Practice management

Global tax services firm Ryan has won a lawsuit challenging the provisions of a regulation governing consultant fee arrangements, especially the limitation on contingent fee arrangements.

Accounting and consulting firm Horne LLP has acquired the cybersecurity firm Halberd Group and established a new unit, Horne Cyber Solutions.

WithumSmith+Brown has released another fun dance and music video, an annual tradition at the firm, highlighting a new logo that emphasizes the Withum brand.

The Internal Revenue Service has issued correction procedures for employers who have paid benefits in excess of $130 per month in 2015 and wish to make corrections on their fourth quarter Form 941 in response to recent legislation.

Panalitix, an Australian developer of software tools for public accountants, has acquired 2020 Group USA, a membership and educational group for accounting firms founded by CPA consultant Chris Frederiksen.

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton on Monday tweaked opponent Bernie Sanders for not yet releasing his tax proposals, adding yet another issue to her list of policy complaints about the Vermont senator who is rapidly gaining on her in many polls.

Hillary Clinton is calling for a 4 percent tax surcharge on Americans making more than $5 million annually, a move that would lead to the highest top U.S. income tax rate in 30 years.

Rep. Tom Reed, R-N.Y., has proposed to require nonprofit colleges and universities to dedicate 25 percent of their annual endowment income to financial aid. If they don’t, they could lose their tax-exempt status.

The European Union ordered Belgium to recover about 700 million euros ($762 million) in illegal tax breaks given to at least 35 companies, including Anheuser-Busch InBev NVand BP Plc, as regulators continued a crackdown on overly generous tax schemes throughout the 28-nation bloc.

Former billionaire entrepreneur Samuel Wyly told a federal judge that he filed for bankruptcy to avoid burdening his children with a $2 billion claim by the Internal Revenue Service.

Few words strike as much fear into people’s hearts as “IRS audit.” How can you nursemaid clients through the terror of an audit notice?

Some of our favorite recent cases of tax fraud.

Tax pros share their pre-season to-do lists

An overview of the history and valuation methods for S Corporations.

Our weekly roundup of tax-related investment strategies and news your clients may be thinking about.

Victims of recent storms in Mississippi have until May 16 to file returns and pay any taxes due, the IRS said.

Last year's income tax season was marked by an explosion of refund theft. Will this year be any different?

The Minnesota Society of Certified Public Accountants recently surveyed its CPA members in public accounting on the most outrageous tax deductions clients tried to take on their tax returns. The resulting list shows that, more often than not, clients just don’t know which deductions are allowed.

Highlights of some of our favorite tax-related blogs from the past week.

The Internal Revenue Service is giving educational institutions a pass if they fail to include the correct taxpayer identification number on a student’s tuition statement form.