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AICPA and H&R Block Feud Over Ad Campaign | by MICHAEL COHN | | The American Institute of CPAs is crying foul over an ad by H&R Block suggesting that many CPAs don’t know how to prepare tax returns, but Block is promising to increase its competition with CPAs. READ MORE » |
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Liberty Tax Franchisees Hit with More Charges | by MICHAEL COHN | | A federal court has barred the owner of a dozen Liberty Tax Service franchises in the Los Angeles and Las Vegas areas after discovering rampant tax fraud, while a Maryland grand jury has indicted the owner and several tax preparers at some Liberty Tax franchises in Baltimore. READ MORE » |
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IRS Raises Interest Rates for First Time Since 2010 | by MICHAEL COHN | | The Internal Revenue Service has raised interest rates for the calendar quarter beginning April 1, 2016, the first change to interest rates since the fourth calendar quarter of 2010 when the federal short-term rate decreased from 1 percent to 0 percent. READ MORE » |
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What Tax Directors Think | by ROGER RUSSELL | | Although a recent ABC News/Washington Post Poll found just 6 percent of voters who lean Republican and 4 percent of those who lean Democrat rank taxes as the most important issue impacting their vote, one in five public company tax directors feel differently. READ MORE » |
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House Panel Advances Bill Restricting Child Tax Credit | by MICHAEL COHN | | The House Ways and Means Committee passed a package of three bills Wednesday designed to save money for the federal government, including one that requires taxpayers claiming the Child Tax Credit to provide a Social Security number for the child to prevent undocumented immigrants from qualifying. READ MORE » |
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