Drake Software blog for tax pros, covering tax, IRS news, and more
Plan Now To Get Time Back in 2015Benjamin Franklin is credited with the observation that “Time is Money,” but for a tax preparer during tax season, time can also be the enemy, because each hour lost…
Six Strategies for Social Media Social media, which started with the creation of GeoCities in 1994 and has matured into dozens of sites led by Facebook, Twitter and Linked-in, has finally begun to…
If the Customer Can’t Pay The Tax VIIf You Receive an IRS Notice, Here’s What to DoEach year the IRS sends millions of letters and notices to taxpayers. Although some people may feel anxious when they…
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If the Customer Can’t Pay The Taxes VFiling Past Due Returns The IRS requires that you file all tax returns that are due, regardless of whether or not you can pay in full. File a past due return the…
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If the Customer Can’t Pay the Taxes IIIThe Collection ProcessIf you do not pay in full when you file your tax return, you will receive written notice of the amount you owe, a bill. This bill starts…
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If The Customer Can’t Pay The Tax – Part II Offer in Compromise An offer in compromise (OIC) is an agreement between a taxpayer and the Internal Revenue Service that settles the taxpayer's tax…
If the Customer Can’t Pay The Tax – Part I There are several different payment programs available for taxpayers who cannot pay the taxes owed by April 15. Because any balance due is subject to…
The ABCs of Late IRS PaymentsThe complexity of the tax laws and the fact that they change from year to year makes it inevitable that some clients will be unable to pay some or all of their bills to…
The Windows 8-back-to-Windows-7 Update Arrives So Microsoft announces the end of support for the one-third of the computing world that still uses Windows XP…and magically announces that on the same…
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Five Ways to Say “I’m Reputable!”Tax return preparer fraud has been a hot topic again this year. Between the continuing prosecutions of those preparers caught in illegal acts, the push by the IRS to…
