Muni-bond appetite on the rise as investors seek tax-free safety: More investors are looking to add municipal bonds in their portfolios as they prefer safer investments in the wake of the Fed's decision not to raise interest rates, according to MarketWatch.

Thomson Reuters is forecasting the tax rates for next year and predicting they will be adjusted upward in line with modest inflation.

A new temporary highway funding bill recently became law. Buried within this temporary bill (the highway money runs out again October 29, 2015) are several tax law changes that have nothing to do with highway funding. Most of the tax law changes are effective after December 31, 2015 or for the 2016 tax year.

A new temporary highway funding bill recently became law. Buried within this temporary bill (the highway money runs out again October 29, 2015) are several tax law changes that have nothing to do with highway funding. Most of the tax law changes are effective after December 31, 2015 or for the 2016 tax year.

In a victory for CPAs reminiscent of last year’s passage of municipal income tax reform, the Ohio Supreme Court recently ruled unanimously in favor of taxpayers in the case of MacDonald v. Shaker Heights Board of Income Tax Review.

For decades, the IRS used the same application, Form 1023, for all nonprofits seeking Section 501 (c)(3) tax-exempt status. Although, the IRS had a lower application fee ($400 instead of $800) for small nonprofits with annual gross income of less than $10,000, there wasn’t a simpler application process for the small organizations.