AICPA recommends tax reforms as Senate Finance Committee grills Treasury nominee

The American Institute of CPAs sent a set of tax reform recommendations to Senate Finance Committee chairman Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, as the committee held back-to-back hearings Tuesday morning on tax reform and confirmation of an Assistant Secretary of the Treasury who will be in charge of tax policy and came from a firm that promoted controversial tax shelters.


Modernized e-File System to be down for maintenance

The Internal Revenue Service’s Modernized e-File Production and Assurance Testing Systems will be unavailable on Saturday, July 22, and again on Saturday, Aug. 5.


In the blogs: Manic regressives

ID theft keeps on rolling; will Trump prune the IRC?; the accountant of 2022; and other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers.


Canada moves to end tax loophole used by doctors and lawyers

Finance Minister Bill Morneau is proposing tax changes that would close loopholes often used by doctors and lawyers to reduce their tax burden, part of the Canadian government’s pledge to level the playing field for middle-income earners.


GOP drops revised Senate health care bill

The Republican effort to repeal and replace Obamacare appears dead in the water — but some experts are suggesting that this may not be the end.


Tax Analysts announces winners of 2017 student writing contest

The annual competition seeks submissions on open questions in tax policy and law.


House conservatives fear health-care deja vu on secret tax plan

House conservative leaders worry they’ll be forced to vote to advance a vehicle for a tax-code rewrite without knowing details of the plan, setting up a repeat of Congress’s troubled efforts on health-care legislation.


AAM starts CPA Growth Trends blog

The Association for Accounting Marketing has launched a new blog highlighting strategies to help CPA firms grow.


Federal tax update: Top developments of the past year

15 regs, court cases, revenue procedures and other tax-related news practitioners should take note of.


Deloitte offers Tax Reform Navigator service

Deloitte has introduced a new tool that helps companies analyze how they might fare under various tax reform alternatives under consideration in Washington.