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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Major differences on the treatment of these businesses divide the House and Senate reform bills
November 21 -
For this tax season, it looks like the reporting requirements remain in full swing.
November 21 -
Differences with the as-yet-unpassed Senate bill need to be reconciled.
By Michael Cohn and Roger RussellNovember 16 -
The House passed tax reform legislation Thursday by a vote of 227-205, with 13 Republicans voting against the bill, as the Senate Finance Committee continued debating and marking up a significantly different version of the bill.
By Michael Cohn and Roger RussellNovember 16 -
Key stumbling blocks remain for tax reform, including a ticking clock, differences in key provisions, and the cost.
November 14 -
The chairman’s mark-up of the act is only the start of the wrangling.
November 6 -
The complexities proposed in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act gives practitioners plenty to talk to their clients about.
November 3 -
What to look for in the legislative proposal due out Thursday.
October 31 -
The Treasury aims to kill proposed Section 2704 rules
October 31 -
House passage of the Senate budget resolution opens the door to wrangling next week.
October 26 -
Tax reform uncertainty complicates advising clients.
October 26 -
The Senate budget agreement moves tax reform back to the other chamber of Congress.
October 24 -
If tax reform lowers U.S. rates, it could spark a race to the bottom.
October 17 -
Bloomberg BNA’s software products group has announced that its BNA Fixed Assets Web will power RSM’s Fixed Assets Optimization Service.
October 10 -
The House took a giant step on the path of tax reform by adopting a budget resolution for fiscal year 2018, while the Senate Budget Committee advanced its own version.
October 6 -
The treatment of pass-throughs and how their income is taxed is a major issue for legislators.
October 3 -
Accounting Today presents in its 2017 Malpractice Insurance Guide
October 2 -
The tax reform plan released Wednesday by Republican leaders and the Trump administration is more focused on corporate taxes than individual taxes, experts say.
By Roger Russell and Michael CohnSeptember 27 -
Changing due dates, missing info, legislative uncertainty and host of other factors are pushing more returns than ever to October.
September 26 -
A step-by-step guide for when the service wants more money from a taxpayer.
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