Tax practice

Billionaire Donald Trump laid out a tax plan on Monday that he said will increase the burden on hedge fund managers, cut rates for corporations and the middle class, and eliminate payments for more of the poor.

National Taxpayer Advocate Nina Olson will convene an international conference on taxpayer rights later this year.

A roundup of our favorite recent tax fraud cases.

A group of Senate Democrats have unveiled a bill to provide more incentives for clean energy, including tax breaks.

The personal finance website WalletHub has released its annual report on 2015’s Most & Least Fair State Tax Systems.

Presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., along with Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, and seven of their Democratic colleagues in the Senate, have introduced legislation to repeal a tax on so-called “Cadillac” health plans.

A revenue agent for the Internal Revenue Service was arrested for accepting payment from a Seattle marijuana dispensary owner after allegedly soliciting a bribe.

A Deloitte LLP unit allegedly promised a tax plan under which former Detroit Pistons owner Bill Davidson would “win if he lived, or win if he died.”

The Internal Revenue Service needs to improve the accuracy of how it decides which fees health insurance providers are supposed to pay each year under the Affordable Care Act, according to a new government report.

The U.S. government has signed “competent authority arrangements” with the United Kingdom and Australia to advance their intergovernmental agreements to combat tax evasion under the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act, or FATCA.

Thomson Reuters has released a new program to help tax professionals and accounting firms educate their clients, prospects and client service teams about the latest developments in the field.

The Internal Revenue Service cannot readily identify American citizens and resident aliens working in a foreign country, as well as resident aliens working in the United States, who may have improperly claimed exemption from U.S. Social Security taxes, according to a new government report.

Senator Elizabeth Warren urged the Treasury Department to finalize its rule limiting the tax benefits enjoyed by private equity managers.

A slideshow of education-related tax opportunities

The new ACA Information Center page on IRS.gov features information and resources for employers of all sizes on how the health-care law may affect them.

The Internal Revenue Service does not have the controls and processes that it needs to avoid paying out erroneous Foreign Tax Credit claims, according to a new report.

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

Handling tax controversy cases before the IRS calls for more than just tax expertise

Two recent reports demonstrate how tax breaks at the state and federal level can help reduce poverty.

First, a bit of non-news: College is expensive. Last school year, private colleges averaged over $31,000. But there is some relief available from a tax perspective.