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Some Suspended or Disbarred Tax Practitioners Are Now Permitted to Obtain PTINs and Prepare Tax Returns The Internal Revenue Service today announced that some suspended or disbarred tax professionals…
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....…
The IRS has seen a few problems with the way the form is completed that could delay processing. The IRS has requested tax preparation software providers modify their programs so that they require completion of the correct boxes...…
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...…
Claiming that the IRS overstepped its bounds in expanding its regulatory power to include all tax preparers who prepare and file tax returns for compensation, three bold tax preparers took the IRS to court, and won...…
An international computer hacker recently broke into the South Carolina Department of Revenue database and gained access to over 3.6 million state income tax returns...…
Himes’s story begins when she was a high-school student in West Virginia. She enjoyed serving others and was good with numbers, so it made sense that her dream was to someday become an accountant.…
