Tax

The New York State Senate has agreed to suspend the gasoline tax for the summer, as the topic continues to be the talk of presidential candidates.

The Justice Department has sued a South Holland, Ill., tax preparer and her company to bar them from preparing tax returns, claiming they are responsible for more than $12 million in tax losses for the government.

A new poll shows that most Americans don't want state or federal tax agencies to prepare their taxes.

A merger between two corporate tax prep firms in Australia aims to give new competition to the Big Four.

Senate Democrats have proposed legislation that would roll back $17 billion in tax breaks for oil and gas companies and impose a 25 percent windfall profits tax on the companies.

The Internal Revenue Service's Electronic Crimes Program needs to have more controls in place, says a new report.

The New York State Society of CPAs plans to hold its 29th Annual New York CPA Business & Technology Show & Conference on May 14 and 15 at the New York Hilton Hotel, featuring Tracy Byrnes of Fox Business News and IRS Special Agent Mike Minto as speakers.

The Tax Court issued an unusually stern rebuke to the Internal Revenue Service in a case it decided last week involving a huge group of tax shelter defendants.

A memo from the Internal Revenue Service's Large and Mid-Sized Business Division introduces new LMSB Procedures for tax return preparer penalty cases.

Amper Politziner & Mattia has merged with Goldenberg Rosenthal to create one of the largest regional firms in the Northeast.