What you think you know about tax when coming out of university changes quickly once you step into a top tax practice. Within the first few weeks on the job, I realised academic knowledge could only ...

The 2025 filing season has been completed quietly, despite trepidation regarding the Internal Revenue Service's ability to function effectively in the face of cuts in funding and staff. Processing ...

The complexities tax practitioners face when practicing before the Internal Revenue Service and in Tax Court can be illustrated by following a case as it progresses from a return to a settlement. The ...

Congress is spoiling for a tax battle in 2025. Key parts of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act are set to expire. Most urgent to many voters are sunsetting provisions aimed at households, including the ...

Two special elections. Two defeats for increases in taxes. It is tempting to take the results of the May city special election on whether to tax sales of sugary drinks and this month’s proposed ...

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