Tax practice

A study based on 13 years of tax data finds that most millionaires don’t move cross-country just to avoid a tax bill.

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

The Internal Revenue Service’s oversight of the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit program remains minimal at best, despite a critical report last year by the Government Accountability Office, according to a new GAO report.

The Internal Revenue Service failed to identify and assist all taxpayers who may have been affected by the data breach in its online “Get Transcript” application, according to a new government report.

The Internal Revenue Service has ruled that fines issued by the brokerage industry’s self-regulatory body, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, or FINRA, are not tax deductible.

The Internal Revenue Service has issued final and temporary regulations to curb the use of spinoffs of corporate assets into real estate investment trusts, or REITs, to reduce taxes.

As Ireland braces itself for a European Union order to claw back unpaid taxes from technology giant Apple Inc., government officials have warned Finance Minister Michael Noonan that he would face two crucial questions once the decision comes.

The U.S. Tax Court gave a taxpayer extra time to file a petition after a winter storm forced the closure one day last year of all federal offices, including the Tax Court.

Summer jobs are an excellent opportunity to learn responsibility in the areas of work ethic, time management, and financial responsibility.

California was the only state to change its sales tax rate in the first quarter of the year, spurring a host of changes in local sales taxes across the state, according to a new report.

The Internal Revenue Service has restored the Get Transcript online application that it took down last year, adding improved multi-factor authentication processes to safeguard the program from being exploited by identity thieves.

The two biggest political parties in Denmark’s parliament say the country may need to tighten punishments for bankers on the wrong side of the law as the Panama leaks continue to reveal practices that politicians say are unacceptable.

The Tax Foundation, a nonpartisan think tank, has released a new ebook comparing the impact of 100 tax reform proposals.

A roundup of our favorite recent tax fraud cases.

Congress and the Internal Revenue Service are starting to take a closer look at the museums set up by private foundations that receive special tax-exempt status from the IRS.

The Internal Revenue Service released further details Friday on how a business entity can become certified under the IRS’s new certified professional employer organization program.

Getting your tax or accounting firm in front of customers can be hard with so many competitors on the playing field. However, there are some moves you can make to make sure your firm always has enough work to keep everyone busy.

The American Institute of CPAs has sent comments to the Internal Revenue Service and the Treasury Department on proposed regulations for estate tax basis reporting.

The Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board is proposing changes in how the federal government accounts for tax expenditures.

In the 2010 movie Robin Hood, a leather-clad Russell Crowe clashes with King John, whose harsh taxes displeased England’s medieval knights and barons. Now the makers of the film have accused Britain’s modern tax collectors of abusing their power by unfairly targeting its stars, including Crowe.