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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With Donald Trump's inauguration at hand, many of the details of what the administration and the GOP Congress plan to do with Obamacare remain uncertain.
January 19 -
A one-year tax holiday for the more than $2 trillion parked overseas is clearly in the offing, experts say.
January 10 -
On Dec. 31, 2016, Code Section 457A put to an end to the strategy of deferring compensation in tax-advantaged jurisdictions offshore.
January 3 -
Despite the absence of regulations from the Treasury, the done still had to get a statement from the charity at the time the gift was made.
December 28 -
Countries that reduce their income taxes over time tend to grow faster, according to a new study
December 27 -
The Republicans are in a strong position to torpedo Obamacare – but not right away. In the meantime, you and your clients still need to comply.
December 22 -
The IRS is wasting taxpayer dollars on employee travel, according to a new report from the Senate Finance Committee.
December 20 -
Bloomberg BNA’s Daily Tax Report released its 2017 Outlook, forecasting major changes to tax and accounting policies under the incoming Trump Administration and a Republican Congress.
December 14 -
Ohio Supreme Court votes to uphold Ohios Commercial Activity Tax against a Constitutional nexus challenge.
December 8 -
If your clients are upset by the outcome of the election, there are some things they should know before they book a one-way ticket out of the country.
December 1 -
The minimum amount of contact between a taxpayer and a state that allows the state to tax the business on its activities is under attack as states seek to broaden its reach.
November 26 -
Tax professionals face a host of new issues for next tax season, starting right now
November 26 -
The Tax Court has allowed the entire amounts of $4 million and $7.3 million paid to sons of the founders of a concrete contracting business deductible as reasonable compensation.
November 23 -
With Thanksgiving approaching, were reminded of the goodness of giving to help the less fortunate by food banks, clothes for the needy, and many other worthy charitable organizations.
November 17 -
Donald Trump has already done the impossible by winning the presidency, but once he takes office he may have to do so again by finding a way to pay for the across-the-board tax cuts he promised during his campaign.
November 9 -
If elections are all about economics, then the winner of next weeks presidential election will be Hillary Clinton.
November 3 -
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Earlier this week, I moderated an Accounting Today web seminar on Understanding Affordable Care Act Reporting: Year 2.
October 27 -
For tax preparers getting ready for tax season, the environment has changed, according to Annie Schwab, tax manager at Padgett Business Services.
October 20 -
Parsing the new partnership audit rules
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