Tax research

CCH has introduced new mobile apps providing access to several of its journals and newsletters from the Apple iPad, along with a new app aimed at tax students.

Nearly 80 percent of business executives said they would be willing to accept the repeal of certain tax incentives in exchange for a lower overall corporate tax rate, according to a new report by KPMG.

There were 62 percent more indirect tax changes worldwide in the third quarter of this year than during the same period last year, according to a new report.

CCH has introduced the new weekly electronic publication, Global Tax Weekly – A Closer Look, which promises to provide up-to-date analysis and insights into international tax developments.

Top personal income tax rates increased by 0.3 percent worldwide this year, according to a new report by KPMG International.

Tax technologies concern New River Innovation has released Beyond415 Guidance, a Web-based research center for resolving issues after tax filing.

Congress is considering allowing the Internal Revenue Service to report on taxpayers’ tax debts to consumer credit bureaus.

In an election season where taxes spark debate among all political camps, much of the dialogue has been focused on corporate tax rates impacting U.S. businesses.

For the eighth consecutive year, the Internal Revenue Service has chosen CCH to provide the agency with comprehensive sales tax rate and taxability tables that can be used by millions of taxpayers in preparing their returns.

The Internal Revenue Service Statistics of Income Division has released its 2012 Summer SOI Bulletin, with a number of articles based on the most recent data available from various returns filed by U.S. taxpayers.

Cincinnati, Baltimore and Cleveland ranked highest among large cities in their tax favorability for businesses, according to a new study by KPMG, with New Orleans and Baton Rouge, La., leading the way among smaller cities.

Government debt hit a record $16 trillion last week, accompanied by the usual calls for tax increases to help plug the gap between revenue and expenditures. But for those who believe that the way out of our deficit includes raising taxes, there’s a cautionary study that suggests otherwise.

Taxpayers who are still recovering from the economic downturn will get at least some relief in 2013 by way of the mandatory upward inflation-adjustments called for under the tax code, according to CCH.

The likelihood of being audited by the Internal Revenue Service has its strongest impact on laxly governed companies and fosters corporate truthfulness not just in confidential tax returns, but in public financial reports, according to new research.

Wolters Kluwer Tax & Accounting has acquired the assets of BSI, a provider of international tax, legal, business and investment information.

CCH has released a special tax briefing providing guidance and analysis of the Internal Revenue Service’s temporary regulations for repairs of tangible property and how they may require companies to change their accounting methods.

The Internal Revenue Service is offering a sneak preview of its revamped Web site, which is slated to go live at the end of the month.

Republican vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan paid effective federal tax rates of 20 percent in 2011 and 15.9 percent in 2010, tax returns released Friday night show.

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