Tax

Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney cited a group of economic studies to show that his tax-cut plan won’t increase the U.S. budget deficit or shift the tax burden to middle-income taxpayers.

Check out the digital edition of the September 2012 issue of Accounting Today.

If there’s a shortage of tax preparers for the 2014 season, it won’t be for lack of education providers.

Former President Bill Clinton delivered a scathing indictment of Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney and vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan’s economic and tax plans to an enthusiastic crowd at the Democratic National Convention, exhorting the crowd to re-elect President Barack Obama.

Bain Capital LLC and Apollo Global Management LLC are among the private equity firms subpoenaed by New York’s attorney general in an investigation into whether they are depriving the state of tax revenue, according to two people familiar with the matter.

College students and their families could save up to $2,500 a year if they save receipts for necessary expenses such as textbooks and other course materials.

CFOs at multinational companies are beginning to change their minds about using tax policy as a way out of the economic doldrums.

Wolters Kluwer Tax & Accounting has acquired the assets of BSI, a provider of international tax, legal, business and investment information.

Unprecendented levels of uncertainty wreak havoc on year-end planning

Proponents of states' ability to require remote vendors to collect and hand over sales tax are positioning themselves for hoped-for legislative action before the end of the year.