Tax

CCH has expanded its research resources with the CCH Expert Treatise Library, with the initial treatise covering the taxation of compensation and benefits.

Henry Bloch, the “H” in H&R Block, needs no introduction to accountants, or the millions of taxpayers whose returns have been prepared by the firm — and the industry — he spawned.

The Treasury Department launched a pilot program Thursday to provide tax refunds on prepaid debit and payroll cards.

Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner talked about the Obama administration’s support for corporate tax reform during and after a speech on Wednesday.

The AICPA has posted a sample client letter that accountants and tax practitioners can download, personalize and use to inform their clients about how the legislation extending the Bush-era tax cuts could affect them.

The Internal Revenue Service said a series of forms will be disabled until mid- to late February with error codes.

The Internal Revenue Service has been hearing a lot of concerns about its new requirements for tax preparers to electronically file tax returns.

The Internal Revenue Service has opened the 2011 tax season by announcing that taxpayers have until April 18 to file their tax returns as a result of a Washington, D.C., holiday.

National Taxpayer Advocate Nina E. Olson released her annual report to Congress on Wednesday, focusing on the need for tax reform as the No. 1 priority in tax administration.

Every few years, as regularly as clockwork, Washington starts talking about “simplifying” the Tax Code.