Taxes January 15, 2025
Deadline for Forms W-2, W-3 and 1099-NEC Due on Jan. 31, Says IRS
Employees should also be provided with their copies by this date, so they can make preparations for filing taxes by April 15.
![gavel1_11537663[1]](https://www.cpapracticeadvisor.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/gavel1_11537663_1_.5e6a69aa237a8.png)
Accounting January 14, 2025
AI and Litigation: How Accountants Can Stay Ahead as Courts Wrestle with the Machine Revolution
From automating processes to analyzing massive datasets, AI is reshaping the accounting landscape while lawyers and judges scramble to decide who’s responsible when it all goes wrong. From intellectual property spats to bias allegations, AI is breaking down courtroom doors, and the legal system isn’t ready.
Taxes January 13, 2025
The Top 10 IRS Criminal Cases of 2024
The IRS says the defendants in these cases committed millions of dollars in fraudulent activity, duped investors into believing they were going to strike it rich and tried to funnel money to terrorist organizations.
Taxes January 11, 2025
FTC Requires H&R Block to Pay $7 Million and Change Advertising and Service Practices
The FTC charged that H&R Block unfairly required consumers seeking to downgrade to a cheaper H&R Block product to contact customer service, unfairly deleted users’ previously entered data and made deceptive claims about “free” tax filing.
Taxes January 10, 2025
2025 Filing Season to Start Jan. 27, IRS Says
The IRS expects more than 140 million individual tax returns to be filed ahead of the April 15 federal deadline, with more than half of all tax returns filed this year with the assistance of a tax professional.
Taxes January 9, 2025
2025 Tax Refunds: When Can You Get Your Refund? Date Estimate
Everybody hates the IRS, but many of us love getting a tax refund! Find out when you can expect to get your refund if you file early. Even without a refund loan, you can usually get your refund in 2-3 weeks.
Taxes January 8, 2025
IRS Free File System Opens Jan. 10, Allowing Some to Pre-File Tax Returns
The early availability of the IRS Free File online systems will allow taxpayers to prepare and file their returns before the IRS officially starts accepting them, but they will then be already electronically in line when processing begins.
Taxes January 7, 2025
The Tax Blotter – January 2025
The Tax Blotter is a round-up of recent tax news, briefs, and court rulings.
January 6, 2025
D.C. Accountant Pleads Guilty to Mortgage Fraud and Tax Crimes
Timothy Trifilo did not file federal income tax returns or pay all the taxes that he owed despite earning more than $7.7 million during that time.
Income Tax December 31, 2024
2025 Tax Refund Dates – Where’s My Refund, And When Will I Get It?
Depending on when taxpayers file their returns, they can often receive their federal tax refund payment (check or direct deposit) within 10-21 days.
Accounting December 24, 2024
BOI Reporting Injunction Lifted; FinCEN Extends Deadline to Jan. 13
FinCEN has extended the Jan. 1, 2025, deadline for most reporting companies to file beneficial ownership information reports with the Treasury Department until Jan. 13, 2025, after a federal court of appeals lifted an injunction on Dec. 23 that had halted the new law.
Taxes December 23, 2024
IRS Asks for Feedback on Draft Instructions for R&D Tax Credit Form 6765
The IRS on Dec. 20 released the draft Instructions for Form 6765, Credit for Increasing Research Activities, and is seeking feedback on proposed changes to the form, which is used by taxpayers to claim the research and development tax credit.