November 12, 2013
ID Theft as ‘Certain as Death and Taxes’
Identity theft is so common now that even the investigators who pursue identity theft cases and the financial counselors who help consumers get back on track have become victims.
November 11, 2013
IRS Tax Forum Seminars Available for CPE Credit
Tax professionals can earn continuing professional education (CPE) credits online through seminars the agency filmed at its 2013 Nationwide Tax Forums
November 11, 2013
IRS Warns Taxpayers About Scam
A sophisticated phone scam is sweeping the country, using fear of the Internal Revenue Service to target recent immigrants and others, IRS officials warn.
November 7, 2013
2013 Review of Intuit Tax Research for Lacerte and ProSeries – Expanded Review
From the Dec. 2013 issue. Intuit Tax Research for Lacerte and ProSeries directly integrates with both tax preparation software packages. The tax research product is web-based, but is easily launched from the two tax programs, and tax research documents can be attached to a client’s file in the tax programs with one click. The program...…
November 7, 2013
Annette Nellen Honored by AICPA
Recognized as recipient of the 2013 Arthur J. Dixon Memorial Award, the highest honor bestowed by the accounting profession in the area of taxation.
October 30, 2013
Report Recommends IRS Improve Paper Audit Automation
The IRS designed its Correspondence Imaging System (CIS) to automate the scanning of taxpayer correspondence. The Image Control Team units in IRS submission processing sites scanned more than 8.1 million pieces of paper correspondence into the CIS during Fiscal Year 2012.
October 28, 2013
Nurses Aides Guilty of Stealing Health Records, Filing Fake Tax Returns
Two former Sentara Healthcare employees pleaded guilty this month to accessing patients' electronic health records inappropriately in a scheme to file fraudulent tax returns.
October 23, 2013
A Year After Sandy, Most NYC Businesses Not Ready for Another Storm
Survey by Anchin, Block & Anchin suggests business owners lack financial planning and/or resources to handle another natural disaster.
October 23, 2013
Grant Thornton Offers Year-End Tax Planning Tips
The dawn of 2013 brought the biggest tax changes in more than a decade and this dramatic reshaping of the tax code will change tax planning according to Grant Thornton LLP.
October 22, 2013
2014 Income Tax Filing Season will Start Late Again
Last year, it was the fiscal cliff that delayed the start of tax season- this coming year, blame it on the partial government shutdown.
October 21, 2013
KPMG Appoints New Managing Partner for D.C. Region
In his new role, Carlson, who has led KPMG's St. Louis office since 2008, will be responsible for the strategic direction and growth of the area offices. He assumes his new role on Dec. 1, succeeding Candace H. Duncan, who will retire after 35 years with the firm.
October 11, 2013
40 Arrested in Miami for $449M ID Theft, Tax Refund Fraud
Federal agents swept through South Florida this week to arrest about 40 people charged with the viral-spreading crimes of identity theft and tax-refund fraud.