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April 15, 2014 

April 15 – Failing to File Taxes Can be Painful

By law, the IRS can assess penalties to taxpayers for failing to file a tax return and for failing to pay taxes. But the failure-to-file penalty is generally higher than the failure-to-pay penalty.

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April 15, 2014 

Is the IRS Doing Enough to Combat Identity Theft?

But with income tax refund identity theft rapidly becoming a scourge, is the less than 300 cases for 2014 keeping up or even putting a dent in the epidemic? After all, in 2013 alone, there were 33,000 claims of identity theft just in Florida, one of the hardest hit states because of the abundance of…

Isaac M. O'Bannon

 More Americans are Saving Income Tax Refunds

April 14, 2014 

More Americans are Saving Income Tax Refunds

April 15 is a day away and for the millions of American taxpayers who expect or have already filed and received a refund there's some surprising news. More than two thirds have decided to save their refund.

 Putting An End To Identity Theft

April 14, 2014 

Putting An End To Identity Theft

Russia has invaded the Ukraine; North Korea is firing on the South; Iran is about to develop nuclear weapons; terrorism is on the rise again; and the single most important thing to be afraid of is…

Dave McClure

California-Drought-2014

April 2, 2014 

Economists: California Drought Could Weaken Economy for Years

Economists said in the quarterly forecast that arid conditions in 2013, the driest year on record for the Golden State, could diminish the fishing and manufacturing sectors in the state. However, the effect depends on whether the drought is "normal" or the beginning of "a long arid period."

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April 2, 2014 

California Ranks First in Women-Owned Businesses

California remains home to the greatest number of women-owned businesses in the nation and is the only state to surpass the 1 million threshold, according to the latest American Express analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data.

 How Does Your Firm Handle Inept Clients?

March 31, 2014 

How Does Your Firm Handle Inept Clients?

After working with clients for (mumble) decades, I still don’t know how to resolve this. Unless you think your clients would be receptive to sitting through a course (live or webinar) on “How to be a Tax Client”?

Eva Rosenberg