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Tax Authorities: NY Judge Opens Door to Swiss Records A federal judge authorized the Internal Revenue  Service to require UBS AG to produce records about U.S. taxpayers who may hold bank accounts in Switzerland to evade hundreds of millions in federal income taxes.   NEW CPE OPTION FROM SMARTPROS: This Week in Taxation Webinar Series SmartPros This Week in ... Webinar Series are three unique CPE subscriptions designed to keep you up-to-date in your area of specialty, whether it be accounting, taxation or business taxes. Each subscription features a weekly (see schedules for each subscription) one-hour Webcasts produced by one of our internationally-recognized experts Bruce Pounder or Barbara Weltman. Register for weeks individual, or purchase an annual subscription and take as many courses as you like!   Quick Links:  Return to Accounting Homepage Weekly Newsletter Online CPE Twitter: SmartProsEditor       Upsted 12/15

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This Week in the SmartPros News & Insights Newsletter Newsline: Report Critical of Turnover at SEC ... Op/Ed: Academy Awards and Analytics-based Performance Management ... CPE: Does New FCPA Guidance Diminish Your Danger? ... Book Pick: Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Compliance Guidebook Tax Preparation Firms Favor Reinstating IRS Rules SBA Launches Affordable Care Act Web Page & Blog The U.S. Small Business Administration launched a new Web page and blog dedicated to educating small business owners about the Affordable Care Act. Intuit Responds to Court Decision Barring IRS From Regulating Tax Preparers Intuit responded to a decision of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia that prevents the Internal Revenue Service from regulating non-professional tax return preparers. Numbers to Know When You File Your 2012 Tax Return Key numbers to know when filing your 2012 tax returns, according to the Internal Revenue Service. Home-Office Deduction Will Be Simplified Owners of home-based businesses should find it easier to take a federal tax deduction for working from their house, under a new option announced last week by the Internal Revenue Service. IRS Loses Lawsuit in Fight Against Tax Preparers A federal judge on Friday barred the IRS from imposing a series of new regulations, including a competency exam, on hundreds of thousands of tax preparers. Liberty Tax's Parent Company Told to Pay $1.3M in Ad Case Virginia Beach-based JTH Holding Inc., the parent company of Liberty Tax Service, must pay $1.3 million in penalties over misleading advertising, a California appeals court ruled this week. IRS Changes Tax Forms Following the January tax law changes made by Congress under the American Taxpayer Relief Act (ATRA), the Internal Revenue Service announced recently it plans to open the 2013 filing season and begin processing individual income tax returns on Jan. 30. Watchdog Says Tax Law Too Complex for Most Filers A government watchdog says the nation's tax law is so thick and complicated that businesses and individuals spend more than 6 billion hours a year complying with filing requirements. That's the equivalent of 3 million people working full- time, year-round. Advocate Contends IRS Does Poor Job on Identity Theft The IRS has failed to provide swift and effective assistance to victims of identity theft even as the number of crimes continues to soar, according to a federal report issued Wednesday.

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