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You’ve heard the names of the top firms in tax preparation. The firms that have proven successful despite competition, ever-changing tax regulations, compliance requirements, and proposals for…
Yesterday, the IRS released a tax tip pertaining to the upcoming June 15 deadlines for U.S. citizens living abroad and foreign financial accounts. The reminder provides basic instructions for…
The purpose of this article is to explore the methods for analyzing cash-based businesses. We will explore techniques for uncovering unreported income. I will take you into the new digital world for…
On the heels of catastrophic flooding in Oklahoma and Texas and the official start of hurricane season, the IRS issued a tax tip reminding taxpayers and preparers that there are multiple ways the…
When Reid Hoffman and a team of former executives from PayPal and SocialNet.Com launched LinkedIn in the spring of 2003, it was as a resume-sharing site. From this humble beginning, it quickly…
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Today the IRS confirmed that Get Transcript - an application allowing taxpayers to review "line-by-line tax return information or wage and income reported to [the IRS]" - was illegally accessed…
Since the DC Court of Appeals upheld the district court ruling in Loving v. IRS – which determined that the IRS does not have the authority to require certification exams of tax preparers – the IRS…
According to Revenue Ruling 2015-13, April 18 will be the filing deadline for most of the country in 2016. Since Emancipation Day – a legal holiday in D.C. – falls on a Saturday, it will be observed…
Web sites for the typical tax and accounting firm tend to be whatever was thrown online as the firm was established or a site that has been expanded with content and information – perhaps for years. …
It's an annual ritual for tax and accounting firms after the end of one tax season and before training begins for the next: replacing obsolete hardware and software, investing in new technologies, and…
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