June 13, 2016
Beware of the "wash sale" rule. This rule says you can't deduct the loss from the sale of securities if you buy "substantially identical" securities within 30 days before or after the loss sale. The disallowed loss is added to your basis in the new stock.
June 9, 2016
Whaling is a form of phishing attack where senior executives and others with access to valuable and sensitive data are sent very personal and well researched emails. The attacker may send the target an email that appears to be from someone they ...
June 8, 2016
Under the Internal Revenue Code, the rate of interest is determined on a quarterly basis. For taxpayers other than corporations, the overpayment and underpayment rate is the federal short-term rate plus 3 percentage points.
June 3, 2016
An NYSSCPA member since 1987, Zovistoski has served on the Society’s Board of Directors each year for the past six years—two of them as the Society’s secretary/treasurer. He’s also served as Finance Committee chair and Northeast Chapter president, as ...
June 1, 2016
2016 Innovation Award Winner -- The Electronic Tax Return Reader imports data from borrowers’ electronic tax returns, including financial and real estate information. The patent-pending technology supports PDF files created directly from select tax ...
June 1, 2016
Your identity has already been stolen, whether you know it or not, according to one of the most senior identity theft experts in the world. Abagnale was the real-life inspiration for the character played my Leonardo DiCaprio in the 2002 movie "Catch ...
May 31, 2016
In spring 2017, you will spend more than half your waking hours staring at tax returns unless you change your process. What would enable you to run your business more profitably and less painfully?
May 25, 2016
Federal agents have arrested five people who are facing charges of impersonating IRS agents in scams that have persisted for more than three years. Victims lost more than $2 million and were contacted by phone and told they owed back taxes or other fees.
May 22, 2016
Most expatriate U.S. citizens need to file by June 15, 2016. Taxpayers who need to file an FBAR (Foreign Bank and Financial Account Report) must file by June 30. More than 1 million taxpayers filed an FBAR in 2015. Taxpayers with foreign assets, even ...
May 20, 2016
CPAs, EAs and other tax professionals can register online for the 2016 IRS Nationwide Tax Forums for an opportunity to earn up to 19 continuing professional education credits at any of the five forums held throughout the country beginning this July.
May 17, 2016
Like a bad penny, the IRS-Tea Party scandal won’t go away. Now some Republican lawmakers are calling for the impeachment of IRS Commissioner John Koskinen over his handling of the affair, accusing ...
May 12, 2016
Thomson Reuters has released a special report, What to Do If Your Client is a Victim of Tax-Related Identity Theft, which provides helpful guidance for tax professionals advising victims of tax-related identity theft.