Tax Fraud Blotter: Justice done

Very deconstructive; snowboard job; matters of discipline; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

Tax Fraud Blotter: Justice done


Tax and accounting groups urge IRS to set up Practitioner Services division

A group of IRS stakeholder organizations has submitted a letter to the Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Services with suggestions on the implementation of the Taxpayer First Act.

Tax and accounting groups urge IRS to set up Practitioner Services division


Tax-exempt organizations can benefit from some recent tax law changes, says IRS

Several recent tax law changes promise to help religious groups, houses of worship, charities, private foundations, utilities and other tax-exempt organizations, according to the Internal Revenue Service.

Tax-exempt organizations can benefit from some recent tax law changes, says IRS


LeaseQuery releases lease accounting solution LeaseGuru

LeaseQuery has released LeaseGuru, a cloud-based lease accounting solution for companies with a lease portfolio of under ten.

LeaseQuery releases lease accounting solution LeaseGuru


QuickBooks updates for January

Intuit has released several updates for QuickBooks Online, QuickBooks Online Accountant, and QuickBooks Online Advanced.

QuickBooks updates for January


IESBA proposes ethics guidance on objectivity of engagement quality reviewers

The International Ethics Standards Board for Accountants released an exposure draft Thursday proposing changes to the International Code of Ethics for Professional Accountants to provide additional guidance to audit engagement quality reviewers about their professional objectivity.

IESBA proposes ethics guidance on objectivity of engagement quality reviewers


Tax pros gear up to navigate New York’s complex remote sales tax law

The state’s new law has made a confusing situation even murkier, as the ripples of Wayfair continue to linger in evolving tax law.

Tax pros gear up to navigate New York’s complex remote sales tax law


Global corporate tax avoidance might get harder

About 135 of the world’s countries are negotiating a radical change to the rules about where and how much multinational companies pay in taxes.

Global corporate tax avoidance might get harder


Relevance is critical to the future value of audit

Auditors need to provide value beyond the compliance function.

Relevance is critical to the future value of audit


Senate Republicans prod IRS to crack down on electric vehicle tax credits

A group of Republican lawmakers has sent a letter to Internal Revenue Service commissioner Chuck Rettig warning about misuse of the electric vehicle tax credit.

Senate Republicans prod IRS to crack down on electric vehicle tax credits