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March 16, 2021 

AICPA Again Urges IRS to Delay Tax Filing Season

“Even the IRS – faced with a significant mail processing backlog, a delayed start of the 2021 tax season, inundated phone lines, and a new round of COVID-19 relief payments – is overwhelmed. Denying a postponement of this filing and payment deadline ...

 Shelly Weir Appointed President & CEO of FICPA

March 8, 2021 

Shelly Weir Appointed President & CEO of FICPA

In her role at the American Hotel & Lodging Association, Weir designed and executed programs that delivered career advancement opportunities and competency attainment for professionals in the hotel sector in order to strengthen the lodging industry ...

 AICPA Submits Recommendations on Employee Retention Credit

March 4, 2021 

AICPA Submits Recommendations on Employee Retention Credit

Following the submission of AICPA’s recommendations, the IRS released guidance on the ERC. However, the guidance failed to clarify whether wages paid to S corporation owners and their actively employed spouses qualify for the ERC if all other ...

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February 24, 2021 

Americans Pay More Than $525,000 In Tax Over A Lifetime

The US government collects over $5.3 trillion in taxes each year, but how much will the average American pay in taxes throughout their lifetime? We used the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ expenditure numbers to see what we as Americans were spending each day to work out what taxes we would be paying until we’re no...…

 2021 Property Taxes by State

February 23, 2021 

2021 Property Taxes by State

Depending on where you live, property taxes can be a small inconvenience or a major burden. The average American household spends $2,471 on property taxes for their homes each year, according to the U.S. Census Bureau, and residents of the 27 states ...

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February 11, 2021 

IRS Issues Urgent EFIN Scam Alert to Tax Pros

The Security Summit partners said the latest scheme, arriving just before the start of the nation’s tax season, should serve as another reminder that tax professionals remain prime targets for identity thieves.

 Some Tax Pros Want an Extension of the Tax Year

February 9, 2021 

Some Tax Pros Want an Extension of the Tax Year

Last year, with the U.S. facing the then-new COVID-19 pandemic and its effects on government, businesses and individuals, the IRS pushed the tax deadline from the usual date of April 15 until July 15. But that was 2020.