Mark Battersby
The Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service have clarified the rules they proposed last spring…
Pressure is mounting on the Congressional Budget Office to scrap its system for estimating how much legislative proposals…
The Internal Revenue Service recently issued guidance (Revenue Ruling 2002-49, 2002-32 I.R.B.) on transactions that qualify for tax-free…
A couple who traded a portion of their annualized lottery winnings for a lump sum from a finance company found out the hard way that the lump sum is ordinary taxable income.
As Congress rushes to close the-infamous “Bermuda Triangle” federal tax loophole that indirectly encourages U.S. corporations to seek…
The Internal Revenue Service has ruled that the date used to determine when a short sale of stock…
The Internal Revenue Service plans to take action against two unnamed accounting firms as part of its efforts…
Beginning this month, small businesses and self-employed taxpayers can resolve tax disputes through a new fast-track mediation program…
The Internal Revenue Service is stepping up efforts to shut down abusive tax-avoidance transactions. Last month the agency…
Taxpayers soon will be able to check the status of their refunds on the Internet, the Internal Revenue…
