The number of individuals with special needs is on the rise. Whether this is due to better recognition and diagnostic tools or an actual escalation in disabilities, the increase is taking its toll on state and local government program budgets. Such shortfalls require...
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IRS Offers Free Tutorial entitled “Understanding Taxes”
The IRS offers a free online interactive program entitled "Understanding Taxes." Designed in partnership with teachers for use in middle school, high school, or community college classrooms, the program can be used by anyone to learn about the history, theory, and...
IRS settles with bank re tax evaders
The United States is one of the only countries that tax the earnings of its citizens that are earned in another country. As such, the IRS often deals with foreign banks in order to discover accounts of Americans who are avoiding paying taxes on foreign earnings. Since...
Time for Claiming Innocent Spouse Relief Extended under Proposed Regulations
This week, the IRS issued proposed regulations that would make permanent rules to extend the amount of time taxpayers can apply for equitable relief through an innocent spouse application. Under the proposed rules, taxpayers would have up to ten years - or generally,...
IRS Statistics of Individual Income Tax Returns Released
The IRS has released Publication 1304 which reports on statistical data from a sampling of the 145.4 million individual income tax returns filed for tax year 2011. Tax filings are up, adjusted gross income has risen and IRS collections continue to increase. The report...
Liechtenstein Bank Pays $23.8 Million to U.S. in Non-Prosecution Agreement
The United States has agreed to forego criminal prosecution against the bank, Liechtensteinsche Landesbank AG, for opening and maintaining bank accounts for U.S. taxpayers from 2001 through 2011 and assisting U.S. taxpayers in evading their U.S. tax obligations. In...
All gamblers in California can now win with the IRS too
For many gamblers in California who aren't United States citizens, winning was a thrill -- until it came time to pay taxes on those winnings. The IRS would get a portion every time, that is, until recently. A recent court case changed the way the IRS collects taxes on...
IRS extends FATCA Registration Date
The FATCA registration website is projected to be accessible to financial institutions on August 19, 2013. Other key dates for registration, however, will be extended by six months. After the FATCA registration website opens, a financial institution will be able to...
Big Business Tax Loopholes Targeted – The End May Be Near
As major nations learn of the tax loss caused by legal tax provisions exercised and optimized by Big Business such as Apple, Dell and Google, the G20 has requested measures to stop companies from shifting profits into tax haven countries.The Group of 20, or G20, is a...
Starting a New Business? IRS Offers Advice
Many decisions are made when starting a new business, including five issues the IRS has identified as key considerations. Whether it is the type of business you will form, the manner by which you report and pay taxes, the account method you may elect or day to day...
