Tax lawyer Kelly Phillips Erb, aka “taxgirl,” has written for The New York Times and is now a staff writer for Forbes.com, but she never set out to be a famous blogger or national thought leader.       Home  |  Subscribe       Tax Practice   Jul 07, 2016       Top Stories   Share Your Expertise: Why It Pays and How to Do It by MARY ELLEN BIERY   Tax lawyer Kelly Phillips Erb, aka “taxgirl,” has written for The New York Times and is now a staff writer for Forbes.com, but she never set out to be a famous blogger or national thought leader. READ MORE »   5 Reasons Tax Professionals Should Embrace Customer Reviews by ODYSSEAS PAPADIMITRIOU   With the regulations that once kept financial advisors and other money-management professionals on the social-media sidelines a thing of the past, the floodgate of tweets, Snaps and Instagram posts should be wide open by now. But the response has actually been quite muted. READ MORE »       The Multiple-Employer Trap by STEVEN P. KESSLER   All across America, hard-working people receive their personal income tax returns and wonder why they still owe money at tax time. READ MORE »     SPONSOR CONTENT Special Report: 2016 Survey of State Tax Departments   The state tax arena is more complex and ambiguous than ever. The Survey of State Tax Departments provides vital guidance on the gray areas of state taxation, with a focus on nexus and income sourcing policies. DOWNLOAD THE SURVEY. »     Wells Fargo's Partial Tax Victory May Spur Billions in Refunds by LYNNLEY BROWNING   Wells Fargo & Co. got less than it wanted in a federal tax-refund lawsuit, yet the bank’s partial victory may spur billions of dollars in similar refund claims from companies that have done repeated mergers and acquisitions, tax lawyers say. READ MORE »   IRS Warns Tax Pros of Security Risks by MICHAEL COHN   The Internal Revenue Service has begun a new campaign to make tax preparers more aware of security risks that could expose their clients to identity theft and tax fraud. READ MORE »   Messi Given Jail Term He's Unlikely to Serve in Spain Tax Case by RODRIGO ORIHUELA AND MARIA TADEO   Barcelona soccer star Lionel Messi, the record five-time world player of the year, was handed a 21-month prison sentence for tax fraud by a Spanish court that he’s unlikely to have to serve. READ MORE »       America's Offshore Tax Cheats Are Feeling the Heat Once Again by DAVID VOREACOS   U.S. taxpayers who entered into an IRS program that made it easier to disclose their hidden offshore bank accounts may have thought they put their legal troubles behind them. Instead, prosecutors may try to put some of them in jail for not telling all. READ MORE »   Swiss Order UBS to Give Up French Account Holder Details by JEFFREY VÖGELI AND HUGO MILLER   UBS Group AG is fighting a demand that it provide information on French clients to tax authorities, days after Paris prosecutors separately recommended the bank go on trial for helping French citizens evade taxes. READ MORE »           White Papers   Three Steps to Growing Your Bottom Line - Without Hiring More Staff   In the past, advances in technology have primarily helped accountants perform client engagements faster and easier. READ MORE »   10 Questions You Must Ask Before You Sign   It doesn