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December 12, 2016 

Additionally, here’s a rundown of the changes in the most commonly used rates and limits. We highly recommend exploring the payroll guidance solutions provided by Checkpoint, as rates constantly change.

December 12, 2016 

While other tax software makers have offered free federal tax filings since as early as 2003 for some individuals with lower income and generally non-complex situations, adding state income tax filing and even common tax credits or deductions could ...

December 9, 2016 

The IRS says that it will start accepting e-filed tax returns on Monday, Jan. 23, 2017 It also reminds taxpayers that claiming certain tax credits can lead to a longer wait for refunds. More than 153 million individual tax returns are expected to be ...

December 9, 2016 

The topic includes a comprehensive examination of the legal principles and authorities governing the research credit, including regulations issued in October 2016 addressing when taxpayers that develop their own internal use software can claim the credit.

December 9, 2016 

Every tax season, there is an increase in schemes that target innocent taxpayers by email, by phone and on-line. The IRS and Security Summit partners remind taxpayers and tax professionals to be on the lookout for these deceptive schemes.

December 9, 2016 

Web-based software solutions, which users access through their web browser and do not require a download or installation, provide plenty of benefits to a business valuation practice. Here are some of the advantages over tools that are housed on the ...

December 9, 2016 

The IRS says that the compensation paid to workers – including children of higher-ups – must be “reasonable” for the services actually rendered. Don’t stretch things too far. In a new case, the IRS disallowed a self-employed taxpayer’s ...

December 9, 2016 

Recent global uncertainties and their potential effects on businesses are top of mind for board members and executive management teams as they assess their risks for 2017, according to the results of the fifth annual survey of business executives by ...

December 8, 2016 

Business executives reported a strong surge in optimism about prospects for the U.S. economy over the coming year, according to the American Institute of CPAs’ (AICPA) fourth quarter Economic Outlook Survey, which polls chief executive officers, chief ...

December 8, 2016 

A simple reminder to get you started: all of these products scan, incorporate from a portal or from pictures snapped on client’s cell phones all of the documents for a 1040 tax return. They tend to sort them in tax preparer/IRS form order in a PDF ...

Randy Johnston

December 8, 2016 

AICPA PCPS National Map Survey: Compare, Filtering & Reports

December 8, 2016 

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