Tax

Internal Revenue Service Commissioner Doug Shulman described his vision for a next-generation tax compliance system that would allow the IRS to pre-populate a taxpayer’s return with W-2, 1099 and other information reporting forms before a taxpayer files a return.

For busy accountants who are responsible for filing taxes on behalf of the approximately 82 million out of 228 million American adults who opt to use professional services, tax season is an emotionally wrought time.

CCH has expanded its Expert Treatise Library with two new treatises on international and state taxation.

The Tax & Accounting business of Thomson Reuters has released an upgraded version of the business intelligence reporting component of its indirect tax system.

As Washington moves closer to the brink of a federal government shutdown, the battle lines are already being set for the next budget turf war.

The Supreme Court has ruled in favor of an Arizona government program that provided tax credits to individuals who contribute to nonprofit groups that offer scholarships for private school students, including those at parochial schools.

The Internal Revenue Service reminded taxpayers and preparers Monday that they have only two weeks to go before the April 18 filing deadline.

Approximately half of U.S. taxpayers are uneducated about the risks of identity theft during tax season, according to a new survey, but the majority trust their tax preparers.

The House Ways and Means Committee has passed a bill that would limit tax breaks for health insurance policies that cover abortions.

Any move on tax reform should take into consideration what the European Union and various countries are doing with their tax systems, observed David Lifson, past president of the New York State Society of CPAs and a tax partner at Crowe Horwath.