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October 17, 2020

IRS sets end date for faxing refund claim forms amid coronavirus

By Michael Cohn 3 min read

The Internal Revenue Service is giving taxpayers until the end of the year before it stops its temporary procedures for faxing in Forms 1045 and 1139 for claiming tentative tax refunds.

Trump vs. Biden: Whose tax plan makes for good tax law?

By Alicyn McLeod 10 min read

This article looks at a few key components of the presidential nominees' tax positions.

As firm offices reopen, doctor gives 5 tips for COVID-19 safety

By Ranica Arrowsmith

Coffee pots are more dangerous than office bathrooms, and gloves aren't recommended.

QR codes added to IRS balance-due notices

By Jeff Stimpson 2 min read

The technology is aimed at helping taxpayers navigate the agency’s website.

Tax burden equal to 70% rate crushes Americans unable to pay

By Steve Matthews 4 min read

Millions of low-income Americans are locked into poverty thanks to U.S. tax policy, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta researchers say.

Facing the tech problems of working from home

By Jeff Stimpson

Practitioners share their challenges and solutions in working remotely during the pandemic.

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Corporate execs concerned about taxes going up under Biden

By Michael Cohn 4 min read

C suite executives are far more concerned about changes in corporate tax policy during a Biden administration than if Trump is re-elected.

PCAOB board member blasts agenda change

By Michael Cohn 4 min read

J. Robert Brown criticized recent moves by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board to strip down its research and standard-setting agendas without proper consultation.

Billionaire Robert Smith to pay $140M over tax probe

By David Voreacos, Neil Weinberg and Gillian Tan 2 min read

Smith will acknowledge wrongdoing to end a four-year U.S. tax investigation involving assets held in offshore tax havens.

Crowe and BKD release year-end tax-planning guides amid coronavirus and election

By Michael Cohn 2 min read

Accounting firms Crowe LLP and BKD LLP released year-end tax-planning guides Wednesday, during a time of great uncertainty over future tax changes in the midst of the novel coronavirus pandemic and the upcoming election.

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