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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The doubling of the estate tax deduction has major ramifications for states, the fed – and taxpayers.
May 8 -
Accounting firms and tax pros can do more than just relax after tax season.
May 3 -
Congress is working on a major redesign of the tax agency.
May 1 -
The time to start preparing for the TCJA’s affect on individual taxpayers next year is right now.
May 1 -
NCCPAP’s Steve Mankowski shares details from a recent IRS meeting – including the cause of the Tax Day outage.
May 1 -
Experts dissect the justices’ approach to landmark sales tax case.
April 24 -
Despite perceptions that the issue isn’t widespread in accounting, insurers urge caution.
By Danielle Lee and Roger RussellApril 20 -
Changes in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act have created confusion as to what’s deductible.
April 17 -
Much of this filing season is being given over to planning for the next one.
April 3 -
In April, the Supreme Court will hear a potential landmark case for online sales tax.
April 3 -
The tax treatment of bitcoin and its ilk raises major questions.
April 2 -
A Supreme Court ruling frees taxpayers from the worry of ‘felonizing’ their return, experts say.
March 27 -
A Tax Court case parses the rules behind whether a C corp can deduct mortgage payments.
March 20 -
Clients may face unexpected tax consequences from transactions with these digital assets.
March 13 -
Accountants may face their own Section 199A issues
March 8 -
The TCJA has preparers focusing on both 2017 and 2018
March 6 - Non-profits
A provision in the budget act could eliminate tax on their excess business holdings.
March 6 -
GRTs are being considered across the country as an improvement on state corporate income taxes -- but they come with serious issues.
February 27 -
Tax professionals are looking to the IRS for guidance on the new Section 199A.
February 27 -
There’s a provision in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act that is just now beginning to garner awareness among state governments and investors.
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