Talking Tax

<p>States are struggling to make up for revenue gaps in the wake of federal cuts and President Donald Trump's tax-and-spending law. </p> <p><br></p> <p>In Washington state, lawmakers have answered the challenge with a...

<p>There are about five weeks left in tax filing season — the busiest time of year for the IRS and tax preparers.</p> <p><br></p> <p>IRS CEO Frank Bisignano told lawmakers earlier this month the tax season has so far...

<p>Tax-filing season is well underway, and yet many states are still figuring out whether to conform to or decouple from provisions in last year's GOP-led tax overhaul, especially the deductions and other breaks for...

<p>The Supreme Court's decision to nix a wide swath of the Trump administration's tariffs comes with some big tax and transfer pricing questions for tax executives as companies battle to collect refunds from the...

<p>Tax enforcement has entered a new age. </p> <p><br></p> <p>The decades-old Justice Department Tax Division is now split between the broader civil and criminal divisions. Critics say the reorganization sends a signal...

<p>Data centers have emerged as a major political target in state capitals as they proliferate across the country and elected officials hear complaints from their voters about the massive, energy-guzzling...

<p>A new slate of leaders is poised to make its mark on the US audit board and launch the next chapter for the embattled regulator.</p> <p><br></p> <p>Among those set to serve on the Public Company Accounting Oversight...

<p>Trump administration cuts to federal funding are trickling down to cities and states across the country—and a top public-sector accounting leader is taking note. </p> <p><br></p> <p>Governmental Accounting Standards...

<p>A global minimum tax deal that exempts American companies from key provisions is a better outcome for European business than the alternative of US retaliatory taxes, the co-chair of the OECD’s business committee...

<p>Republicans on Capitol Hill are keenly watching how other countries implement a long-sought OECD agreement that exempts US companies from parts of the global minimum tax framework.</p> <p>Rep. Ron Estes (R-Kan.), a...

<p>The OECD just published the parameters of a deal that would exempt US companies from two key enforcement rules in the global minimum tax framework. </p> <p>The deal, which spans 88 pages in the form of administrative...

<p>We're off for the New Year holiday, so we're serving up an encore presentation of a Talking Tax podcast about challenges with paying student athletes.</p> <p><br></p> <p>Ever since student athletes gained the right...

<p>PwC's new training program aims to give early-career recruits hands-on experience integrating artificial intelligence tools into everyday work. </p> <p><br></p> <p>The Big Four accounting and advisory firm started...

<p>A slew of big tax disputes and the worldwide upheaval brought on by the Trump administration's aggressive trade policy made for an exceptionally interesting year for transfer pricing professionals, and left them with...

<p>Anyone thinking about pushing the boundaries of tax law should remember that there's no federal statute of limitations on prosecuting fraud, even with weakened IRS enforcement, said Carolyn Schenck, who spent 20...