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Mark W. Everson Tapped As New IRS Commissioner: The Bush administration has nominated Mark W. Everson as the commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service.
February 10 -
by George G. Jones and Mark A. Luscombe
February 10 -
NATP warns of the AMT: The Alternative Minimum Tax could take a big bite out of taxpayers this year if they don’t plan carefully to avoid having to pay it, the National Association of Tax Professionals warned.
January 27 -
By George G. Jones and Mark A. Luscombe
January 27 -
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IRS says Apply Now If You Want To E-File: Tax professionals who would like to e-file tax returns for their clients during 2003 should file their applications soon, says the Internal Revenue Service. The form must be submitted by those new to the e-file program and by those who need to update prior applications.
December 16 -
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JEC - Income Sag Began in 2000: The strong upward movement in real cash median household income during the last half of the 1990s came to an abrupt end in 2000, not 2001, according to Joint Economic Committee Chairman Jim Saxton.
November 25 -
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by George G. Jones and Mark A. Luscombe
November 4 -
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by George G. Jones and Mark A. Luscombe
October 20 -
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EZ Tax Filing Moves Ahead: The EZ Tax Filing initiative is moving ahead, with the Internal Revenue Service fielding both positive and negative reactions during the comment period, which ended Sept. 4.
October 6 -
by George G Jones and Mark A. Luscombe
October 6 -
IRS Continues Crackdown, Sues for Disclosure of Offshore Accounts: Continuing its crackdown on offshore accounts, the Internal Revenue Service went to court in an effort to force more than 40 companies, including AOL Time Warner, eBay and American Airlines, to surrender information on customers that the agency suspects are hiding income in offshore accounts.
September 22 -
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Times change. Many practitioners who considered themselves on the cutting edge several years ago when they found and implemented aggressive tax-planning strategies are now concerned that someone at the Internal Revenue Service, or even the Securities and Exchange Commission, may second-guess the propriety of their past activities.
September 21 -
by George G. Jones and Mark A. Luscombe
August 31