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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Accountants and tax professionals need to be ready to help their clients choose the right type of business entity.
May 13 -
President Trump's 'big beautiful bill' continues to move through the House and Senate.
May 8 -
A relatively smooth filing season offered a lot to learn about the future of the IRS, the importance of tax planning, changes in liability patterns, and more.
May 6 -
Cuts in funding and staff mean the Internal Revenue Service will likely "do less with less," experts say.
April 29 -
As the odds of a downturn climb, one expert warns that it may result in the uncovering of so-far undetected fraud schemes.
April 23 -
A court upheld the Internal Revenue Service's forced sale of a co-owned dental practice for one owner's tax debt.
April 16 -
In two recent cases, the court looked to local law for the first time in research funding analysis.
April 9 -
The Supreme Court overturned a number of lower courts to say a bankruptcy trustee can't get misappropriated funds back from the Internal Revenue Service.
April 2 -
Tax preparers are concerned about the IRS's ability to make it through to April 15.
April 1 -
Taxpayers that suffer a smaller loss might not have the sophistication to know that they could be entitled to take a theft loss deduction, warns one expert.
March 26 -
Both houses of Congress have passed budget resolutions — but they have passed very different budget resolutions.
March 18 -
With tax season in full swing, the Internal Revenue Service is being severely hampered by cutting staff.
March 11 -
Love it or hate it, beneficial ownership information reporting is on the shelf for most small businesses — for now, at least.
March 4 -
Even though things are busy, tax pros can't afford to let their guards down on engagement letters, scope creep, data security and much more.
February 27 -
Major changes are afoot for companies that want to claim the research tax credit.
February 20 -
Expect rates to rise and audits to increase as cash-strapped states and localities feel the crunch.
February 13 -
The regime is 'novel, widespread, misunderstood and controversial,' according to one expert.
February 11 -
The Granite State's attempts to protect its retailers may not come to much, though.
February 4 -
The media mogul is in court to allow him to change the terms of a trust — but it's not that easy.
January 29 -
With relatively fewer tax changes to worry about, BOI and tariffs are top of mind for some experts.
January 28
