February 19, 2019
Getting your taxes organized and filed is more than enough to handle without worrying if your personal information is vulnerable to scammers looking to cash in at your expense. Criminals may file fraudulent tax returns under your name to steal your ...
November 26, 2018
Friday, Feb. 1, 2019 (maybe) -- But more likely, Friday, Feb. 8 or 15... Probably in February, because of the changes to the tax laws this year, and because those with certain tax credits have to wait longer to protect against fraud.
October 11, 2018
Previously, a business taxpayer could deduct 50% of the cost of qualified entertainment expenses, if those expenses were properly substantiated. This included entertainment that was “directly-related” to or “associated with” the business.
September 13, 2018
Hurricane Florence remains a powerful major hurricane, but has been downgraded to a Category 3, as its sustained winds have decreased to 115 mph. The forecast track of Florence has the storm making landfall near Wilmington, N.C. around midday Friday ...
September 7, 2018
An indictment was unsealed on Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2018, charging 20 individuals and entities for their alleged involvement in a transnational criminal organization that victimized over 2,000 people in the United States through a fraudulent India ...
August 8, 2018
IRS issues proposed regulations on new 20 percent deduction for passthrough businesses
August 6, 2018
Accountant Cindy Laporta testified that Gates had sent her backdated documents to reduce Manafort’s tax liability in support of the existence of such loans. In one instance, Laporta says that Manafort leaned on her to help when his bookkeeper wouldn’t.
August 3, 2018
The Protecting Taxpayers Act (S.3278) would "amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide additional protections to taxpayers," according to the official description. The bill was referred to the Senate Finance Committee. The bill is still a ...
July 3, 2018
The Internal Revenue Service has released a prototype of the new Form 1040 that hundreds of millions of Americans use to file their annual taxes. The new "postcard sized" form will be used for the 2018 income tax year, which most Americans will file ...
June 4, 2018
I keep in touch with an ex-bookkeeper that I sort of mentored. She decided to take the Enrolled Agent Exam but ended up failing Part I and must take it again. When I asked her what she got wrong, she mentioned basis. Basis is a hard concept to ...
May 16, 2018
Many firms have a bonus structure in place to financially reward employees, but that’s not enough. More than a nice gesture, going above and beyond — much as your workers have done since at least January — when showing appreciation is a must to keep ...
Accounting May 15, 2018
Insights on choosing accounting as your college major and career path. From the Illinois CPA Society.