What Is a Refund Transfer?
The refund transfer is a deposit product that allows clients to settle their preparation fees or accounting fees without making an upfront payment....
8839 Qualified Adoption Expenses
We are aware of an issue with the IRS schema concerning the maximum adoption credit allowed on Form 8839 Qualified Adoption Expenses. Per the form...
State and Module Release Dates
We have published a solution article to are module and state release dates. This article will be updated around 11am central. This article is the...
CA e-File – Resolved
[UPDATE] - as of 2/2/22 this is resolved. We have identified a minor issue with the State of California eFiles returns. We expect a fix by end of...
6 Skills That Every Tax Preparer Should Have
Tax preparation is a good choice of business for a motivated entrepreneur. You can be successful without too great of an investment! You can run a...
IRS Common Mistakes – 2022
UltimateTax is Reposting a good email from the IRS: Common tax return mistakes that can cost taxpayers Tax laws are complicated but the most common...
Efile Start Date for 2021 Returns
We are announcing that the IRS will be accepting 2021 returns starting on Monday January 24, 2022. As expected the IRS will begin accepting returns...
Start a Tax Preparation Business Now
The 2022 tax season will begin less than a month from now. If you are going to set up your own tax practice, now is the time to do it! But how do...
Pre Ack Loans Available Now
If you have applied for bank products and pre ack loans, they are available now. In our online program, the forms are now available. No updates are...
Keep an Eye on These Expiring Tax Breaks
As 2021 draws to a close, a number of tax breaks are set to expire. Tax preparers need to be aware of which tax breaks will be going away—but also...
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