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HSAs Defy Great Recession
By staff WriterThe number of health savings accounts (HSAs) - and the average amount of contributions per account - increased between 2008 and 2009.
July 06, 2011
IRS Cuts Rating Agencies from Internal Revenue Code RegsThe Internal Revenue Service is starting the formal process of removing direct references to credit rating agencies from the regulations implementing the Internal Revenue Code.
July 05, 2011
IRS Changes Annuity Partial Exchange RulesThe Internal Revenue Service has changed the rules governing partial exchanges of annuity contracts.
July 05, 2011
IRS Changes Annuity Partial Exchange RulesThe Internal Revenue Service has changed the rules governing partial exchanges of annuity contracts.
June 30, 2011
GAO: IRS Behind on PPACAThe U.S. Government Accountability Office says Internal Revenue Service top managers must do more to ensure smooth implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
June 30, 2011
GAO: IRS Behind on PPACAThe U.S. Government Accountability Office says Internal Revenue Service top managers must do more to ensure smooth implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
June 30, 2011
IRS Provides Answers for Holders of Foreign AssetsThe IRS has finally begun to answer many key questions asked by advisors on repercussions of failure to file an FBAR.
June 24, 2011
IRS: High Earners With No Tax Liability Skyrocketed in 2008The number of high-earning U.S. taxpayers who did not owe income tax in 2008 shot up by nearly 80% from the previous year, according to the spring 2011 edition of the Statistics of Income Bulletin, released June 14 by the IRS.