Tax practice

by Roger Russell and John Covaleski

IRS to Host Six Practitioner Forums: The Internal Revenue Service is hosting six, three-day Nationwide Tax Forums to educate the tax practitioner community.

IRS Warns Tax Forms Needed Prior to Military Deployment: Being shipped off to active duty overseas does not exempt the military from tax obligations, which is why the Internal Revenue Service and the National Association of Tax Professionals are reminding soldiers to sign a power of attorney -- IRS Form 2848 -- before they leave.

by George G. Jones and Mark A. Luscombe

by Terry Lutes

Mark W. Everson Tapped As New IRS Commissioner: The Bush administration has nominated Mark W. Everson as the commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service.

by George G. Jones and Mark A. Luscombe

NATP warns of the AMT: The Alternative Minimum Tax could take a big bite out of taxpayers this year if they don’t plan carefully to avoid having to pay it, the National Association of Tax Professionals warned.

By George G. Jones and Mark A. Luscombe

by Roger Russell

by Roger Russell

IRS says Apply Now If You Want To E-File: Tax professionals who would like to e-file tax returns for their clients during 2003 should file their applications soon, says the Internal Revenue Service. The form must be submitted by those new to the e-file program and by those who need to update prior applications.

by Roger Russell

JEC - Income Sag Began in 2000: The strong upward movement in real cash median household income during the last half of the 1990s came to an abrupt end in 2000, not 2001, according to Joint Economic Committee Chairman Jim Saxton.

by Roger Russell

by George G. Jones and Mark A. Luscombe

by Roger Russell

by George G. Jones and Mark A. Luscombe

by Roger Russell

EZ Tax Filing Moves Ahead: The EZ Tax Filing initiative is moving ahead, with the Internal Revenue Service fielding both positive and negative reactions during the comment period, which ended Sept. 4.