Taxes December 17, 2025
Trump Announces $1,776 ‘Warrior Dividend’ Bonuses for Active Military and Some Reserves
The "Warrior Dividend" President Donald Trump announced Dec. 17 is $1,776 and will be sent to service members before Christmas.
August 30, 2018
Why Accounting Firms Should Niche in the Medical Marijuana Industry
All medical marijuana growers and dispensaries have very specific accounting requirements and are need of qualified Accountants and Bookkeepers to help them stay compliant as well as stay on top of their cash flow, inventory management, and ...
August 6, 2018
Manafort’s CPA Admits to Cooking the Books
Accountant Cindy Laporta testified that Gates had sent her backdated documents to reduce Manafort’s tax liability in support of the existence of such loans. In one instance, Laporta says that Manafort leaned on her to help when his bookkeeper wouldn’t.
August 3, 2018
Bill Would Allow IRS to License and Regulate Tax Preparers
The Protecting Taxpayers Act (S.3278) would "amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide additional protections to taxpayers," according to the official description. The bill was referred to the Senate Finance Committee. The bill is still a ...
July 3, 2018
The New Postcard Size IRS Form 1040 for 2019
The Internal Revenue Service has released a prototype of the new Form 1040 that hundreds of millions of Americans use to file their annual taxes. The new "postcard sized" form will be used for the 2018 income tax year, which most Americans will file ...
May 16, 2018
How to Really Thank Your Team After Tax Season
Many firms have a bonus structure in place to financially reward employees, but that’s not enough. More than a nice gesture, going above and beyond — much as your workers have done since at least January — when showing appreciation is a must to keep ...
April 25, 2018
Is Tax Reform Really Helping Main Street Small Businesses?
New data released recently by several small business and government organizations show mounting evidence that the tax law isn’t helping Main Street small business owners grow their businesses, and that most small business owners don’t understand ...
April 24, 2018
32% of Self-Employed Workers Admit They Under Report Taxable Income
More than a quarter of self-employed workers think they will pay more in taxes as a result of the recent tax reform, and almost 10 percent of self-employed workers didn’t know about the recent tax reform at all.
April 23, 2018
Tax Deadline Has Passed, But It’s Not Too Late to Claim Missed Deductions
The deadline for millions of Americans to file their individual income taxes was April 17th (18th) this year, but it's not too late to claim deductions you may have missed. There are a couple of ways to do it, and it's not that hard.
April 18, 2018
IRS Extends Tax Day Deadline through April 18
The IRS announced on Tuesday that it has extended the tax deadline by one day to April 18, 2018. The move comes as many tax professionals and individuals encountered difficulties with the IRS website, particularly its Direct Pay system, which allows ...
April 17, 2018
IRS Adds One Day to Tax Deadline: Now April 18, 2018
The IRS announced on Tuesday that it has extended the tax deadline by one day to April 18, 2018. The move comes as many tax professionals and individuals encountered difficulties with the IRS website, particularly its Direct Pay system, which allows ...
April 17, 2018
IRS Website Problems Lead to Extension of Deadline by One Day
The IRS announced on Tuesday that it has extended the tax deadline by one day to April 18, 2018. The move comes as many tax professionals and individuals encountered difficulties with the IRS website, particularly its Direct Pay system, which allows ...
April 17, 2018
IRS Direct Pay is Working Again
The IRS Direct Pay system stopped functioning on this last day of timely tax filing. Today is the deadline for most Americans to report their income taxes for last calendar year and, if taxes are owed, to pay that debt.