Tax Refund Roundup

March 5, 2018

Nine out of 10 refunds in less than three weeks but doesn’t guarantee the check will be in a taxpayer’s hands in three weeks.

Investors Eye Effects of New Transition Tax

February 13, 2018

New tax reform-mandated ‘transition tax’ on overseas earnings: it’s important for investors to consider how the tax may impact a public company’s cash flow when valuing its stock.

Online Sales Tax Debate Advances to Supreme Court

January 17, 2018

The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case that may change the standard for how sales taxes are applied to online purchases. In the case of South Dakota v. Wayfair Inc., the state will argue that all online sellers should be required to collect state sales taxes from South Dakota customers.

Passports at Risk if Back Taxes Are Owed

Taxpayers who owe major back taxes may not receive a new passport or have their passports renewed. The new rule may allow too much information sharing between government agencies with different security controls over private individual information. They fear it increases the risk of identity theft and fraud.