Tax Strategies

The chances for comprehensive tax reform occurring in the wake of Tuesday’s elections are murky at best, with a divided Congress and a re-elected President who has been unable to persuade Republicans to support his tax policies.

The re-election of President Obama is likely to result in substantial changes for taxpayers, especially with the expiration of the Bush-era tax rates approaching.

President Barack Obama delivered his acceptance speech early Wednesday morning after winning re-election in a hard-fought campaign against Republican rival Mitt Romney as the U.S. faces the risk of another plunge into recession with the expiration of the current tax rates coupled with deep automatic spending cuts.

The Internal Revenue Service’s decision to modify the timelines for withholding agents and foreign banks to comply with the stiff new due diligence requirements under the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act is providing them, as well as taxpayers and preparers, with some welcome relief.

The outcome of next week’s election is likely to determine tax policy, but some elements may be outside the control of whoever gets elected to the White House and Congress.

Tax practitioners are working harder nowadays to keep up with a changing profession, an official with the American Institute of CPAs told attendees at Accounting Today’s Growth & Profitability Summit.

PricewaterhouseCoopers US has published a new edition of its annual guide, “Managing Your Wealth: Guide to Tax and Wealth Management.”

President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney argued fiercely over foreign policy during their final debate, with some discussion of tax policy, the budget and the economy also part of the mix.

K&A Accountancy launched a service Monday to help millions of small businesses take advantage of an Affordable Care Act health insurance tax credit that can be worth up to $50,000 per year.

Although the legislative trends decided by next month’s elections won’t be known until the lame duck session of Congress and later, based on what we know now it may be a good time to consider selling a small business.