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The Tax Industry is Changing…How Will You Survive?

Most simple returns will be self-prepared or handled by volunteer preparers and, probably also by the IRS. Anticipating this trend, over the past 7 years we have phased out virtually all of our “Fast Refund” offices and we will be going into the 2014 tax season with only our five remaining Full Service offices. (Ten […]

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IRS Will Not Make the RTRP Voluntary

According to NATP, if the RTRP injunction is not lifted and the IRS does not win the appeal, IRS does not plan to make the RTRP voluntary due to contractual obligations.

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IRS Has $917 Million for People Who Have Not Filed a 2009 Income Tax Return

IR-2013-29, March 14, 2013 WASHINGTON — Refunds totaling just over $917 million may be waiting for an estimated 984,400 taxpayers who did not file a federal income tax return for 2009, the Internal Revenue Service announced today. However, to collect the money, a return for 2009 must be filed with the IRS no later than […]

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IRS Bids to Reinstrate Tax Preparer Regulation

According to an Accounting Today article, the Internal Revenue Service has filed notices with a federal district court and appeals court of its intention to appeal a judge’s ruling that struck down the mandatory testing and continuing education requirements of its Registered Tax Return Preparer regime and asked the court to suspend the January ruling […]

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The IRS does not initiate contact with taxpayers by email to request personal or financial information. This includes any type of electronic communication, such as text messages and social media channels.

as text messages and social media channels. The IRS does not initiate contact with taxpayers by email to request personal or financial information. This includes any type of electronic communication, such as text messages and social media channels. What is phishing? Phishing is a scam typically carried out by unsolicited email and/or websites that pose […]

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