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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Experts weigh in on the seesawing judicial fate of the Corporate Transparency Act and its beneficial ownership information reporting mandate.
January 14 -
The change would come as part of the first big amendments to Circular 230 since 2014.
January 7 -
Experts expect 'scattershot, unhelpful reporting' of crypto assets and transactions for the first few years with the 1099-DA.
December 31 -
Many continue to question the constitutionality of the Corporate Transparency Act, but it's not gone yet.
December 30 -
Experts share a handful of new and emerging threats that CPA firms should keep an eye out for.
December 26 -
The market for professional malpractice liability insurance is evolving even as the profession evolves.
December 26 -
Proposed regs for the corporate alternative minimum tax may place a major burden on smaller partnerships.
December 24 -
An injunction from a federal court has paused CTA enforcement, but not eliminated the possibility of it in the future.
December 10 -
A federal district court has issued a preliminary injunction to prevent the government from enforcing the Corporate Transparency Act.
December 5 -
But last weekend was just the beginning: Retailers need help for the rest of the year, too.
December 5 -
Court decisions have opened up a whole new world of tax worries for college student athletes.
December 2 -
A pending proposal from the Streamlined Sales Tax Governing Board would let businesses that haven't been remitting sales tax come in from the cold.
November 26 -
Who controls how many branches of government is having repercussions at every level.
November 21 -
Tax practitioners weigh in on what the newly elected president wants to do tax-wise, and what he'll actually be able to do tax-wise.
November 7 -
The future of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act and other tax issues are on the ballot.
November 5 -
Liability insurance experts examine the current landscape of risk.
October 31 -
Uncertainty around sunsetting provisions should have professional athletes planning ahead on their taxes.
October 29 -
Regardless of the election results, we will see some tax legislation next year, says one expert.
October 22 -
With the November election mere weeks away, there is still time for tax pros to ponder the strategies available to meet the proposals of each candidate.
October 17 -
Disagreements with the IRS, while business as usual for CPAs, can be terrifying to the taxpayer.
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