Tax

Rep. Dave Camp, R-Mich., the influential chairman of the tax-writing House Ways and Means Committee, has written a letter to the acting head of the Internal Revenue Service complaining that the IRS’s decision to delay tax season because of the government shutdown will be a financial burden to people who count on early tax refunds.

The total number of state, county, city and transit sales tax rate increases in the U.S. rose to 129 in the third quarter of this year, compared to 69 in third quarter of 2012, according to a new report from Thomson Reuters.

Greatland, a provider of W-2 and 1099 products for business, is offering advice to help businesses and their tax preparers avoid penalties, improve compliance and know the important changes for year-end, particularly in light of the Affordable Care Act.

Mary Kopczynski, CEO of 8of9 Consulting, discusses how the intergovernmental agreements that the U.S. has been negotiating with other countries to facilitate FATCA compliance are affecting U.S. expatriates and citizens abroad, in an interview with AccountingToday.com editor-in-chief Michael Cohn.

The Internal Revenue Service announced on Tuesday that it will delay the start of the 2014 tax filing season by as much as two weeks due to delays caused by the recent closure of the federal government.

The American Institute of CPAs has faced a hectic year dealing with problems like the last-minute fiscal cliff deal that delayed tax season, along with the after-effects of Superstorm Sandy and the impact of changes at the Internal Revenue Service that made life difficult for many tax practitioners.

When construction slowed during the recession, some companies hired workers and wrongly designated them as independent contractors to avoid paying insurance, taxes, fair wages and overtime.

CCH has released a new tax briefing offering insights and analysis to assist tax practitioners and their clients with year-end tax planning.

Mary Kopczynski, CEO of 8of9 Consulting, discusses the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act, and its implications, delays and controversies, in the first of a two-part interview with AccountingToday.com editor-in-chief Michael Cohn.

Thomson Reuters’ WorldTrade Executive brand has released the latest edition of Global Transfer Pricing Solutions, a book that covers regulatory changes and provides analysis in the field of transfer pricing.