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The OECD unveiled its blueprint Monday for cracking down on international tax avoidance, an opening salvo in what promises to be a prolonged battle.

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

A roundup of our favorite recent tax fraud cases.

The Internal Revenue Service said Friday it has met a key milestone relating to the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act, or FATCA, having begun exchanging tax information with certain foreign governments in time to meet a Sept. 30, 2015 deadline.

The Senate Finance Committee held a hearing on improper payments, including what role is played by tax preparers in claiming the Earned Income Tax Credit on behalf of clients.

The Accountants Confidence Index continued to rise again this month, in both the mid-term and the short-term, perhaps reflecting the respondents' move from the summer doldrums to the busier fall season.

The Internal Revenue Service has released a set of priorities for its Tax Exempt and Government Entities Division as it tries to turn the page on a scandal involving applications for tax-exempt status by conservative political groups.

Nobody likes making a bad investment, or starting a business that loses money, but it happens.

Four key steps to expanding your client offerings

Accounting Today editor-in-chief Dan Hood is haunted by some scary Halloween spirits while previewing the October issue.

The Internal Revenue Service is having trouble keeping track of correspondence with international taxpayers, according to a new report.

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

All sorts of passions arise in this tricky area

Puerto Rico officials are looking to replace an expiring tax with a new levy to draw much-needed revenue from the world’s best-selling medications while seeking to avoid driving U.S. manufacturers from the commonwealth.

Billionaire investor Carl Icahn wants to help the Internal Revenue Service boost the U.S. Treasury’s coffers, fast.

It’s hard to have a conversation about the future of the accounting industry and avoid the topic of technology.

The Internal Revenue Service improperly withheld information from people requesting it under the Freedom of Information Act, according to a new government report.

Farmers and ranchers recently forced to sell livestock due to drought now affecting much of the U.S. have an extended time to replace the livestock and defer tax on any gains from the forced sales.

While the Internal Revenue Service has made progress in implementing a solution to its audit trail deficiencies, it still needs to strengthen its controls, according to a new report.

2015 year-end tax planning — what’s new