Tax practice

The Internal Revenue Service took an average of 70 days to accommodate requests by disabled employees for adaptive technology, according to a new report, even though it’s only supposed to take 15 days unless there are extenuating circumstances.

Bloomberg BNA is releasing its annual report on the year ahead in tax and accounting, containing a collection of over 20 articles from its reporters on the outlook for tax legislation, international taxation, state taxes, Supreme Court tax cases, accounting standards and other topics.

A pair of reports from the Government Accountability Office found serious problems with the Internal Revenue Service’s processes for determining which individuals and businesses should be audited.

President Obama proposed to expand tax cuts for low-income workers who don’t have children during his State of the Union address.

Billionaire John Paulson’s New York hedge fund firm has shut an operation in Bermuda that had been targeted by a Democratic lawmaker as a tax shelter.

The Internal Revenue Service has released the first of a series of YouTube videos providing information on how taxpayers can protect their tax and financial data.

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.

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.

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?

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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?