How Tax Pros Can Protect Clients from Tax Data Theft (CPA Practice Advisor) - With data breaches making big headlines, the IRS reminds tax professionals that if they experience a breach or theft of taxpayer data they should immediately contact the IRS to help protect clients.
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The Importance of Audit Planning (JofA) - What is the purpose of audit planning if the audit may not ultimately follow the carefully thought out plan? As may be inferred from Dwight D. Eisenhower's wordsâ"Plans are worthless, but planning is everything"...
An Emotionally Distressing Lesson From The Tax Court (TaxProf Blog) - Last week, in the Summary Opinion of Collins v. Commissioner, the Tax Court agreed with the Service that a taxpayer could not exclude $85,000 under section 104(a)(2) for payments received for "emotional distress" ...