Tax practice

The IRS and the Treasury Department have accepted a request for guidance under the IRS’s Industry Issue Resolution Program regarding capitalization rules used by restaurants.

So, what are you forgetting about preparing for next season?

A father and son who ran a tax-preparation business were convicted in Los Angeles of conspiring to help clients cheat the Internal Revenue Service by setting up undeclared offshore bank accounts.

The Internal Revenue Service has issued a revenue procedure that describes several safe harbor methods of accounting for certain property costs paid or incurred by cable system operators.

U.S. Congressman Michael Grimm pleaded guilty to a federal tax charge, taking the possibility of prison time in stride as he told reporters after the proceeding that he won’t give up his House seat.

The Internal Revenue Service has issued a new publication to help taxpayers better understand how the Affordable Care Act affects their taxes.

The Tax Increase Prevention Act extends the provision that allows certain IRA owners to make tax-free distributions to charity.

The Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration has released its Semiannual Report to Congress, with a special focus on how the Internal Revenue Service has handled its responsibilities under the Affordable Care Act.

Bank Leumi Le-Israel Ltd. agreed to pay $400 million and admit it helped American clients evade taxes for a decade.

New York Representative Michael Grimm reportedly will plead guilty to a single count of tax evasion less than two months after winning re-election to Congress.

And so it begins, the time of year when you’re likely to get inundated with appointment requests and phone calls from your small business clients, looking for advice to help them save money and protect them from potential IRS penalties as they close out the books for 2014.

ClientyWhys has launched TaxBuzz.com, a free online directory of tax professionals.

Next month, the IRS will auction off Darryl Strawberry’s right to receive payments under his deferred comp agreement with the New York Mets.

Some of our favorite recent tax fraud cases.

An tax preparer was sentenced to 57 months in prison for filing false claims with the Internal Revenue Service using the identification of a dead tax return preparer whose practice he had acquired and preparing false documents for numerous fraudulent loans and tax returns.

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

The Tax Court held that the owner of a construction company who paid to sponsor his son’s motocross racing activities could deduct the payments since he was able to show that this helped him bring in business.

The Internal Revenue Service is joining with several national tax and accounting organizations to give taxpayers new options and tips on selecting reputable tax professionals and avoiding unscrupulous preparers.

The Internal Revenue Service has decreased its oversight of charities in recent years due to budget cuts and political pressure.

The IRS is freezing hiring, stopping most overtime pay and warning that it won’t answer about half the calls it will receive during the upcoming tax-filing season.