Today, a ever-increasing share of responsibility for retirement planning and retirement savings is placed on the individual rather than pension plan administrators and other professionals. Reasons behind this shift include business’s desire to reduce costs, a...
We have previously blogged about the upcoming changes to Individual Taxpayer Identification Numbers (ITNS) announced in IRS Notice 2016-48. These changes were implemented through the Protecting Americans from Tax Hikes Act of 2015 (PATH Act). The changes implemented...
The AICPA (American Institute of CPAs) is the world’s largest member association representing the accounting profession. AICPA has more than 412,000 members in 144 countries across the globe. In a letter to the IRS dated August 15, 2016, AICPA expressed its...
Since the passage of Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) in 2010, the IRS, Department of Justice, and other government agencies have worked to address the perceived causes of the “tax gap.” One of the factors that Congress believes is contributing...
Recently, Congress passed a law that will impact a number of individuals who have an Individual Taxpayer Identification Number (ITIN). The reason for these changes is the Protecting Americans from Tax Hikes (PATH) Act enacted by Congress in December 2015. The...
For many taxpayers, filing and paying taxes is a time of the year that they dread. The individual may dread tax time for a variety of reasons, but the most common reasons for uncertainty and anxiety regarding taxes is often related to accuracy-related fears. Taxpayers...