Tax

April is Financial Literacy Month and Fred Slater, CPA, and Ellen Minkow, CPA, of MS 1040 LLC in New York City are offering some special tax advice.

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

Small businesses should ask these five questions about software when selecting a tax preparer.

Better processes are needed to reduce the risks of employment tax fraud, according to a new government report.

A former Swiss asset manager pleaded guilty to helping U.S. clients hide millions of dollars in offshore accounts and avoid paying federal income taxes.

Sometimes what happens in Vegas doesn’t just stay on the Strip—it blows across the Sagebrush State like a wayward tumbleweed. Case in point: Nevada Health Link enrollees have been reporting mistakes on the 1095-A IRS forms to calculate their premium tax credit on the federally supported state-based HIX.

It’s tax time and the IRS is ready to receive your small business information from the past year. Can you guess who else is waiting for you to file?

A tax pro offers this seasonally appropriate missive

BSI SA, a Swiss private bank, admitted helping customers duck taxes by using coded language, nameless debit cards and fake identities as part of a landmark $211 million accord to avoid U.S. prosecution.

Even though tax season is getting close to the end, there are still some important tips that accountants can share with their clients by April 15, and beyond.