Tax

Married same-sex couples are awaiting a decision by the Supreme Court to help them resolve their tax-filing challenges on tax day.

CCH has released a new tax briefing analyzing President Obama’s fiscal year 2014 budget and the tax ramifications of the President’s proposals.

President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama earned $608,611 in adjusted gross income in 2012, down 23 percent from 2011 as royalties from Obama’s books continued to decline, tax returns released today showed.

Complexity and inconsistency within the tax code continue to be a major problem for small businesses, with one out of four small businesses reporting that they need to spend 120 hours or more per year on the administration of federal taxes, or three full work weeks, according to a new survey.

Changes to the tax laws at the beginning of the year resulted in a delayed tax season in which the average tax refund declined slightly, according to a new government report.

Several tax preparers in New York City and Long Island have been arrested and prosecuted after investigations into the filing of false state and federal income tax returns.

As tax season winds down, it may be hard to think about work beyond the imminent and deserved time off, but there are points you can raise with clients to keep them coming to you for the rest of the year, too.

New documents from the Internal Revenue Service suggest the agency’s criminal tax division has been reading taxpayers emails without a warrant despite an appeals court decision saying that violates the Fourth Amendment.

Owning your own business is about doing the one thing you love to do, and 99 other things you dislike but must do, according to Roger Harris, president and chief operating officer of Padgett Business Services.

A group representing charitable organizations said it is concerned about a proposed cap to the charitable tax deduction included in President Obama's budget plan.