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HLB Mann Judd, a member of HLB International in Australia and New Zealand, has been named a finalist in the 2013Business Review Weekly Client Choice Awards, in the ‘Best Accountancy Firm (revenue between... Continue Reading

The Internal Revenue Service is taking additional steps during the 2013 tax season to protect taxpayers and help victims of identity theft and refund fraud. Stopping refund fraud related to identity theft is a... Continue Reading

HLB International, one of the leading mid-tier international accountancy networks, has recently signed a new member in Singapore: KBH Integra. Established in 1994, KBH Integra provides a wide range of Audit... Continue Reading

Evolution LLP, one of HLB’s member firms in the UK, was placed second in the Employer of the Year category at the British Accountancy Awards 2012. This category recognizes the firm for working with the... Continue Reading

The "fiscal cliff" is over! President Obama signed into law the American Taxpayer Relief Act which permanently extends the Bush-era cuts for lower and moderate income taxpayers and permanently "patches" the... Continue Reading

As of November 30, 2012, there was no significant progress in fiscal negotiations. Moving into 2013 a number of tax law changes will automatically occur due primarily to the expiration of the Bush-era tax cuts.... Continue Reading

Additional medicare tax. Beginning in 2013 there is an additional .9% medicare tax on wages and self-employment income in excess of $200,000 ($250,000 for married filing jointly, $125,000 in case of... Continue Reading

“Bush-era” tax Cuts The phrase “Bush-era” tax cuts is the collective term for the tax measures enacted in the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 (EGTRRA) and Jobs and Growth Tax... Continue Reading

The Internal Revenue Service just issued the 2013 optional standard mileage rates used to calculate the deductible costs of operating an automobile for business, charitable, medical or moving purposes.... Continue Reading