Percentage of Tax Returns Claiming Itemized Deductions by State 21 Aug 2013 | 07:36 pm

Anspach on the Benefits of Roth IRA Conversions 6 Aug 2013 | 06:28 pm

I recently read a very interesting article on the benefits of converting pre-tax retirement savings into post-tax Roth IRA savings. Dana Anspach discusses five benefits of converting to a Roth IRA in ...

IRS Update for August 2, 2013 2 Aug 2013 | 06:30 pm

From the Commissioner Principal Deputy Commissioner Danny Werfel spoke before the Nationwide Tax Forum in Grapevine, Texas on July 30th. Kay Bell attended the speech. Claudia Hill, EA, also attended ...

Some Senators Release Their Blank Slate Tax Reform Ideas 31 Jul 2013 | 11:08 am

Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus and Ranking Member Orrin Hatch asked their fellow Senators to submit proposals for reforming America's tax laws by July 26. Several Senators have made thei...

Federal Tax Issues for Same-Sex Married Couples 29 Jul 2013 | 09:10 pm

Same-sex married couples are now considered married for federal tax purposes after the Supreme Court decided that section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act was unconstitutional in the case of the Unite...

IRS Update for July 25, 2013 26 Jul 2013 | 08:37 am

The following pages or files residing on IRS.gov that are new or updated from July 19 to July 25, 2013. Tax Tips for 2013 Get Free Tax Help Using IRS Social Media Tools (Summertime Tax Tip 2013-11) ...

IRS Update for July 26, 2013 26 Jul 2013 | 08:37 am

The following pages or files residing on IRS.gov that are new or updated from July 19 to July 25, 2013. Tax Tips for 2013 Get Free Tax Help Using IRS Social Media Tools (Summertime Tax Tip 2013-11) ...

Sales Tax Holidays in 2013 25 Jul 2013 | 04:20 am

Seventeen states are offering sales tax holidays this year, many of them start this weekend. During a sales tax holiday, there's no state sales tax imposed on certain types of purchases. Some states e...

2014 Death and Taxes Poster 20 Jul 2013 | 09:36 pm

The 2014 version of the Death and Taxes poster is available from Timeplots.com. The Death and Taxes poster was originally created in 2004 by Jess Bachman. The poster is now produced by Timeplots. The...

IRS Update for July 19, 2013 19 Jul 2013 | 10:34 am

(I'm experimenting with a new content format. This is intended to be a weekly update highlighting new and updated content published on the IRS Web site during the past week. Feel free to leave comment...