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IRS Overdue on Paying Hazardous Waste Fee

An IRS processing center in Kansas City, Mo., is overdue on paying a $172.50 fee for a hazardous waste removal permit dating back to 2006.

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Posted by Michael Cohn at 05:52PM | Comments (0)

Senate Jobs Bill a Question Mark

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., said Thursday that he plans to begin procedural votes on jobs legislation on Monday, but the exact contours of the bill he intends to introduce were still unknown as of late Friday afternoon.

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Posted by Michael Cohn at 04:47PM | Comments (0)

Who Says Accounting is Boring?

A new Web site, AccountingIsBoring.com, seeks to answer the question of who in Twitterland finds accounting boring.

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Posted by Michael Cohn at 04:03PM | Comments (0)

PCAOB Meets Resistance on International Inspections

The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board sure gets around, but not as much as it would like to.

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Posted by Michael Cohn at 06:16PM | Comments (0)

Schumer and Hatch Call for Payroll Tax Break

A bipartisan pair of Senators, Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., and Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, have proposed giving employers a payroll tax break for hiring unemployed workers.

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Posted by Michael Cohn at 06:29AM | Comments (0)

What to Do While Estate Tax Is in Limbo

Congress’s unexpected failure to fix the estate tax is putting estate planners in an uncomfortable position.

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Posted by Michael Cohn at 06:17PM | Comments (0)

IRS Taking a Closer Look at Banks’ Equity Swaps

The IRS is telling its field agents to be on the lookout for cases where banks are using equity swap transactions as a way for their offshore clients to avoid taxes.

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Posted by Michael Cohn at 05:59PM | Comments (0)

President Signs Haiti Tax Deduction into Law

President Obama signed legislation Friday evening that allows taxpayers to deduct their charitable contributions toward Haiti relief from their 2009 tax returns.

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Posted by Michael Cohn at 12:07PM | Comments (0)

Marketing, M&A to Headline 2010 Trends

After staggering through one of the toughest years on record, the profession continues to face imposing challenges, but by seizing on market opportunities and renewing a commitment to providing superior client service, accounting firms may inch gradually forward during 2010.

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Posted by Bill Carlino at 06:50PM | Comments (1)

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Tax Court Allows Deduction for Cost of MBA Degree

Those who are pursuing an MBA, or would like to but are worried about the high cost of tuition, can take heart from a recent Tax Court ruling.

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Posted by Michael Cohn at 06:10PM | Comments (0)