Tax practice

The Internal Revenue Service has issued final regulations redefining terms relating to marital status to include same-sex marriage for federal tax purposes, in accordance with Supreme Court decisions.

How often do you read headlines in the local business journal about companies receiving state and local incentives to expand or relocate? Are your clients in the headlines for incentive deals? If not, you may be able to help them get there—and create a lot of value and goodwill in the process.

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

The American Institute of CPAs is appealing a court decision that upheld the Internal Revenue Service’s voluntary program for tax preparer education and testing.

The Internal Revenue Service is warning tax professionals that identity thieves are trying to remotely take control over their computers to file fraudulent tax returns using the names and IDs of their clients.

Ireland’s government agreed to fight this week’s European Union decision forcing Apple Inc. to pay it vast tax arrears, ending a squabble which threatened to destabilize Prime Minister Enda Kenny’s administration.

A roundup of our favorite tax fraud cases.

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

Taxpayers should consider a mid-year tax withholding checkup following several new factors that could affect their refunds in 2017, according to the IRS.

H&R Block announced that for its fiscal 2017 first quarter, its total revenues fell $12.5 million, to $125.2 million.

When I told my wife that I was working on the Apple story, she told me that it’s already been covered—in the Book of Genesis. She’s right, of course, since good versus evil permeates many of the issues in the current tax landscape.

Some mostly welcome clarification on taxation of deferred compensation

The European Commission’s finding that Ireland must collect as much as an attention-getting 13 billion euros ($14.5 billion) in back taxes from Apple Inc. contained a second stunning number: 0.005 percent.

Apple Inc. Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook said he’s confident the iPhone maker will win a court fight against this week’s European Union decision forcing it to pay Ireland vast tax arrears, as Prime Minister Enda Kenny struggled to unite his government behind an appeal.

The IRS has said that 401(k)s and similar employer-sponsored retirement plans can make loans and hardship distributions to Louisiana flood victims and members of their families.

The days when big U.S. technology companies could easily slice tax bills in Europe are coming to an end.

The European Union’s finding that Apple Inc. owes Ireland more than $14 billion in back taxes reveals the high cost the U.S. Treasury may pay by failing to keep pace in a global effort to stem corporate tax avoidance—and Apple might represent only the first major U.S. loss.

The IRS does not notify taxpayers it identifies as victims of employment-related identity theft and has not established an effective process to send the required notice to the Social Security Administration, according to a new report.

The candidates get more specific on their tax plans

Tax experts dig into the presidential candidates’ tax plans