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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Here’s hoping that fewer last-minute changes will make for easier filing.
February 27 -
Maryland and Nebraska may pioneer digital advertising taxes.
February 27 -
The Supreme Court vacated and remanded Tuesday an appeals court decision that found under federal common law, a tax refund due from a joint tax return generally belongs to the company responsible for the losses that form the basis of the refund, rejecting a nearly half-century-old precedent.
February 25 -
The justices let stand an appeals ruling that precluded a tax refund to movie producers, deferring to an IRS regulation that ended the common-law mailbox rule for refund claims, even though Clarence Thomas reversed his position on an earlier case.
February 25 -
A congressional explanation unearths an overlooked benefit from tax reform.
February 25 -
They’re still valuable, but require stricter attention to the rules than ever.
February 18 -
The court is set to rule whether a parent company or a subsidiary can claim the money.
February 13 -
Tax preparer groups are coming together to ask for more dedicated support.
February 11 -
Grant Thornton’s National Tax Office picks the top issues of 2019 and 2020.
February 10 -
Top issues and changes for the filing season that’s just begun.
February 6 -
AB 5 has employers up in arms — and going to court.
February 4 -
A group of IRS stakeholder organizations has submitted a letter to the Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Services with suggestions on the implementation of the Taxpayer First Act.
January 30 -
Get working on it now, before the filing season rush begins.
January 7 -
Filing should be easier this time, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t steps you can take to make things better.
January 2 -
Teach clients to avoid the end-of-the-year rush to make the most of their donations.
December 31 -
The TCJA and Wayfair continue to dominate the landscape.
December 27 -
New OECD proposals want to harmonize tax regimes around the globe.
December 27 -
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act puts a whole new spin on an old strategy.
December 19 -
This provision of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act ‘threw everything upside down,’ says one expert.
December 17 -
There are a host of ways to make the most of the month ahead.
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