IRS Restores E-File Functionality

IRS Restores E-filing Services

Article By Paul Bonner | Featured on Journal of Accountancy The IRS's tax return e-filing system was back in operation Thursday afternoon, a day after a computer hardware failure knocked out it and other IRS system services. According to…
United States issues new corporate anti-inversion rules

United States Issues New Corporate Anti-Inversion Rules

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Article By Sally P. Schreiber, J.D. | Featured on CGMA Magazine In a further move to reduce the tax benefits of, and therefore the incentives for, corporate inversions, the U.S. tax agency, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), on Thursday…
Protecting Americans from Tax Hikes Act of 2015

Protecting Americans from Tax Hikes Act of 2015

By Isler Northwest LLC December 30, 2015 On December 18, the Protecting Americans from Tax Hikes Act of 2015 (the PATH Act) was signed by President Obama and became law. As is often the case at the end of the year, Congress had to pass legislation…
Tax RecordKeeping

Poor Recordkeeping Hurts Taxpayers: Problems and Preventions

Article by By Annette Nellen, Esq., CPA, CGMA | Featured on The Tax Adviser Every year a few taxpayers go to court hoping for a better outcome than the one offered by the IRS. Usually, they lose due to poor records, not meeting all requirements…
Small Business Owners

For Small Businesses: IRS Raises Tangible Property Expensing Threshold to $2,500; Simplifies Filing and Recordkeeping

Article Featured on irs.gov WASHINGTON —The Internal Revenue Service today simplified the paperwork and recordkeeping requirements for small businesses by raising from $500 to $2,500 the safe harbor threshold for deducting certain capital…
Politicians slam tax-avoiding Pfizer-Allergan deal

Politicians slam tax-avoiding Pfizer-Allergan deal

BY KEVIN DRAWBAUGH AND EMILY STEPHENSON | Featured on Reuters U.S. politicians condemned Pfizer Inc's deal with Allergan Plc as a tax dodge on Monday, bringing another round of hand-wringing in Washington over the corporate tax code, though…
Demanding tax season likely ahead, IRS commissioner tells AICPA

Demanding tax season likely ahead, IRS commissioner tells AICPA

Article Featured on Journal of Accountancy | By Paul Bonner The 2016 tax filing season promises to be challenging for the IRS, Commissioner John Koskinen told attendees at the AICPA National Tax Conference in Washington on Tuesday. Koskinen…

Navigating Today’s IRS Examination With Fast Track Settlement

By Thomas A. Warnshuis, CPA, MSA, Grand Rapids, Mich. (former IRS revenue agent) | Article featured on Tax Advisor Editor: Howard Wagner, CPA | Image Credit: g0d4ather / Shutterstock.com At the end of an IRS audit many taxpayers are left…
Migration

Moved South But Still Taxed Up North

Article by Liz Opalka, CPA | Featured on Journal of Accountancy  Migrating to a low-tax state to retire doesn’t always allow people to escape estate and inheritance taxes in the states they left. As 2014 drew to a close, Florida…
FBAR Deadline Moves Up 3 Months to April 15

FBAR Deadline Moves Up 3 Months to April 15

Article by SHANNON SMITH RETZKE AND AARON D. SCHUMACHER | Featured on AccountingToday.com It’s the beginning of the end of the filing date disconnect between foreign bank account reports and income tax returns. On July 31, President…