IRS audits of higher income taxpayers increase The IRS audited one in eight individuals with incomes over $1
million in fiscal year (FY) 2011. While the overall audit coverage
rate for individuals remained steady at just over one percent, the
a...
Tax gap grows to $450 billion; compliance rate holds steady The "gross tax gap," or the amount of tax owed to the U.S.
government that is not paid on time, climbed from $345 billion in
Tax Year (TY) 2001 to $450 billion in TY 2006, the IRS has
reported. (Be...
CA - Independent contractor withholding webinar announced The California Franchise Tax Board (FTB) is holding a free webinar
on December 20, 2011, at 10 a.m. PST, for those who must withhold
personal income tax on California source income...
HI - 2011 electronic filing handbook released The Hawaii Department of Taxation has released its Handbook for
Electronic Filers of Hawaii Individual Income Tax Returns for tax
year 2011. The handbook is designed as a companion...
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