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A new revision of the Form 656-B booklet, with forms and instructions for submitting an Offer in Compromise (OIC), will be available on IRS.gov in January. The use of earlier versions after Jan. 1…
WASHINGTON – The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) appropriately used its legislative authority to temporarily hire employees at salaries higher than those typically given to Federal Government senior…
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WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service issued the 2015 optional standard mileage rates used to calculate the deductible costs of operating an automobile for business, charitable, medical or moving…
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The IRS recently released information about a number of announcements, rulings, and notices. Five of those items, Announcement 2014-34, Revenue Ruling 2014-29, Announcement 2014-38, Announcement…
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The Internal Revenue Service has issued technical guidance for the following issues: Notice 2014-78 provides guidance on the corporate bond monthly yield curve, the corresponding spot segment rates,…
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Tax Preparers Consider New IRS ProgramDrake researchers conducted a short survey of over 7,000 tax preparers, including CPAs, EAs, attorneys, and non-credentialed participants, in light of the…
Read more about Annual Filing Season Program (AFSP) Survey Results Infographic
Effect of Sequestration on Small Business Health Care Tax Credit - Tax-Exempt Employers OnlyDue to sequestration, refund payments issued to certain small tax-exempt employers claiming the refundable…
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Scam Phone Calls Continue; IRS Unveils New Video to Warn Taxpayers IRS YouTube Video:IR-2014-105, Oct. 31, 2014WASHINGTON — As incidents of an aggressive telephone scam continue across the country,…
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Does Your Customer’s Health Insurance Meet The Minimum Standards? The Affordable Care Act calls for individuals to have qualifying health insurance coverage for each month of the year, have an…
Senators Wicker and Nelson Call on IRS to Address Tax Refund Fraud Bipartisan Coalition Urges Agency to Make Fraud Reduction a Top PriorityWASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and Bill…
