Tax research

Financial Executives International's Committee on Taxation has written to congressional leaders encouraging them to include more tax relief provisions for businesses in the economic stimulus package.

The Internal Revenue Service has offered taxpayers tips on choosing tax preparers as part of the agency's efforts to combat tax preparer fraud.

The IRS could start taxing virtual environments like Second Life and World of Warcraft to get a cut of the real dollars that are spent on potions, armor and weapons in the online gaming world.

Treasury Secretary-designate Timothy Geithner admitted owing more than $34,000 in self-employment taxes between 2001 and 2004.

A new report by the Government Accountability Office on last tax-filing season suggests the Internal Revenue Service beef up its enforcement efforts while it processes returns.

A survey of over 1,000 U.S. adults found that most of them could not answer basic tax questions.

CCH has introduced an online service that promises to offer tax professionals a way to get faster access to client documents from the Internal Revenue Service.

An internal revenue agent has sued the IRS for firing her after she insisted on wearing a ceremonial knife on the job.

The latest economic stimulus plan advanced by the incoming administration may approach $1 trillion, with $300 billion in tax cuts or refunds.

The Private Company Financial Reporting Committee met with the Financial Accounting Standards Board to discuss some of the problems that led to deferring controversial rules for accounting for uncertainty in income taxes.

College students attending an Ernst & Young tax career event acknowledged they are seeing more interest on campus in accounting as jobs in the financial industry dry up.

Payroll processor SurePayroll is offering free payroll-processing services to accounting firms for up to one year.

The Internal Revenue Service has sent an advisory to caution taxpayers about how to choose a tax preparer and avoid preparer fraud.

The Internal Revenue Service plans to offer several new ways to help people struggling to meet their tax obligations because of the recession, and will expand its Free File program to allow nearly all taxpayers to electronically file their taxes for free.

H&R Block has agreed to a $4.85 million settlement with California Attorney General Jerry Brown, and to stop marketing refund anticipation loans as early tax refunds.

They’re back and ready to dole out hundreds of billions of dollars in new tax cuts and spending, but will it be enough to restart the limping economy?

National Taxpayer Advocate Nina Olson said in her annual report to Congress that taxpayers affected by the recession should be treated more compassionately by the IRS.

President-elect Barack Obama and his transition team reportedly plan to propose approximately $300 billion in tax cuts as part of an overall economic stimulus package.

The Internal Revenue Service has added four new tax experts to its IRS Advisory Council who will provide the agency with outside input on tax administration issues.

The Internal Revenue Service has issued new regulations on cost-sharing arrangements for multinational companies that provide some extra flexibility in transfer pricing schemes.