October 22, 2015
Tax Year 2015: Top 10 Tax Planning Issues
As 2015 draws to a close, a turbulent economic and legislative environment means taxpayers need to keep a close eye on several major planning issues, according to Grant Thornton LLP.
October 21, 2015
IRS Announces 2016 Income Tax Brackets and Tax Rates
For tax year 2016, the Internal Revenue Service has announced annual inflation adjustments for more than 50 tax provisions, including the tax rate schedules, and other tax changes. Revenue Procedure 2015-53 provides details about these annual adjustments.
October 20, 2015
Sageworks Launches New Tax Return Reader Feature for ProfitCents and Valuation Solution
The technology works by “reading” an electronic tax return produced by common tax packages, allowing the user to create financial statements that can be analyzed within ProfitCents and Sageworks Valuation Solution. All fields can be auto mapped, and ...
October 19, 2015
AARP Gives Consumers Tools to Test Cyber Security
A cyber security survey conducted by the FWN indicates a high incidence of risky online behaviors with bank and credit card accounts, smartphones and public Wi-Fi use.
October 19, 2015
Weed at Work? 1/5 of SMB Owners Say They’re OK with Medical Pot
A fifth of small-business owners say they would allow an employee with a medical marijuana prescription to use the drug while at work, according to a survey released Wednesday by Employers Insurance.
October 17, 2015
Tax Tips: 16 Ways to Beat the IRS in 2016 – Year-End Tax Planning Series
The best tax advice you can get is to speak with a CPA or Enrolled Agent. These tax experts can help develop a tax strategy designed around your specific needs and situation, and they are the only professionals who can represent you before the IRS.
October 17, 2015
How to Secure Extra Tax Exemptions at Year-End
As with itemized deductions, the tax benefit of personal exemptions, including exemptions for dependents, is subject to a special phase-out rule. However, unlike deductible expenses that might be moved from one tax year to another, the approach for ...
October 17, 2015
IRS Offshore Voluntary Disclosure Program Results in $8 Billion in Collections
With more than 54,000 taxpayers coming in to participate in offshore disclosure programs since 2009, the Internal Revenue Service today reminded U.S. taxpayers with undisclosed offshore accounts that they should strongly consider existing paths ...
October 16, 2015
Time to Rethink 2016 Tax Planning Strategies and Itemized Deductions
(This is part of our series of “sweet 16” year-end tax planning ideas.) The conventional year-end tax wisdom is to push deductible expenses into the current year to offset the tax bill you’ll be paying come April, especially if you expect to be in the same or a higher tax bracket each year. The old...…
October 16, 2015
Taxpayers Urged to Be On High Alert for Income Tax Scams
TIGTA continues to receive reports of thousands of contacts every month in which individuals make unsolicited calls to taxpayers fraudulently claiming to be IRS officials and demanding that they send them cash via prepaid debit cards, he said.
October 15, 2015
How Online Scammers Target Their Fraud Victims
Scams and con artists are everywhere and they'll do just about anything to gain access to your personal information and steal your hard-earned money. One of your best defenses against fraud is learning to recognize scammers' more common tactics and ...
October 15, 2015
2015 Review of AMS Software 1099-Etc
W-2 and 1099 Forms Filer, part of the 1099-Etc suite of products from AMS offers payroll and related form processing. While W-2 and 1099 Forms Filer is considered the base program, the entire suite of modules is designed to process payroll, print ...