Loyalty Matters
Loyalty Matters: Edward GonzalezEdward Gonzalez is a successful business owner, a dedicated professional, and a devoted husband and father. He is honest, outgoing, friendly, and has strong moral…
Inflation Adjustments For 2013
IRS Releases Inflation Adjustments For 2013The Internal Revenue Service has announced the annual inflation adjustments for tax year 2013, including the tax rate schedules, and other tax changes from…
Audit Risk
A new study by the National Taxpayer Advocate used confidential IRS data to show large clusters of potential tax cheats in these five metropolitan areas. The IRS uses the information to target taxpayers for audits....…
Sequester
Sequester May Hurt IRS Collection EffortsThe head of the Internal Revenue Service is warning that the government-wide spending cuts that took effect last month could hurt federal tax collections.IRS…
Oregon Tax Preparers who Preyed on Immigrants are Shut Down...
Since 1973, the Board of Tax Practitioners has protected Oregon consumers by ensuring tax preparers and consultants are competent and ethical in their professional activities. The board licenses about 4,400 tax practitioners in the state.…
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Tax Reform Circulated in US Senate
A list of proposed tax reform options was circulated to member of the US Senate Finance Committee and lobbyists this week. Most of the proposals contained in the nine-page draft were modest administrative changes, and included:…
Business Writing for Social Media
Social networking is something that many smaller businesses are attempting in today’s technological world. In order to take full advantage of all that social media has to offer to businesses...…
AMT: The Oxymoron
The concept of the alternative minimum tax is anything but minimum. The complex tax code in America originally enacted the AMT in 1969 as a way to keep high-income taxpayers from ...…
Tax Law Changes for 2012, and 2013
It has been a very busy month for the Internal Revenue Service. Members of Congress finally nailed down some tax legislation for 2012, and 2013. However, their last minute decisions put the IRS behind when it comes to processing tax returns because the agency has to work to update its software to adjust for the new laws...…
Tax Filing 2013 has begun!
However, there are still some forms that cannot be filed until later. The following tax forms will be accepted by the IRS in late February or into March after updating forms and completing programming and testing of its processing systems. A specific date will be announced in the near future.…
