House Passes Two Taxpayer Protection Bills
The House passed two bipartisan bills aimed at strengthening taxpayer rights on December 1 – the Fair and Accountable IRS …
Maureen Leddy, Checkpoint News
Maureen Leddy covers Congress for Thomson Reuters with a focus on tax legislation.
Maureen previously worked at Trial magazine as a legal editor and at Bloomberg Law as a research analyst.
She can be reached at maureen.leddy@thomsonreuters.com.
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Changes Ahead for Taxpayers with Discharged Student Loan Debt
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Tax Pros Urge Caution in 2025 Overtime Reporting
The new federal overtime deduction – adopted midyear but effective for qualified overtime earned beginning January 1, 2025 – has …
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Relief for Taxpayers Who Can’t Pay Their Tax Bill
Shannon Christensen April 20, 2025 As a tax practitioner, your role extends beyond preparing tax returns; you are a vital …
Midyear State and Local Minimum Wage Increases
Starting July 1, 2025, several states and localities will implement increases to their minimum wage rates. This article outlines the …
SEC Staff Preparing In Case PCAOB Is Eliminated
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