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The post-COVID tax practice: What preparers will keep doing

By Jeff Stimpson       3 min read

One thing they’ll definitely keep: not seeing every client in person. Read story →

Inheritance tax poised for a comeback in the post-COVID era

By William Horobin       3 min read

Any changes to inheritance tax would feed into the broader upheaval that is coming to taxation in the world’s major economies.  Read story →

IRS expects to settle ‘significant number’ of green tax cases

By David Voreacos and Kaustuv Basu       2 min read

Hundreds of IRS employees are cracking down on syndicated conservation easements, with 28,000 taxpayers under examination. Read story →

Biden meeting with GOP leaders at pivotal point for dealmaking

By Erik Wasson       5 min read

April's hiring shortfall stiffened Republican opposition to the tax increases on the wealthy and corporations that are a central part of the administration's package. Read story →

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Taxing virtual currencies: A new technology challenge

By Amanda Wilkie       5 min read

Firms need to prepare themselves to handle the tax and reporting challenges surrounding their clients' crypto-assets. Read story →

IRS struggles to fill jobs, deal with backlog through difficult tax season

By Michael Cohn       4 min read

The Internal Revenue Service is having a hard time hiring enough staff to help it get through this year’s extended tax season and overcome its backlog of unprocessed tax returns. Read story →

What you need to know about employee retention credits and government shutdown orders

By Ian Williams, Jason Melillo       3 min read

The Employee Retention Tax Credit has been a welcome lifeline to many struggling businesses and those most significantly impacted by the economic uncertainty around the COVID-19 pandemic.  Read story →

McConnell slams Biden proposals to tax capital gains at death

By Steven T. Dennis       2 min read

The Senate Republican leader ripped the president's plan to end a tax break that lets the richest Americans transfer much of their wealth tax-free at death. Read story →

Tax Fraud Blotter: ‘Despicable, cruel and callous’

By Jeff Stimpson       5 min read

Morally bankrupt; pretend preparer; lack of faith; and other highlights of recent tax cases. Read story →

Trump has lost key defense in tax return fight, Dems argue

By David Yaffe-Bellany       2 min read

A court filing by House Democrats says that their subpoena should no longer be held to the same legal standards that applied when Trump was president. Read story →

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