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A pair of senators, Jack Reed, D-R.I., and Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, have introduced bipartisan legislation aimed at preventing companies from deducting the penalties that have been agreed to in settlements with the government from their taxes.
February 9 -
A new report from a British Parliamentary committee attributes a tax avoidance scheme in Luxembourg to PricewaterhouseCoopers and says other large accounting firms have played a role in similar maneuvers.
February 9 -
Smaller percentages of American taxpayers plan to spend their tax refunds on savings, investment or debt reduction than in years past, according to a new survey.
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The American Institute of CPAs is asking the Senate to quickly approve several income tax treaties with other countries that have been awaiting ratification for years.
February 9 -
The private-banking unit of HSBC Holdings Plc made significant profits for years handling secret accounts for an array of criminals, from drug cartels and arms dealers to tax evaders and fugitive diamond merchants, according to a report released Sunday by an international news organization.
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At least somebodys going to have a good tax season: Van Nuys, Calif., preparer Gene Taylor has won $1 million in his state lottery, according to published reports.
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Some of our favorite recent tax fraud cases.
February 8 -
The Internal Revenue Service reported Friday that tax season is off to a strong start this year, with the tax-filing volume running ahead of last year so far.
February 6 -
Picture this scene in households across the country: the daily fat stack of mail arrives. Among the magazine subscriptions and car insurance junk mail is an odd-sized, but strangely familiar envelope. The W2 has landedthe annual scorecard of the year that was.
February 6 -
The Internal Revenue Service has issued a new revenue procedure for this year providing the depreciation deduction limitations for owners of passenger automobiles (including trucks and vans) first placed in service during calendar year 2015 and the amount to be included in income by lessees of passenger automobiles first leased during 2015.
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Three Republican lawmakers are calling on the Social Security Administration to work with the Internal Revenue Service to do more to stop fraudulent claims for the Earned Income Tax Credit, particularly by the self-employed.
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A Swiss banker charged three years ago in New York with helping Americans evade taxes was arrested in Germany and faces extradition to the U.S., two people familiar with the matter said.
February 6 -
The Affordable Care Act requires that in 2014 all Americans must have qualified health insurance or face a Shared Responsibility Payment.
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The Internal Revenue Service rehired hundreds of former employees with prior conduct or performance issues, including employees who failed to file their taxes, falsified official forms and misused IRS property, according to a new report.
February 5 -
UBS Group AG is being investigated by the U.S. over whether it helped Americans evade taxes by improperly using securities that let owners conceal their identity, three people familiar with the matter said.
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The Internal Revenue Service has launched a new, online public directory of tax return preparers as part of its effort to promote its Annual Filing Season Program for testing and continuing education of tax preparers on a voluntary basis.
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Republican lawmakers are doing something surprising with President Barack Obamas proposal to tax U.S. companies overseas profits. Theyre calling it constructive.
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The U.S. House Ways and Means Committee voted to revive and permanently extend six lapsed tax breaks that would help small businesses and people who make charitable contributions.
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Highlights of some of our favorite tax-related blogs from the past week.
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