Tax practice

Financial Executives International has begun scoring members of Congress on how well their votes match FEI’s legislative priorities.

The Internal Revenue Service does not yet have enough information to determine whether its self-assistance and virtual services are providing efficient and effective customer service to taxpayers.

Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney cited a group of economic studies to show that his tax-cut plan won’t increase the U.S. budget deficit or shift the tax burden to middle-income taxpayers.

Tax departments are being excluded from discussions about whether it’s a good idea for their companies to move into cloud computing, despite security concerns.

A California woman has been sentenced to prison for claiming and receiving unemployment benefits while working full-time for the Internal Revenue Service.

President Barack Obama critiqued his rival Mitt Romney's tax reform plans during his acceptance speech at the Democratic National Convention, comparing Republican proposals to a doctor's standard prescription.

If there’s a shortage of tax preparers for the 2014 season, it won’t be for lack of education providers.

The Internal Revenue Service provided guidance to Indian tribes on the tax treatment of the legal settlements over the federal government’s mismanagement of their trust funds.

Former President Bill Clinton delivered a scathing indictment of Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney and vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan’s economic and tax plans to an enthusiastic crowd at the Democratic National Convention, exhorting the crowd to re-elect President Barack Obama.

Bain Capital LLC and Apollo Global Management LLC are among the private equity firms subpoenaed by New York’s attorney general in an investigation into whether they are depriving the state of tax revenue, according to two people familiar with the matter.

A pilot program aimed at providing tax refunds on prepaid debit cards ran into a series of problems before the Treasury Department ultimately discontinued it.

The IRS is providing tax relief to individuals and businesses affected by Hurricane Isaac.

The Internal Revenue Service is providing tax relief to individuals and businesses that were affected by Hurricane Isaac, which ravaged the Gulf Coast last week.

The Internal Revenue Service has issued new procedures to help nonresident U.S. taxpayers, including dual Canadian citizens, comply with U.S. tax laws even if they have previously undeclared foreign bank accounts.

CFOs at multinational companies are beginning to change their minds about using tax policy as a way out of the economic doldrums.

A Bloomfield, N.J., tax return preparer has been sentenced to 18 months in prison for preparing returns with false deductions to secure large refunds for clients.

A federal court has permanently barred tax lawyer Scott A. Waage of San Diego and his law firm from providing tax advice and from preparing federal tax returns for others.

As hurricane season begins, the IRS directs preparers and taxpayers to its disaster-planning primer designed to help preserve tax records before and after catastrophes.

Wolters Kluwer Tax & Accounting has acquired the assets of BSI, a provider of international tax, legal, business and investment information.

The Internal Revenue Service is making changes in its letter-forwarding program and no longer intends to try to locate a missing taxpayer who may be entitled to a retirement plan payment or other financial benefit.