The following is an overview of some of the tax news and legislative proposals discussed or introduced over the past several weeks.

If you face an audit, it's worth reviewing the IRS's Audit Techniques Guides published on the IRS website. These are guides that instruct auditors how to handle tax issues for many different business fields,

Here are some simple tips to help preparing your tax return less of a chore. And if you do nothing else... follow this one tip.

The IRS seems to always have a surprise up its sleeve for the unsuspecting taxpayer. Here's a fun True or False quiz to test your knowledge of what's taxable.