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September 10, 2020 

IRS Allows Digital Signatures for Estate and Gift Tax Returns

The agency will continue to review its processes to determine where long-term actions can help reduce burden for the tax community, while at the same appropriately balancing that with critical security and protection against identity theft and fraud.

 S.C. Accounting Firm Joins CPAmerica

September 10, 2020 

S.C. Accounting Firm Joins CPAmerica

The Hobbs Group, PA, headquartered in Columbia, S.C., has joined CPAmerica, Inc., an accounting association of independent, certified public accounting firms that provides shared best practices, networking opportunities and access to expert resources ...

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September 10, 2020 

NATP to Host Virtual Tax Forum Oct. 20-22

One feature of the Virtual Tax Forum event that attendees will enjoy is the ability to live chat with instructors during sessions and the chance to ask questions face to face in a virtual Q&A room afterwards.

 Late Tax Filers Face Higher Penalties After Sept. 14

September 10, 2020 

Late Tax Filers Face Higher Penalties After Sept. 14

Those taxpayers who didn’t request an extension, and still owe taxes, face both the failure to file and the failure to pay penalties. They should file now and pay what they can before larger penalties take effect after Sept. 14.

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September 9, 2020 

An Unsettled Workforce

The Coronavirus pandemic has turned our world upside down, impacting virtually every aspect of our daily existence. Businesses have been shuttered and jobs lost, many permanently. As the long-awaited reopening of our economy was becoming a ...

Richard D. Alaniz, JD

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September 8, 2020 

Illinois CPA Society Announces 2020 Women to Watch

Each year, the Women to Watch Awards are presented in two categories, Experienced Leader and Emerging Leader, to recognize outstanding women who are committed to making significant contributions to the CPA profession, their organizations, and to ...