Professional Tax Software ? IRS Withheld FOIA Information
If you are not familiar with the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), it is a law that gives you the right to access information from the federal government. It is often described as the law that keeps citizens in the know about their government. When a federal agency...
IRS Customer Service Angers Taxpayers
Part of our service of providing professional tax software is also providing you with information that will be helpful to your clients and prospective clients. Forbes reported that during the 2015 tax season approximately 83.2 million taxpayers contacted the IRS by...
Professional Tax Software ? Annual Filing Season Program
As it stands right now, the Annual Filing Season Program (AFSP) Certificate is not required. This could change based on what happens with the most recent proposal for the IRS and Finance House Committee to regulate all aspects of paid tax return preparers. Until that...
Tax Loans Are Beneficial
The word is out that Tax Loans are back! We’ve seen some negative comments regarding them, and it’s time to clear the water. We are strong believers that these will increase your business and also that they are worth the small lender fee it will cost you to offer the...
IRS Takes Another Swing At Regulating Tax Preparers
Regulating tax preparers has been a hot topic of controversy over the last few years. The IRS has really gone to bat to try and get some sort of licensing process in place. Ever since the Loving v. Commissioner Case the IRS has battled to gain back some control. Even...
Professional Tax Software ? This Is How We Do It
TRADESHOW REVELATIONS! There were so many professional tax software companies at the IRS Tax Forums in Washington, DC. I’m curious to see what questions they were asked over and over. For UltimateTax, the one question I heard repeatedly was “How can you afford to sell...
Professional Tax Software ? Home Sweet Home
Every professional tax software company has a home base. Ours is Muscatine, Iowa, right in the heart of the Midwest. It’s a small but diverse town with a population around 22,880. For the most part folks here are super friendly. You never know if the person next to...
Professional Tax Software ? IRS, Please Pass The Pudding
Sure, we are a professional tax software company, but we are also human and sometimes we need protection too. One of our Account Managers, Mike, was feeling the weekend closing in fast. He told himself – I worked hard all week long! I’ll swing by and get some gourmet...