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Year End Charity Giving Tips from the IRS
Happy New Year! But Wait! Do not close the book just yet on year 2012… Year 2012 is past us and hopefully you rang in the new year with a bang. Although the party is over, you can ensure you get more...
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Whistleblowers Wanted:
Report Suspected Tax Fraud To catch a thief, the IRS needs your help. If you suspect someone might be bending certain tax laws, don’t just stand there – do something! There’s a variety of tax frauds,...
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Tested or Not?! Calling all Registered Tax Return Preparers!
RTRP Program Up in the Air: Testing and Continuing Education are Voluntary Calling all Registered Tax Return Preparers! You know how the IRS now requires every paid tax return preparer to pass a...
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Taxable or Nontaxable?
Question Needs to be Answered: Income Tax Basics You know (hopefully) that federal income tax returns are due April 15. But do you really know what income is – let alone if it’s taxable or non-taxable?...
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Caught! Enrolled Agent Disbarred….
The OPR Ensures Practitioners Still Follow the Rules: Enrolled Agent Disbarred The Registered Tax Return Preparers (RTRP) Program might be in limbo, but the IRS Office of Professional Responsibility...
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Casual Merchants: Expect Underreporting Notices in the Mail
The IRS Didn’t Forget about Casual Merchants: Expect Underreporting Notices in the Mail Casual merchants might have some official ‘splainin’ to do. The IRS is taking a good, hard look at the gross...
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Taxes are Due Monday April 15:
Your Guide to Hassle-Free Filing There’s less than a week to go before your taxes are due to Uncle Sam. If you haven’t submitted your return, you can start panicking right about now OR you can follow...
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Get Credit Where Credit is Due:
Five Tax Credits to Reduce Your Taxes Now that the tax deadline, April 15, had passed, and tax extension had filed; let us start working on your returns, shall we?! Give yourself credit for all your...
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Determining Your Correct Filing Status
Single, Married, or Head of Household? Okay, seriously, now that the tax deadline, April 15, had passed, and tax extension had filed; you really need to start working on your returns! What’s your...
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Self-Employment 101:
Help Yourself with these Independent Entrepreneur Tax Tips If you live and – more importantly work – by the motto “You’re not the boss of me!” then read on. When you’re self-employed, you either work...
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Operation Double Dip….
IRS Agents Caught Dipping Into The Cookie Jar: 24 Employees Indicted for Tax Fraud Some people just can’t keep their hands out of the cookie jar. And when that cookie jar is filled with taxpayer...
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IRS Hasn’t Been Pennywise:
Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) Audit Identifies Excessive Spending at IRS Conference The IRS might need to brush up on its coupon clipping skills after TIGTA’s recent audit...
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Internal Revenue Service Crisis Update:
Daniel Werfel is IRS’ New Acting Commissioner There’s a new sheriff in town, and he’s here to stay…only until the end of September. On May 22 Daniel Werfel, the White House Office of Management and...
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The Good Side of Taxes:
Become a Tax Volunteer for VITA and TCE Got some free time on your hands? Turn it into time well spent by becoming a tax volunteer for Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) or Tax Counseling for the...
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Representative Please!
TIGTA Audit Ensures Taxpayers’ Rights are Front and Center Did you know IRS personnel are required to stop an interview if the taxpayer wants to consult with a representative and they also can’t bypass...
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2014 Tax Season Start Date Push Back…
Early Birds Must Be Patient: Government Closure Pushes Back 2014 Tax Season Start The government shutdown will have a ripple effect into next year. The IRS announced a delay of about one to two weeks...
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$1.6 Billion Down, Only $3.6 Billion to Go:
TIGTA Reports on Fraudulent Tax Refunds The Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) recently released some great news: the IRS issued $3.6 billion in fraudulent tax returns in 2011....
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Another One Bites the Dust:
No More Walk-In Free Tax Prep at IRS Field Offices Help is no longer around the corner. The IRS is shutting the door on walk-in tax preparation assistance at its field offices in 2014. With only 60,000...
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Mileage Rates Decrease For 2014
Going the Extra Mile on the Job? Now it’s Worth a Little Less: Mileage Rates Decrease For 2014 Los Angeles is a city of knotted freeways, frayed nerves, and two hour commute cushions – both ways – to...
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Medical and Dental Care:
Good for Your Health, Good for Deductions Staying healthy and beautiful is not easy – on your wallet, that is. Luckily, those filled cavities and x-rays may be cheaper than you think. You can actually...
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