Roger Russell

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.

Lawsuits are never fun, particularly for CPA defendants who stand to lose money, reputation and time.

If you have discussed the idea of setting up a family limited partnership with any of your clients in the past, now might be a good time to revisit the subject.

Tax prep software vendors on what's coming up, from the threat of DIY to the promise of the cloud

Practitioners school Congress on tax complexity

The Boston Bruins hockey team is taking the Internal Revenue Service to court over its habit of deducting 100 percent of the cost of away-game meals.

The Tax Court has held that the “unallocated alimony/child support payments” by a doctor to his ex-wife were non-taxable.

Bloomberg BNA has released a new edition of Unclaimed Property, its Tax Management Portfolio on escheatment and unclaimed property laws.

Becoming a defendant in a lawsuit is not a pleasant experience, and the risk to accountants has risen dramatically in recent years.

A federal appeals court has reversed a Tax Court decision in favor of an unmarried couple, finding the mortgage debt limit provision in the Tax Code applies on a per-taxpayer basis and allowing each of them to deduct mortgage interest up to the $1.1 million limit.

It’s bound to happen. Your client gets a letter from the IRS—they’re being audited.