Tax

IRS audit rates have dropped, but that doesn’t mean clients shouldn’t be prepared.

The Modernized e-File system will be unavailable for two short periods in July and August.

The Internal Revenue Service’s unmet needs for information technology support are producing inefficiency and higher tax administration costs, according to a new report.

The Internal Revenue Service is allowing employers to truncate taxpayer identification numbers to protect employees from identity theft.

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed into law a measure that would give key members of Congress the ability to request the president’s state returns.

A judge has been assigned to a lawsuit by congressional Democrats seeking access to the president’s tax returns.

Two for one; underreporting more than a million; $500 for fake info; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

The Internal Revenue Service has set up a process for carefully vetting videos after a series of embarrassing educational videos were uncovered several years ago featuring IRS officials and employees appearing in spoofs of TV series such as "Star Trek," "Gilligan’s Island" and "Mad Men," along with a dance music video.

The module, which is proprietary to Canopy, allows money transfers between Canopy’s customers and their clients using credit, debit or ACH.

Gas prices; GASB and 457s; heads in the cloud; and other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers.