September 1, 2015
The IRS’s processing of tax returns that reported or claimed Premium Tax Credits (PTC) during the 2015 filing season was challenged by delays in receiving data from some Health Insurance Marketplaces (Exchanges), according to ...
September 1, 2015
Who can you trust with sensitive personal information like your Social Security number (SSN) and tax return data? Evidently, not even the people who used to work at the IRS. In a new case, a former IRS employee was sentenced on August 26 to two years ...
August 26, 2015
Understanding the deductibility of school costs for children can be challenging. That’s one reason why back-to-school season is a good time to check in with your clients who have kids. It’s an opportunity to combine your mid-year tax planning with a remin
August 24, 2015
No matter how you personally feel on the subject, the reality is that legal Cannabis is becoming a booming business, ripe with opportunities for an accounting practice to work and consult with businesses in the marketplace on a full range of tax ...
August 24, 2015
If more than half of the employees are furnished meals for the employer’s convenience, the meals for all employees are treated as being furnished for the employer’s convenience, even if the rest of the employees don’t meet this test. This rule could be cr
August 20, 2015
No matter how you personally feel on the subject, the reality is that legal Cannabis is becoming a booming business, ripe with opportunities for an accounting practice to work and consult with businesses in the marketplace on a full range of tax ...
August 19, 2015
Due to a little-noticed provision in the new highway appropriations bill signed into law on July 31 – the Surface Transportation and Veterans Health Care Choice Improvement Act of 2015 – the deadline for filing an FBAR (Report of Financial Bank and Financial Accounts) has been moved up from June 30 to April 15. But...…
August 19, 2015
The credits apply to eligible students enrolled in an eligible college, university or vocational school, including both nonprofit and for-profit institutions. The credits are subject to income limits that could reduce the amount claimed on their tax ...
August 13, 2015
More than 4,000 victims who have collectively reported over $20 million in financial losses as a result of tax scams since October 2013.
August 13, 2015
Resolving issue for clients with IRS often proved difficult, according to AICPA.
August 11, 2015
Most victims had something in common: they were employees at Bethesda Hospital in Boynton Beach. Police said some of the victims said they knew Thaddies because she also worked at the hospital.
August 7, 2015
In the past, donating cars to charity was a win-win situation for the donor and organization, even if you were giving away a lemon. All you had to do was arrange the pick-up or drop-off, refer to an auto-buying guide like the Kelley Blue Book (KBB) and th