This article is the first in a new column, Personal Financial Planning, covering the role of CPAs in advising individuals and ...

As Americans get ready for the upcoming tax season, sweeping changes are going to affect how individuals and families file this year — including which deductions and credits they can claim. While the ...

Some taxpayers love to test the IRS boundaries on allowable deductions. Consider the business owner who had his store burned down and tried to deduct the arsonist's payment as a "consulting fee," or ...