interactive tool that delivers key deadline dates to tax professionals for up to 112 tax jurisdictions around the world.

The Tax & Accounting business of Thomson Reuters has debuted a new video interview series, Tax Talk, in which reporters talk with leaders in the world of tax and finance.

A new mobile app called Swipefin is aiming to become the “Tinder of tax prep” by using the same swipe left and right movements employed by the popular dating app, in this case for tracking deductible business expenses.

Liberty Tax Inc. reported that the total number of customers it served in the U.S. and Canada grew by 2.1%, to 2.2 million, in fiscal 2015. Revenue increased 1.6%, to $162.2 million.

Some of our favorite recent tax fraud cases.

Tax professionals need to juggle multiple commitments—especially during busy season. The long hours, travel and heavy workload can be an endurance test for many. With these demands on fathers’ time, it’s important for them to focus on balancing their professional and personal life in order to remain energized during and outside of work.

The operator of Pender Tax Services, LLC, a tax preparation business in Rosenhayn, N.J., has been indicted by a federal grand jury on one count of conspiracy to defraud the Internal Revenue Service and nine counts of preparing fraudulent tax returns for her clients.

The owner of a brothel in Salzburg, Austria has found an innovative way to protest what he sees as punitive taxation and regulation of his industry: offering free sex and drinks to patrons all summer.

Highlights of some of our favorite tax-related blogs from the past week.