The Wisconsin Department of Revenue is requiring some taxpayers to complete its new Identity Verification tool in order to protect them from fraud. Select taxpayers will have to take the verification…
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IRS Audit of Individual Returns Hits Lowest Rate Since 2005 The Internal Revenue Service audited 0.96 percent of individual tax returns in fiscal 2013, reaching the lowest rate since 2005, Bloomberg…
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It is the proper reporting of wages to a domestic employee. A domestic employee is someone that you employee to work in or around your home. This can include individuals who are gardeners, landscapers, housekeepers, maids, caregivers, and even your handyman. For our discussion, let’s limit this to caregivers.…
National Taxpayer Advocate Delivers Annual Report to Congress; Focuses on Taxpayer Bill of Rights and IRS FundingWASHINGTON — National Taxpayer Advocate Nina E. Olson today released her 2013 annual…
The state of Massachusetts has announced that it will begin Phase Two of individual e-file testing with software developers on or after 1.09.14. The latest version of their Personal Income Tax (PIT)…
New York To Regulate Tax Preparers As federal efforts to regulate independent tax preparers falter, the state of New York has become the fourth US state to implement regulation of unlicensed…
Thirteen Tax Provisions That Expire Starting This Year The staff of the Joint Committee on Taxation has prepared a list of Federal tax provisions (other than those providing time-limited transition…
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Some IRS Assistance and Taxpayer Services Shift to Automated Resources Given available resources and shifting taxpayer demands, the IRS will be making a number of taxpayer service changes for the 2014…
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IRS Re-Tools Programs To Assist Taxpayers Faced with a declining budget and increasing demand for services, the Internal Revenue Service is considering some major changes to ensure that it can meet…
Congress Looks To Ron Wyden (D-OR) To Continue Efforts To Reform Tax Laws The departure of the Senate’s Finance Committee Chair to become Ambassador to China could blunt any remaining momentum for tax…
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