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

The Internal Revenue Service has issued a set of proposed changes in the administrative appeals process for cases docketed in the U.S. Tax Court.

Starbucks Corp. and a Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV unit are set to be first in the firing line as European Union regulators issue a series of rulings over tax breaks for global companies, including Apple Inc.

The Internal Revenue Service has stamped an approval on Bank of America Corp.’s $8.5 billion settlement tied to bad mortgages sold by its Countrywide unit in the run-up to the financial crisis, possibly setting a standard for agreements with other lenders.

Expressing gratitude can mean more than good manners in a professional services practice: The right kind of thank you at the right moment can also increase your business. What should you give and when?

Blucora’s $580 million acquisition of HD Vest Financial Services promises to open up new opportunities for tax professionals who work with the brokerage.

If you haven’t figured it out yet, people who are dealing with issues outside of your office not only struggle to provide value from their role, but they inadvertently interrupt the value provided by your entire organization. There is a story whirling around the college football arena about this exact issue.

The Internal Revenue Service’s plans to upgrade its workstations and servers to newer versions of Windows led to years-long delays, according to a new government report.

With states and localities increasingly looking to collect taxes from people and businesses that buy goods and services online, many taxpayers may not be aware that they could be overpaying sales and use taxes.

The Financial Accounting Standards Board’s 2007 standard on accounting for uncertainty in income taxes, FASB Interpretation No. 48, or FIN 48, has helped discourage companies from using tax reserves to manage their quarterly earnings reports, according to a new study.

The Internal Revenue Service has made progress on implementing the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act, including explaining the various requirements to the affected stakeholders, according to a new report.

Argentinean soccer star Lionel Messi is facing the possibility of jail time after a Spanish judge turned down a request by prosecutors to drop the tax fraud charges against him.

At a rate of one or two a week, Swiss banks are doing what was once unthinkable: revealing to the world how they helped wealthy Americans cheat on their taxes.

Back in 1980, I got a pretty large client and quoted a fixed annual fee to start, which would cover the routine regular work.

A roundup of our favorite recent tax fraud cases.

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

The pace of change in the CPA profession is getting faster, and not enough accountants are ready, according to New York State Society of CPAs executive director Joanne Barry.

While life insurance can be an income tax-free asset when structured appropriately, the income tax laws may result in the transfer of life insurance policies that are income taxable to both the transferor and the transferee.

Hillary Clinton is proposing a tax on the flash boys that may be unlike any in the world.

The Internal Revenue Service has revised and updated its publication on how businesses should protect taxpayer data.