Tax & Accounting Blog

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Michigan has passed laws that affect personal property taxpayers. Here are a few overviews of some of the changes. Commercial and Industrial Personal Property Exemption A law recently went into effect amending the existing industrial or commercial personal property exemptions provided in Mich. Comp. Laws Ann. §211.9o. Beginning December 31, 2013, the amendment increases the … Read More

Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell declares four new designations of Virginia Enterprise Zones, a program run by the Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development. The VEZ’s initiative is to bolster job growth and encourage private investment by creating opportunities for businesses and investors. These four new zones will receive state and local enterprise zone incentives … Read More

Due to its early success, Massachusetts State Revenue Commissioner declared that the Department of Revenue’s one year-old early mediation program is expanding to more taxpayers for 2014. The early mediation program allows for both the taxpayer and DOR to settle their case through a mediation process rather than traditional appeals or litigation processes. The tax … Read More

Now is the time to get your CS Professional Suite® Accounting (CSA) software tuned up for tax season.

IRS Notice 2013-69 provides new guidance for foreign financial institutions (FFIs) that sign an FFI agreement with the IRS for compliance under FATCA (the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act). Notice 2013-69 also includes guidance for FFIs that are treated as reporting financial institutions under an applicable Model 2 intergovernmental agreement (IGA) between the United States … Read More