IRS ID Protection PIN

January 12, 2021 

All Taxpayers Can Now Get an IRS Identity Protection PIN

The Identity Protection PIN (IP PIN) is a six-digit code known only to the taxpayer and to the IRS. It helps prevent identity thieves from filing fraudulent tax returns using a taxpayers’ personally identifiable information.

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January 12, 2021 

What is the New Normal for Businesses and AP?

Change is no longer a back-of-the-handbook contingency plan. Grit and ingenuity hold the silver lining to a resoundingly difficult year. Perhaps reversing to the way things were is a farce. The next normal will provide us gradations of clarity as ...

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January 12, 2021 

AICPA Issues Guidance on Performing Third-Party Attestations

The guidance clarifies when the practitioner is required to perform the assessment engagement in accordance with AICPA Statements on Standards for Attestation Engagements and also states that the Statement on Standards for Consulting Services may be ...

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January 12, 2021 

IRS Expected to Audit More Small Businesses in 2021

After years of low examination rates, the IRS announced it will increase audits of small businesses: by 50 percent. This news comes during a time when complex tax law changes and economic stimulus programs in response to COVID-19 have ...

 IRS Sends Taxpayer First Act Report to Congress

January 11, 2021 

IRS Sends Taxpayer First Act Report to Congress

The IRS has sent the Taxpayer First Act Report to Congress, a comprehensive set of recommendations that will reimagine the taxpayer experience, enhance employee training and restructure the organization to increase collaboration and innovation.

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January 11, 2021 

Texas Society of CPAs Launches New Website Domain www.TX.cpa

Not just anyone can purchase a .com domain, explained Jodi Ann Ray, CAE, president and CEO of TXCPA. “To obtain a .cpa domain you have to be a licensed CPA firm, individually licensed CPA, or approved CPA-affiliated organization and undergo verification.

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January 11, 2021 

Warren Averett Announces 2021 New Members

Warren Averett has promoted seven individuals to Members of the Firm. Warren Averett is extremely proud of these individuals’ demonstrated commitment to the firm and its values.

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January 11, 2021 

SoCal Accounting Firm Fineman West Merges with Katz & Associates

Fineman West & Company, a tax, accounting, audit and business advisory firm, has merged with long-standing accounting firm, Katz & Associates. Joining Fineman West includes Stanley Katz, President of Katz & Associates, Ruben Samson, Senior Auditor, ...