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October 14, 2015
IRS Over Exposing Social Security Numbers on Documents, Says Report
An Office of Management and Budget mandate required the IRS to eliminate the unnecessary use of SSNs by March 2009. However, the IRS suspended work on the forms, letters, and systems components of its SSN Elimination and Reduction Program in ...
October 14, 2015
Being a Tax Volunteer Can Be Rewarding
The IRS encourages volunteers to step forward by providing free tax assistance in their communities. Specifically, the IRS refers to the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) and Tax Counseling for the Elderly (TCE) programs.
October 12, 2015
Avalara Automates Tax Compliance for E-Cigarette Excise Taxes
Launch of Avalara Returns Excise for Tobacco announced during NACS Show in Las Vegas.
October 12, 2015
IRS Warns of Charity Scams Related to South Carolina Floods
The Internal Revenue Service issued a consumer alert about charity scams based on flooding in South Carolina and neighboring states.
October 11, 2015
Don’t Miss the Tax Deadline on Required Minimum Distributions
The IRS demands that most retirees in their seventies take annual required minimum distributions (RMDs) from their qualified plans and IRAs. And the nation’s tax collection agency means business: Failing to do so can result in one of the most onerous tax
October 9, 2015
New Laws and IRS Rules Make Year-End W-2 and 1099 Reporting More Challenging
With more businesses utilizing contractors to perform services traditionally relegated to employees, the need for sound 1099 processing and reporting is more important than ever before. There are numerous types of 1099 forms processed and filed ...
October 9, 2015
IRS Failing to Revoke PTINs of Felons, Other Non-Compliant Tax Return Preparers
The review identified 3,001 preparers with a felony conviction on their application; 87 reported a crime related to Federal tax matters. Processes do not ensure that PTINs assigned to prisoners or individuals barred from preparing tax returns are ...
October 9, 2015
More Corporations and Partnerships Filing Taxes Electronically
As of Sept. 20, almost 8 million corporations and partnerships e-filed their income tax returns. The IRS estimates that e-file accounts for 77 percent of all corporate and partnership returns filed during 2015. Many corporations and partnerships ...
October 8, 2015
Why Florida Leads Nation in ID Theft Income Tax Refund Fraud: IRS Cracking Down
Florida has been in the news a lot recently, and probably not for reasons that promoters of the Sunshine State would prefer. The spotlight is because hundreds of people have been arrested over the past year for identity theft crimes that involved filing bogus income tax returns for thousands of taxpayers, and then having the…
October 8, 2015
IRA Tax Strategies for Dealing with an Unpredictable Market
The stock market's drop in recent months has no immediate tax effect on the moneys of pre-retirement-age taxpayers whose traditional or Roth IRAs are invested in stocks and mutual funds. That's because neither losses nor gains are recognized within ...
October 8, 2015
Portfolio Shows How States Are Applying Sales Tax to Cloud Computing Transactions
New guidance is available for state and local tax professionals that examines how cloud computing is increasingly affected by state sales taxes.
October 8, 2015
CFPB Examines Loan Servicing Failures as Student Loan Debt Hits $1.2 Trillion
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has released a report outlining widespread servicing failures reported by both federal and private student loan borrowers. Consumers describe companies using a wide range of sloppy, patchwork practices that can create obstacles to repayment, raise costs, cause distress, and contribute to driving struggling borrowers to default. The Bureau has...…