As an Entrepreneur having a hectic schedule with a lot on your plate is the everyday norm. Now with the heavy use of technology there are apps available to help keep you and your books organized so that you can stay on top of your numbers while you
Read more →On Thursday, April 30th, two senior members of the House Ways and Means Committee, Kevin Brady, R-Tex., and Joe Crowley, D-N.Y., reintroduced legislation, the Real Estate Investment and Jobs Bill of 2015 (HR 2128), that would remove a 1980s era tax provision that discourages foreign investment in U.S.
Read more →The entire burden for implementing the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) falls on U.S. and foreign financial services firms, according to the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA). In addition, a former acting IRS commissioner who helped oversee the rollout of the anti-tax evasion law
Read more →As companies assess the political landscape for 2015 they will also find an evolving economic outlook, and a heightened focus on tax transparency that could add “incredible uncertainty” to the tax outlook in 2015, says KPMG. Therefore, business executives will need to keep a close eye on
Read more →The IRS’s anticipated fiscal year (“FY”) 2015 budget took center stage at the IRS Oversight Board’s last meeting of 2014. Senior IRS officials remain concerned about potential funding reductions in FY 2015 but are committed to implementing unfunded mandates, such as the Patient Protection and Affordable Care
Read more →The case described below is a perfect example why it is extremely important to be vigilant about the people you hire and the intricacies of how your business is being ran, regardless if you are willfully involved in the illegal act or not. You don’t ever want
Read more →According to the IRS Oversight Board 2014 Taxpayer Attitude Survey released on December 8th, 2014, almost 90 percent of taxpayers say it is not acceptable to cheat on their income taxes. This number remains unchanged since last year’s survey. Also, according to the survey, ninety-four percent of
Read more →In Revenue Rulings 2014-111 and 2014-29, the IRS has announced that the interest rates for the calendar quarter beginning January 1, 2015, will remain at 3 percent for overpayments (2 percent in the case of a corporation), 3 percent for underpayments and 5 percent for large corporate
Read more →On December 3rd, President Obama said that the U.S. needs to close unspecified tax loopholes to pay for any reduction in the corporate tax rate. “There is definitely a deal to be done. If we get some certainty on the federal budget we can work on tax
Read more →According to a report by the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA), the IRS needs to make improvements to strengthen security and to test controls for the Affordable Care Act Information Returns Project. The IRS is required to calculate and collect annual fees based on reports
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