Self-Reporting Misconduct Can Be Beneficial for Practitioners, OPR Says Tax practitioners who self-report Circular 230 violations may avoid harsher sanctions and qualify for favorable settlements, the IRS’ Office of …
Social Security Bill Proposes New Inflation Measure, Tax Changes for High Earners Senator Mazie Hirono (D-HI) and Representative Jill Tokuda (D-HI) have introduced the Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act to address Social Security’s …
FIRE System Will Retire by Tax Year 2026, Says IRS The IRS has announced that the Filing Information Returns Electronically (FIRE) system will be retired for the tax year 2026, …
IRS Obtained Proper Penalty Approval in Easement Case, Court Finds The IRS met the supervisory approval requirements when it assessed penalties against Sand Valley after disallowing the company’s $35.38 million …
Checkpoint’s Exclusive Executive Summary of the 2025 Tax Act In a series of marathon Senate and House sessions leading up to the July 4th holiday, Congress passed the Act …
Publisher’s Note for the Juneteenth Holiday Due to the Juneteenth federal holiday, there will be no Checkpoint News articles published on Thursday, June 19, 2025. …
PCAOB Slashes 2026 Budget, Board Member Salaries in Historic Move Following SEC Pressure Board members of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) voted unanimously to cut the spending plan by 9.4% for …
In Accounting, Tough Review Is Part of the Job. But How Tough Is Too Tough? Shayne Kuhaneck still remembers the review that could have ended his accounting career before it really started. Nearly 20 years …
Updated HRSA Guidelines Expand Preventive Health Services Mandate for Cervical Cancer Screening HHS Notice: HRSA Update to the Women’s Preventive Services Guidelines, 91 Fed. Reg. 283 (Jan. 5, 2026) Available at https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-01-05/pdf/2025-24235.pdf …