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Quick Reference for Tax Professionals ? Hobby or Income?

Quick Reference for Tax Professionals ? Hobby or Income?

Mar 11, 2015

As a tax professional, you know find there is no solid line drawn between a hobby and income. To help establish the difference with your clients, here are a few questions you can ask your client to help you differentiate between the two Do you conduct activities in a...
Affordable Care Act at Risk

Affordable Care Act at Risk

Mar 11, 2015

It sounds like the Affordable Care Act is in serious jeopardy. The fate of health insurance for an estimated 9.6 million people lies in the hands of the Supreme Court. This lawsuit, King v. Burwell, is challenging a new angle that we have yet to hear about. It all...
More DIY Taxpayers This Year?

More DIY Taxpayers This Year?

Mar 10, 2015

As reported by CPA Trendlines , as of February 27, 2015 total tax refunds are down 1.8%, which is 882,000 fewer refunds than this time last year. Tax professionals have submitted 4.4% fewer e-files year over year with just 28,733,000 e-file receipts versus...
Snow and Professional Tax Software

Snow and Professional Tax Software

Feb 26, 2015

We are taking a quick break from professional tax software to tell you about the most popular topic here in Iowa today – SNOW! Here are 10 Fun Facts that you probably didn’t know about snow: An average snowflake is made up of 180 billion molecules of water. Around 12%...