Roger Russell

IRS budget woes are the top priorities for Andy Mattson, recently appointed AICPA committee chair of the IRS Advocacy & Relations Committee.

With Paul Ryan newly instated as House Speaker, many are saying 2016 will be the year for major tax reform, according to Matt Becker, BDO USA regional managing partner for tax services.

The sharing economy has created untold numbers of micro-entrepreneurs, who provide services through digital-age apps.

The Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit has just handed the American Institute of CPAs a victory in its dispute with the Internal Revenue Service over tax preparer credentials.

Careful planning is a must to maximize the effect of deductible assets on a business return.

A number of presidential candidates have proposed their tax policies, several of which were fleshed out by Republican candidates during Wednesday night’s debate.

Exploring the IRS’s tax settlement programs

It’s just not in the nature of most accountants to make hassle calls to taxpayer clients who are late coming in to get their returns prepared and filed.

Earlier this week, Accounting Today hosted a Web seminar on Understanding Affordable Care Act Reporting.

Small business sellers are more optimistic this year about the value of their business, while many buyers are less confident, according to BizBuySell‘s third Annual Buyer-Seller Confidence Index.

Nobody likes making a bad investment, or starting a business that loses money, but it happens.

Time for CPAs to check their malpractice coverage.

Tax provisions that are likely to be passed – however late

National Taxpayer Advocate Nina Olson will convene an international conference on taxpayer rights later this year.

Handling tax controversy cases before the IRS calls for more than just tax expertise

Last week, the Alabama Department of Revenue challenged the U.S. Supreme Court’s 1992 decision in Quill Corp. v. North Dakota, which established a physical presence test for sales tax nexus.

The American Institute of CPAs wrote Congress to warn that a bill grants the IRS too much authority to regulate tax preparers.

Effective Jan. 1, 2016, the IRS will reject any checks received for over $99,999,999.00.

Independent tax preparation businesses face challenges of fierce competition and seasonality, according to Chuck McCabe, president of Peoples Income Tax and The Income Tax School.

The Tax Court sided with a taxpayer who failed to get a petition protesting a tax lien delivered in time to the Tax Court’s own offices because of a federal holiday and a winter snowstorm that closed the offices.