IRS Plans “Soft Touch” Compliance Checks
Approximately 5,000 tax practitioners will soon receive a letter from the IRS...…
IRS Tightening Controls over Refundable Tax Credits
Because of the susceptibility of these credits to fraud, and the low success rates in recovering erroneous credits once refunds have been issued, the IRS should take every reasonable step possible to identify potentially questionable credits ...…
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Get Referrals by Following the Law of Contribution
Here are some tips any business owner can follow to get more referrals:…
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Deadline for PTIN Coming Soon
The deadline to register for or renew your PTIN (Preparer Tax Identification Number) for 2013 is December 31, 2012. All paid tax preparers must have a PTIN and it must be renewed annually. This year ...…
Taxpayers Missing Out on Penalty Relief?
Under the tax code, penalties can be assessed for not filing a tax return or for failing to pay the full amount shown. But Americans who have paid on time and in full for the previous three years can ask for the penalties to be waived...…
IRS Hopes to Help Preparers Reduce Errors on Schedule C
The IRS is trying to help eliminate errors in the reporting of car and truck expenses on a Schedule C. They hope to both educate and remind tax preparers of tax compliance by sending out approximately 5,000 letters to those preparers who have filed a Schedule C with what appear to be irregularities...…
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Expiring Tax Breaks Loom
Taxpayers across the income spectrum – from rich to poor – are set to see tax hikes due to several expiring tax cuts and the automatic spending reductions taking place on January 1, 2013...…
IRS Offers Relief to Hurricane Sandy Victims
The Internal Revenue Service is attempting to respond to the victims of Hurricane Sandy by waiving certain taxes. Most notably, the IRS announced earlier this month that qualified disaster relief payments made to individuals by their employer or any person can be excluded from those individuals’ taxable income.…
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IRS Considers PTIN Privacy Concerns
The IRS is fine-tuning procedures for collecting and releasing the information they gather during Preparer Tax Identification Number (PTIN) registration...…
