Online Tools Designed to Assist PreparersFiling Season Starts January 20. Are you ready? The IRS has a variety of online tools to assist you this filing season. Visit Basic Tools for Tax…
The IRS recently published the hours of operation for their eHelp service. This document identifies upcoming holidays that the eHelp office will be closed:Due to Budget restrictions for 2015, extended…
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Outlines Warning Signs that Client Information Could be CompromisedTax preparers play a critical role in assisting clients, both individuals and businesses, who are victims of tax-related identity…
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The United States Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on the constitutionality of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (“ACA”) on March 4, 2015.The case, formally known as David King et…
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Beginning in November 2014, the Internal Revenue Service began its sixth year of a hands-on effort to improve the accuracy and quality of tax returns and to heighten awareness of preparer…
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Badgerland Financial, a financial services and accounting firm that is a member of the Farm Credit System, has issued a memo to accountants and tax preparers regarding the recently-passed extension to…
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Taxpayers Who Married in 2014 Should Report Change to ACA MarketplaceNewlyweds in 2014 who received advance premium tax credit payments should take note of the Alternative Marriage Calculation on Form…
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Charitable hospitals represent more than half of the nation’s hospitals and play a key role in improving the health of the communities they serve. But reports that some charitable hospitals have used…
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Study Examines Social Media UsageInovautus Consulting, SocialCPAs and the Association for Accounting Marketing (AAM) have released their study, "How Accounting Firms Use Social Media Today,"…
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Announcement 2015-2 provides a simplified VCAP process for issuers of qualified 501(c)(3) bonds, as defined in the Announcement, to request a closing agreement in situations in which the borrower of…
