Tax professionals across the country are preparing for next filing season by training seasonal staff, reviewing software updates, and earning CPE.…
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With 2020’s extended tax deadlines due to the coronavirus pandemic, it seems like we just wrapped up the previous tax season. But believe it or not, the next filing season kicks off Jan. 1, 2021.…
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Fiscal Year 2020 was a very busy—and productive—year for the IRS’ Criminal Investigations unit. The just-released annual report for CI Division touts the unit’s identification of more than $10 billion in tax fraud and other financial crimes, despite the limitations of the COVID-19 pandemic.…
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After Dec. 12, business tax transcripts will soon be a little less informative—for good reason. The IRS will start masking sensitive data on the transcripts to protect businesses from identity theft beginning Dec. 13.…
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Some people managed to register for their $1,200 Economic Impact Payment (EIP) but just didn’t have the necessary information in-hand to also sign up for the $500 payment for qualifying children.…
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A new notice from the Internal Revenue Service reveals some new rules that are expected to be included in upcoming proposed regulations.…
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Anyone who doesn’t normally file a tax return but hasn’t already received an Economic Impact Payment (EIP) is urged by the IRS to take advantage of its “National EIP Registration Day.”…
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New guidance has been issued by the Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service for employers and employees with terminating 403(b) plans.…
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The Internal Revenue Service announced that some college students could qualify for an Economic Impact Payment. This press release is part of the agency’s push to get all eligible non-filers to register for an EIP before the Nov. 21, 2020 deadline, and it comes days before National EIP Registration Day.…
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The Security Summit yesterday reported that taxpayers are being targeted by a new series of text-message scams that impersonate state departments of revenue and tax relief organizations. An…
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