Tax practice

Summer is well underway, and now is a great time to help your clients and their dependents with the tax tips in this slideshow written by Michael Sonnenblick of Thomson Reuters Checkpoint.

A roundup of some our favorite recent cases of tax fraud.

There are some tax advantaged ways to help clients pay for expenses for their children this summer.

Comparing the leading professional tax preparation packages

He made his name in academia by criticizing a lucrative tax break for private-equity managers. Now Victor Fleischer is taking his anti-loophole thinking to Washington.

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

For some accountants, the only QDRO they will see will be part of their own divorce decree. But for many others, advising on QDROs is a part of their practice.

Your tax practice may be opening you up to liability

Multiple retirement accounts: Pay-out complexity and opportunities

Internal Revenue Service employees file more than 800 new injury claims each year, according to a new report.

The Internal Revenue Service has released new guidance on how foreign financial institutions can enter into a Qualified Intermediary agreement with the U.S. under the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act, or FATCA.

The Internal Revenue Service has restored the online “Get an IP PIN” service after fixing security vulnerabilities in the tool for giving identity theft victims an Identity Protection Personal Identification Number.

The Internal Revenue Service sent notices of federal tax liens to old addresses of some taxpayers even when it had a more current address, according to a new report.

The Taxpayer Advocate has concerns about the service’s roadmap

Tips on how to make working at home pay, from the Illinois CPA Society

Tax executives at U.S.-based multinational companies are having a hard time adjusting to the new rules demanded by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development’s Base Erosion and Profit Shifting plan, also known as OECD BEPS, according to a new survey.

The Internal Revenue Service has released a revenue procedure providing two safe harbors for corporate acquisitions.

Gilead Sciences Inc.’s profit margin has soared and its tax rate has plummeted since the drugmaker introduced its controversial $1,000-a-day medication for hepatitis C, according to a report by an advocacy group that accuses the company of using accounting gimmicks to stash billions in earnings in tax havens offshore.

A roundup of our favorite recent tax fraud cases.

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