How Do Your Fees Compare?

How Do Your Fees Compare?

Tax preparers sure have their work cut out for them. The thing that most clients don’t realize is just how complex the tax code really is. When they balk at your fees, you may need to remind them, there are over 4 million words in the U.S. tax code, not to mention...
Use Professional Tax Software! TurboTax Could Be In Hot Water

Use Professional Tax Software! TurboTax Could Be In Hot Water

Remember reading about the TurboTax security breach? It wasn’t in the Intuit professional tax software division, however it is Intuit nonetheless that could be facing the music. Two TurboTax users whom have been the victims of identity theft are now coming forward to...
Tax Pro’s Only

Tax Pro’s Only

With tax season finally drawing to a close the IRS EPSS e-help Desk is lighting up with phone calls. Unfortunately taxpayers are tying up those lines too, claiming that their tax preparer referred them for assistance resolving issues like rejected returns, tax law and...
More Reasons for Your Clients to Love You

More Reasons for Your Clients to Love You

Not that you really need another reason, but we have a pretty good one. When a potential client balks at your prep fees, remind them that filing mistakes can add up to costly penalties for taxpayers! Just because they haven’t heard from the IRS doesn’t mean they...
Hackers Easily Create IRS Accounts

Hackers Easily Create IRS Accounts

We have another reason for your clients to value their favorite tax professional! We are always looking to build our relationship with you by helping you help your clients. The latest hacker news – It’s eerie how simple it is for hackers to create an IRS account. It...
The College Student Tax Scam

The College Student Tax Scam

The IRS is warning college students and other taxpayers to be aware of a new federal tax refund scam luring students to give their personal information to file tax returns claiming fraudulent refunds. In the southeast region of the US the American Opportunity...
Quick Reference for Tax Professionals ? Casualty and Theft Loss

Quick Reference for Tax Professionals ? Casualty and Theft Loss

Not much can ruin someone’s day faster than coming home from a long day at work, ready to relax, then walk inside the house and realize someone broke in, invaded their privacy, and stole their favorite things. The only thing that can make someone feel better in that...
No IRS Shutdown, Tax Professionals Exhale

No IRS Shutdown, Tax Professionals Exhale

With less than a month before the April 15th filing deadline, it turns out the IRS budget cuts won’t cause the Internal Revenue Service to shut down for two days as they had previously predicted. Back in January, IRS Commissioner John Koskinen had warned that the...
Quick Reference for Tax Professionals ? Child Care Tax Credit

Quick Reference for Tax Professionals ? Child Care Tax Credit

Child care is not cheap whatsoever, and most pay additional costs for someone they like and trust instead of the cheapest – just like your professional tax software! Here are some tips to help see if your clients qualify for this deduction. Child Dependent or Spouse –...
Tax Zombies

Tax Zombies

Unlike The Walking Dead Zombies wondering the streets starving for flesh, these zombies are hungry for tax refunds. They are attempting to bring the dead back to life financially. NBC News reports – “During tax years 2006 to 2011, 66,920 people filed using a Social...