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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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.
October 9 -
Between sunsetting provisions, wealth tax proposals and much more, Nov. 5 will have serious consequences in tax.
October 4 -
They're great for customers, but these annual events are not necessarily great for retailers.
September 24 -
Between the coming sunset of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, the presidential election and a host of other factors, this is shaping up to be a tough year for advising clients.
September 17 -
Whoever wins, '2025 is going to be a very interesting tax legislative year.'
September 11 -
The Eleventh Circuit splits with the First Circuit and reduces an FBAR penalty under the Constitution's Excessive Fines Clause.
September 9 -
A look at the tax policy positions of the Republican and Democratic vice presidential nominees.
August 27 -
Both presidential candidates have floated it, and there are benefits for both workers and employers — though not always how you'd expect.
August 21 -
A new study reveals increases in both local and new tax rates across the country, highlighting an urgent need for revenue at the municipal level.
August 14 -
Everything you need to know about regs, judicial decisions, IRS pronouncements and more from the first half of 2024.
August 9 -
While large companies can afford not to currently expense research and development costs, but many small companies can't, say experts.
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