Refunds Up as Taxpayers Claim New Overtime, Tips Deductions
Average tax refunds are 11.1% greater than last year, according to the IRS’ latest filing season statistics. Treasury Secretary Scott …
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Global Audit Regulators Report Slight Rise in Inspection Findings in 2025 Survey
The International Forum of Independent Audit Regulators (IFIAR) released a report on April 1, 2026, detailing the results of its …
West Virginia Cuts Personal Income Tax Rates
By Lisa Lopata, Esq. Checkpoint News West Virginia has reduced its personal income tax rates beginning on January 1, 2026, …
Bipartisan Bill Targets Tax-Free Corporate Mergers
Senators Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) and Josh Hawley (R-MO) introduced bipartisan legislation March 25 that would end tax-free treatment for many …
Practitioner Advice for Working With Disaster Victims
For taxpayers navigating the aftermath of a natural disaster like storms or wildfires, the path to recovery is a multi-year …
Sports Betting Tax Hike May Be Fair Game, Analysts Say
The Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC) analyzed a proposal to markedly increase the federal excise tax to align with other “sin …
PCAOB Requests Feedback on 5-Year Strategic Plan Amid Leadership Changes and Regulatory Shift
The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) on March 31, 2026, voted unanimously to seek public comment on its 2026-2030 …
Court Strikes Down Proposed Settlement in Johnson Amendment Case
A district court has rejected a proposed consent agreement between religious organizations and the IRS that would have gutted the …
First Circuit Rejects ACA Section 1557 Challenge to Plan’s Weight-Loss Drug Exclusion
Whittemore v. Cigna Health & Life Ins. Co., 2026 WL 777418 (1st Cir. 2026) The First Circuit has affirmed the …
Members of Congress Tell Court IRS Unlawfully Gave ICE Bulk Addresses
A coalition of congressional members filed an amicus brief in a federal appeals court after dozens of advocacy organizations told …
Retroactive Online Marketplace Liability Emerges as Major Sales Tax Risk
Economic nexus policies for marketplace facilitators have settled in recent years, but retroactive liability for prior periods has emerged as …
IRS 2025 Advance Pricing Agreement Report Released
The IRS’s Advance Pricing and Mutual Agreement (APMA) program executed 110 Advance Pricing Agreements (APAs) in 2025 and saw its …