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Online retailers Amazon, Overstock.com in tax dispute with states

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Soon after dropping its California and Hawaii-based marketing affiliates over online tax issues, Overstock.com reversed its decision after state offic...

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Taxpayer Advocate addresses tax preparer oversight, OIC, taxpayer services

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National Taxpayer Advocate Nina E. Olson delivered a report to Congress this week that identifies the priority issues the Office of the Taxpayer Advoc...

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How to lose $7 billion in taxpayer money without really trying

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How did the IRS manage to pay out $7 billion in improper child tax credits in the tax years, 2004-2007? That's the question that the Treasury Inspecto...

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Contrary to reports, DOJ will continue probe of UBS Swiss bank account holders

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Earlier this year we reported that the Securities and Exchange Commission had filed an enforcement action against UBS AG, claiming that UBS aided U.S....

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Accountant charged with threatening life of prosecutor

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Manhattan District Attorney Robert M. ...

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Technology required: Making 7216 easily manageable

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By Barry J. Friedman, CPAFuture-thinking firms are taking advantage of the latest and greatest technologies to elevate efficiency at all levels of ope...

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Filing errors spur TIGTA to recommend changes to Form 1040

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The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) could reduce the number of errors made by individual taxpayers by clarifying instructions on and improving the layo...

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TIGTA and IRS disagree about need to inform elderly about withholding options

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The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) should increase its efforts to educate elderly taxpayers about potential exemptions from withholding tax on certain...

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Business Tax Index ranks state tax systems

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In April, 2009, the Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council (SBE Council) published the "Business Tax Index 2009: Best to Worst State Tax System...

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Streamlined sales tax might be the answer to state budgetary woes

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The Streamlined Sales Tax Project is moving back into the spotlight with some states visibly hurting for tax dollars and a Congress that seems friendl...

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