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Looking BackIt was an exciting year for everyone here at Taxing Subjects. We covered interesting and relevant tax industry updates, interviewed successful tax professionals, and provided resources to…
Bipartisan Effort Passes Extenders; Makes Some PermanentWhen testifying before the House Ways and Means Committee in April, IRS Commissioner Koskinen feared Congress would delay passing extenders…
Today, the IRS issued a press release stating that the combination of tax extenders legislation, agency preparation, and help from tax professionals ensured that they will be able to begin tax season…
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You’ve already run the holiday checklists: gifts have mostly been purchased, decorations are up, and your calendar is chock full of holiday parties.What’s left to do for the season? You could…
Combat Identity Theft with Stronger Password SystemsInnumerable articles underscore the need for keeping unique, rotating passwords for every online account: email, social media, gaming,…
With tax season scant weeks away and the fundamental hiring, training, and preparations nearly finished, it’s time for the management teams in tax and accounting firms to turn their attention toward…
No one knows exactly how many tax preparers and CPAs are solo practitioners, but anecdotal evidence is that the number may be staggeringly high – as much as 40 percent of these industries. The 2014…
The value of Facebook and other social media – LinkedIn, Instagram, and Twitter included – was initially questioned by traditional marketers. They pointed to distraction and competition for…
Tax preparation practices, both independent and within CPA firms, have largely been automated through the use of tools such as GruntWorx, an advanced tax workflow solution that streamlines the process…
The introduction of Wireless Equivalent Privacy (WEP), in 1999, was supposed to be a solution to the growing issue of Wi-Fi security. At the time, Wi-Fi was seen as an alternative to the relatively…
