Tax research

IMGCAP(1)]As accountants and tax attorneys, we often find ourselves in conversation with our peers about the constitutionality of state taxation.

States are coping with revenue shortfalls by getting rid of sales tax holidays and ratcheting up their audits of corporate sales and use taxes, according to new research.

Multinational companies needed to deal with 270 tax changes in the U.S. and globally in the second quarter of this year, according to a new report.

The Internal Revenue Service warned U.S. taxpayers Monday that if they are hiding income in undisclosed offshore accounts, time is running out for them to take advantage of its second Offshore Voluntary Disclosure Initiative, which will expire on Aug. 31, 2011.

Thomson Reuters has released GAAP Reporter on its Checkpoint online tax and accounting research service.

PDI Global, which is part of the Tax & Accounting business of Thomson Reuters, has released its 2011-2012 Tax Planning Guide.

Thomson Reuters has received a U.S. patent for its Universal Tax Determination Engine, which provides centralized control of tax policy and data-driven tax determinations for sales, use and value-added taxes.

CCH has expanded its Tax Prep Partner Series of online tax research products with a new Information Returns title.

CCH and Baker Tilly International have begun a strategic partnership that will enable accounting firms in the Baker Tilly International network to receive CCH news, insights and other information services.

Thomson Reuters has upgraded its Checkpoint online tax and accounting research service with new features designed to improve the system’s efficiency, customizability and analysis.

CCH has enhanced its IntelliConnect tax and accounting research service with a Categorized View that allows results to be viewed according to document type.

The House Ways and Means Committee held a hearing Tuesday on how other countries have used tax reform to help their companies compete globally.

A new survey by Thomson Reuters found a perceived increase of 80 percent in audits of indirect taxes such as value-added taxes.

CCH has partnered with Comtax to offer the Comtex System international taxation software in the U.S.

Thomson Reuters has introduced a bundled subscription package of its Checkpoint Learning accounting, tax and finance courses.

CCH has enhanced its CorpSystem Sales Tax Office software by integrating it with an exemption certificate management system from Imaging Science and Services Inc.

CCH has received Oracle’s nod for integrating two of its sales tax products with the latest Oracle E-Business Suite, allowing CCH to market the product specifically for Oracle users.

The House Ways and Means Committee held a hearing Wednesday on how the Tax Code’s burdens on individuals demonstrate the need for comprehensive tax reform.

Web-based sales and use tax compliance product developer Avalara announced an integration of its sales tax calculation and reporting product AvaTax Calc for Retail with Microsoft Dynamics AX.

CCH has expanded its Expert Treatise Library with two new treatises on international and state taxation.