GOP is said to discuss a mix of temporary, permanent tax changes

Republicans struggling to pass a major tax overhaul that doesn’t add to the federal deficit are discussing a kind of compromise: mixing permanent revisions with temporary rate cuts for individuals and businesses.


Why tax reform is so fiendishly difficult in the U.S.

An overhaul of the system should appeal to liberals and conservatives alike.


IRS schedules e-services outages

The tools will be unavailable for several days later this month.


Scammers’ latest target: Tax pros’ passwords

Phishing e-mails that look like they come from tax prep software are aiming for practitioners.


Tax relief for victims of Michigan weather

The IRS may have help for some of those affected by the storms and flooding.


France and Germany plan tax crackdown on U.S. tech giants

The countries aim to close loopholes that will affect Google, Apple, Facebook, Amazon and others.


University at Buffalo grad students win IIA writing competition

Kyle Januszkiewicz and Wanyin Yan earned first and third place in the Institute of Internal Auditors’ research manuscript contest.


IFAC offers guidance on regulatory models for accounting

The advice is aimed at helping professional accounting organizations work more effectively with governments and regulators.


New accounting standard makes tax waves for Fortune 500

Companies like Facebook and Google parent Alphabet are seeing a significant drop in their GAAP tax rate.


NYC mayor proposes tax on wealthy to fix crumbling subways

Bill de Blasio would raise the city’s highest income-tax rate to 4.41% from 3.88%.