Practice management

By George G. Jones and Mark A. Luscombe

by Roger Russell

THE INTERNAL RevIRS UPDATES WEB ITEM DEBUNKING FRIVOLOUS TAX ARGUMENTS: The Internal Revenue Service has updated its Web site item that addresses false arguments about the legality of not paying taxes or filing returns. The IRS chief counsel prepared a document addressing the most frequent arguments and posted it to the IRS Web site last summer. This is the first update of that posting.

E-Filed and Computer Returns Surge: The Internal Revenue Service continues to receive more tax returns electronically, with especially big increases in taxpayers e-filing from their own computers - almost 4.8 million, up 40 percent over this time last year - and for those e-filing federal and state returns together - more than 11.5 million, up 20 percent from this time last year.

Big Five firm Ernst & Young has developed a program that gives tax educators at colleges and universities across the country the chance to hone their knowledge about relevant tax issues over the Internet, thus keeping them up-to-date for their classroom teaching.

by George G. Jones and Mark A. Luscombe

by Roger Russell

IRS DETAILS TAX RELIEF FOR TERROR VICTIMS: The Internal Revenue Service has issued Publication 3920, explaining how to file claims under the Victims of Terrorism Tax Relief Act of 2001.