IRS increases standard mileage rates for 2018

The Internal Revenue Service released on Thursday the 2018 optional standard mileage rates that taxpayers and tax professionals can use to calculate the deductible costs of operating an automobile for business, charitable, medical or moving purposes.


IRS criminal cases fell 11 percent as tax cops left beat

Declining manpower continues to sap the Internal Revenue Service’s ability to pursue criminal cases, as the number of new investigations dropped by 11 percent over the past year and recommendations for prosecution fell by 18 percent.


IFAC concerned about losing standard-setting boards for auditing and ethics

The International Federation of Accountants is expressing alarm about recent proposals from a group of global financial regulators to separate its standard-setting boards for auditing and ethics.


Deal reached to shield renewables from tax change, Thune says

Congressional tax negotiators have reached a tentative deal that would mostly shield the renewable energy industry from a provision that threatened to dry up a $12 billion tax-equity market, said Senator John Thune, the chamber’s No. 3 Republican.


Diversity steadily increasing across tax profession, report finds

New data from TaxTalent found an uptick in diverse students, but little change in firm leadership.


KPMG sees global revenues reach $26.4B

KPMG International reported Thursday its worldwide revenue grew 5 percent in local currency terms to a record level of $26.4 billion the fiscal year ending Sept. 30, 2017.


Trump to bring families to White House to make case for tax bill

President Donald Trump will bring five American families to the White House to show how they would benefit from his tax overhaul Wednesday in a speech aides said would amount to a closing argument for the legislation.


Tax debate update: Senate No. 2 leader says deal is ‘very close’

President Trump plans to make what his staff members called a “closing argument” for tax-overhaul legislation Wednesday as congressional Republicans consider last-minute revisions to key provisions. Here are the latest developments, updated throughout the day.


Charting a course for pass-throughs in tax reform

Business owners and their advisors need to start thinking through what tax reform may mean for their corporate structure.


Facebook to pay taxes locally, instead of through Ireland

Facebook Inc. is changing its tax structure so that it will pay taxes in the country where sales are made, rather than funneling everything through its Irish subsidiary.