Tax research

Senator Bernie Sanders’s proposals for sweeping tax hikes on businesses and individuals to bankroll universal health care, infrastructure and free college tuition would raise $15.3 trillion over the next decade but “substantially reduce incentives to save and invest in the United States,” according to a new policy study.

Ohio Governor John Kasich and his wife Karen paid about $1.3 million in federal taxes on the adjusted gross income of $5.1 million that they earned over a seven-year period, according to documents released by the Republican presidential candidate’s campaign.

Wolters Kluwer Tax & Accounting said it has been selected by the Internal Revenue Service to provide tax law and expert guidance and analysis handbooks to support the IRS staff in their research responsibilities.

The Tax Foundation, a tax policy research organization, has released the latest edition of its annual compendium of data on state taxes.

High tax rates and cybersecurity are among the most pressing concerns of CFOs at technology companies, according to a new survey by BDO USA.

Presidential candidate Ted Cruz’s tax proposals, which include cutting taxes for most individuals and replacing the corporate income tax with a flat 16 percent business tax, would reduce federal revenue by $8.6 trillion over a decade and “almost surely depress the economy over the long run,” according to a policy study and its authors.

The number of changes in sales and use taxes declined in the fourth quarter of last year, according to a new report.

Now that 2016 is well underway, organizations across the country are looking for opportunities to boost their business and consolidate their spending through annual budgeting processes.

Swedish home furnishings giant Ikea has become the latest multinational company to be accused of dodging taxes.

Many major tax changes go into effect this year for individual taxpayers.

Thomson Reuters has released ONESOURCE Indirect Tax Integration for Microsoft Dynamics AX, connecting the company’s sales tax and VAT software with Microsoft’s enterprise accounting product.

Tax havens are partly to blame for the rising level of income inequality, according to a new report from Oxfam America.

A large number of important tax changes go into effect this year for businesses.

Thomson Reuters Checkpoint has added customizable tools to address concerns about controls related to security, availability, processing integrity, confidentiality and privacy.

Bloomberg BNA is releasing its annual report on the year ahead in tax and accounting, containing a collection of over 20 articles from its reporters on the outlook for tax legislation, international taxation, state taxes, Supreme Court tax cases, accounting standards and other topics.

Bloomberg BNA has released a federal tax guide for 2016.

Wolters Kluwer Tax & Accounting US has produced an infographic showing the states with the top 10 highest and lowest sales taxes, just in time for Black Friday and the kickoff of the holiday shopping season.

Sales and use tax rates increased slightly across the country in the third quarter of the year, according to a new report.

The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development’s Base Erosion and Profit Shifting action plan is likely to have a major impact on tax planning at multinational corporations by both tax professionals and corporate treasurers.

Reducing the corporate tax rate to 25 to 30 percent would discourage profit shifting by multinationals, according to a new report from the Tax Foundation.