Timeline for Trump’s tax plan gets new end-of-July milestone

President Donald Trump’s top legislative aide said White House officials hope to have a unified plan for overhauling the U.S. tax code in place before Congress leaves Washington in August for a month-long recess—adding a new element to an already complicated timeline.


TaxJar debuts automated 50-state sales tax filing software

The company offers a guarantee that the filings will be made on time — or it’s free.


Art of Accounting: New Withum partners prove what I strongly recommend

I have long advocated hiring entry-level people rather than those with two or three years’ experience.


Students volunteer with UHY

The firm’s summer “Connect” program saw prospective CPAs donate their time across the country.


Senate health bill fails to pick up support after week of recess

Senate Republican leaders head into a difficult fight this week to win support for their health-care legislation and tax changes after returning from a recess where some GOP lawmakers fielded angry complaints from constituents about the measure.


Mnuchin dismisses idea of 40 percent top tax rate for the rich

The White House is “absolutely committed” to getting its tax overhaul proposal through Congress by the end of the year—and that plan won’t include a 40 percent tax rate for the richest Americans, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said.


Tax rule aimed at corporate ‘earnings stripping’ gets review

A federal rule aimed at limiting corporate “earnings stripping’’ for tax-avoidance purposes may pose an undue burden on taxpayers and may be changed or rescinded, according to an Internal Revenue Service notice.


8 tax regs the Treasury wants to revoke

The Trump administration aims to identify and remove burdensome recent regulations (slideshow).


Five challenges your clients are having complying with the Affordable Care Act

Gathering, organizing and ensuring data consistency, particularly among disparate databases, can be challenging for organizations that are required to submit to the IRS employer reporting under the Affordable Care Act mandates.


Treasury suggests 8 tax regulations to revoke

The Treasury Department has issued a notice proposing to rescind or modify eight tax regulations under President Trump’s executive order aimed at reducing burdensome regulations.