Taxes
National Accounting Group Offers Year-End Tax Tips
As your time runs out, the National Society of Accountants (NSA) also offers this list of tax changes and strategies, courtesy of Wolters Kluwer.
Stopping Taxpayer ID Theft: The IRS Means Business
The three main partners in the program – the IRS, the states and other tax industry sources –will also be releasing additional YouTube videos highlighting these tips as the tax filing season approaches. The first video in the series is now available ...
Rubio Offers Unique Tax Reform Plan
Rubio’s proposed tax plan includes a dramatic change in the way capital gains are treated. With this little-noticed proposal, holders of capital assets – including securities, real estate and small business interests – would calculate their potential ...
IRS Raises Safe Harbor Threshold for Tangible Property Expensing to $2,500
The Internal Revenue Service has reduced the paperwork and recordkeeping requirements for small businesses by raising from the safe harbor threshold for deducting certain capital items $500 to $2,500.
Year-End Payroll Reporting: State-by-State Due Dates for Form W-2
The skies are cloudy, the leaves are changing, the air is cool and brisk—and in this profession, that means time to think about year-end prep for payroll departments.
2016 EY Income Tax Guide Now Available
With new chapters of information on tax preparation, the EY Tax Guide 2016 is now available online and in bookstores nationwide to guide taxpayers through the tax filing season. New to the 31st edition are important updates on tax law changes ...
IRS Updates FATCA Registration Website
The Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) Online Registration System is a secure, web-based system that financial institutions and other entities can use to register for FATCA purposes. Launched in 2013, the system allows the IRS to identify ...
Jock Tax Overturned, Supreme Court Denies Appeal
The tax rationale may be applied to entertainers who perform at local venues and even to high-ranking executives in town to conduct business. Currently, seven cities impose a jock tax.