Roger Russell is a senior editor at Accounting Today. He focuses on tax developments and compliance, and professional liability issues affecting CPAs. He is a tax attorney and has been a researcher and analyst at several major tax publishing companies.
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State PTE taxes, Maryland's digital ads tax and tax rate reductions are at the forefront.
February 7 -
And they look likely to stay high, suggests a new report from Vertex.
February 7 -
Practitioners are hoping for a more normal filing season.
February 2 -
The vulnerability of the Social Security number isn't helping, either.
January 31 -
The Supreme Court and the Eleventh Circuit issue separate rulings on the controversial law that would prevent states from lowering taxes after accepting federal aid.
January 25 -
An appeals court ruling could cost the Golden State billions in unpaid sales taxes.
January 17 -
The question is whether legal advice was the primary purpose of a communication, or just one significant purpose among others.
January 10 -
If the 'secondary' spouse makes a balance-due payment to the IRS, it may not get credited to their account.
January 3 -
The list of potential roadblocks is relatively short — and just got shorter.
December 29 -
At issue is whether the IRS needs to tell taxpayers when it gathers information about their bank accounts and other records.
December 27 -
40 critical regulations, court decisions, laws, IRS proposals and other major changes to the tax landscape from the past 12 months.
December 15 -
Plus, other updates from the agency around the Practitioners Priority Service, the Information Return Intake System and more.
December 13 -
Padgett Business Service's Roger Harris is asking Congress to hold off, and consider raising the payment threshold.
December 7 -
The court decision striking down the DAT has implications for other states, and for the future of a global minimum tax.
December 2 -
The Sixth Circuit prohibited the Treasury from enforcing the tax mandate against Tennessee, though it also held that Kentucky lacked standing in its challenge.
November 30 -
Taxpayers can no longer get away with 'substantial compliance' — they need to have their 'contemporaneous written acknowledgements' in order.
November 22 -
When it comes to tax legislation, expect 'small ball' in an era of divided government.
November 16 -
Time to review your policies, update your engagement letters and prepare for lawsuits.
November 10 -
An inside look at the ongoing arguments against the federal government's attempts to restrict state tax cuts based on stimulus funds.
November 8 -
Padgett Business Services' Roger Harris urges a broader perspective on how the agency should spend its $80 billion windfall.
November 1
