Tax & Accounting Blog

On January 26, 2017, Irish Revenue (Revenue) published eBrief No. 08/17 regarding the period of validity of opinions and confirmations. Revenue will only provide an opinion or confirmation for complex issues, where information is not readily available or where there is genuine uncertainty regarding applicable tax rules. An opinion or confirmation represents Revenue’s … Read More

As tax season gets underway, the UltraTax CS Alerts and notices page in the Help & How-To Center is a convenient way for you to find information about UltraTax CS and various taxing authorities that could impact tax preparation. The Alerts and notices pages are available for all UltraTax CS entities … Read More

We’ve worked closely with our customers and the IRS to make UltraTax CS one of the most comprehensive and powerful tax preparation software applications available. Below are some links to resources that will help you prepare for e-filing this tax season. E-File Help Center Learn how to … Read More

On February 1, 2017, the OECD released the Action 5 and Action 13 peer review documents. The OECD also provided information on the peer review and monitoring process for Action 5 and CbC reporting under Action 13. See the Action 5 and Action … Read More

Mercosur country members[1] and the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) bloc formed by four European countries – Switzerland, Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein, have successfully completed the exploratory dialogue and preliminary negotiations for a free trade agreement. From the Brazilian government’s point of view, this new FTA clearly promotes a significant update of its … Read More

Alabama state code has long established that the boundaries for police jurisdictions (PJ’s) may legally extend up to 3 miles outside city limits for municipalities with more than 6,000 residents and 1.5 miles if there are less than 6,000. Within these PJ’s, municipalities are able to collect an additional sales tax up to half the rate imposed … Read More