Tax

As we approach the November elections, the end of the year and the beginning of a new tax season, we’re not much clearer on the fate of the provisions that expired at the end of 2013, aka the extenders, that haven’t yet been renewed.

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

The Internal Revenue Service has released the summer 2014 edition of its quarterly Statistics of Income Bulletin, providing data on foreign controlled domestic corporations and municipal bonds from tax year 2011.

Tax practitioners start preparing their year-end planning strategies

The tax prep giant reaches out to attract firms

Helping your firm escape the tax season crush

Regulations open availability of longevity annuity contracts

H&R Block and Liberty Tax have been expanding from traditional tax preparation services into other areas such as bookkeeping as they reach out to service small business clients year-round, giving traditional accountants some extra competition.

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

Thomson Reuters has begun offering a new Checkpoint Learning Tax Research Certificate Program for tax professionals.