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2026 tax software survey

The survey allowed respondents to name their tax preparation software from among 13 listed or write in others. As in past ...
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A risk framework for AI use in tax administration and preparation

A former IRS commissioner assesses risks and proposes control practices for use of artificial intelligence by taxing ...
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Estate portability elections of unused estate and gift tax exemption must be meticulously prepared

Care must be exercised to ensure all the applicable requirements are met when making a deceased spoused unused exemption ...
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Tax return positions: Required levels of authority

Tax practitioners must heed rules and professional guidelines for substantial authority and other specified levels of ...
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Check-the-box effects for foreign owners

Editor: Robert Venables, CPA, J.D., LL.M. The branch profits tax is a 30% tax on earnings of a foreign corporation’s ...
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What today’s clients expect from their CPA and how firms are responding

Bob Nolan, CPA, principal tax analyst, Drake Software, discusses how client expectations have changed and what CPA firms can ...
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M&A termination fees under Sec. 1234A: Developments since 2016

Capital gains vs. ordinary income treatment hinges on the nature of the underlying contractual rights or obligations and the ...
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August 2026 - The Tax Adviser

Bob Nolan, CPA, principal tax analyst, Drake Software, discusses how client expectations have changed and what CPA firms can ...
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Tax legislation for digital assets: What’s the conversation in Congress?

Despite common themes between a Senate bill and a House discussion draft on taxation of digital assets, they differ in key ...
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Erroneous refund of underpayment interest eligible for Sec. 6015(f)(1) relief

The refund gave rise to an unpaid tax liability eligible for equitable innocent-spouse relief, the Tax Court held.
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Circuit courts split on home-distilling ban

While the Sixth Circuit held that the ban is necessary and proper under the U.S. Constitution for collecting a federal excise tax on spirits, the Fifth Circuit held under the same criterion that the ...
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The hidden costs and tax burdens of European waterfalls

These distribution provisions for sharing earnings between private fund managers and investors can clash with Sec. 704 ...