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Aug 3, 2019

The 2019 MP Elite

By Daniel Hood, Danielle Lee

The eighth edition of Accounting Today's annual report highlights 10 outstanding accounting firm leaders.

A CPA with a ‘New Vision’

By Gale Crosley

Jody Padar is betting on bots, with impressive results.

DeVos wants IRS to provide income information on student loan borrowers

By Michael Cohn

Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos is calling on Congress to allow the Internal Revenue Service to give the Department of Education information on the income of student loan borrowers, warning that student loan applicants are misrepresenting their income and family size to qualify for reduced payment plans.

How far can states go after Wayfair? 'Not this far'

By Roger Russell

The Supreme Court decision in Kaestner harkens back to Quill.

IRS provides guidance on bonus depreciation election

By Michael Cohn

Taxpayers can make a late election, or revoke an earlier election, for the tax break for property they have acquired for a business.

Judge overturns IRS rule to shield political donor identities

By Laura Davison

A federal judge in Montana overturned an Internal Revenue Service rule that would allow many political nonprofit groups to keep their donor lists private.

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Jeffrey Epstein’s wealth boosted by Virgin Island tax breaks

By Tom Metcalf, Greg Farrell and David Kocieniewski

The rules set by the Economic Development Commission in St. Thomas allow some businesses to lower their exposure to taxes by up to 90 percent.

AICPA weighs in with IRS on excise taxes for donor-advised funds

By Michael Cohn

The American Institute of CPAs sent a set of recommendations to the Internal Revenue Service on the application of excise taxes to donor-advised funds.

In the rear-view mirror: Tax pros discuss lessons from this season

By Jeff Stimpson

Tax reform brought plenty of problems, but some were pleasantly surprised.

How tax pros spend their summer vacations

By Roger Russell

Practitioners share their best practices for the long (relatively) quiet months between deadlines.

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