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Category Archives: Tax News
2013 IRSAC Report
The Internal Revenue Service Advisory Council (IRSAC) released its annual report today, which included recommendations for improving efficiency at the IRS. Here are some of the points that stood out to me: 1. Expand awareness of OPA Online Payment Agreement … Continue reading
Cindy Thomas Defends “Low-Level” IRS Employees in Sharp Email to Lois Lerner
At the height of the IRS Tea Party targeting scandal, high-level IRS employee Lois Lerner blamed low-level IRS employees in a Cincinnati office for flagging tax-exempt applications that contained words such as “tea party” or “patriot.” Lerner had said that “line people . … Continue reading
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Tagged Lerner, scandal, tax-exempt, tea party
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FTB Updates Top 500 List
The California Franchise Tax Board (FTB) updated its “Top 500 Delinquent Taxpayers” list this week. And to dispel any doubt about the effectiveness of this program, FTB also announced that the list shrunk to only 350 before it went live on … Continue reading
Tax Deadline Tomorrow! Are You Prepared?
There’s a tax deadline tomorrow causing many people to work on their taxes into the wee hours tonight. Even though the federal government is closed, the second tax day is tomorrow, October 15, 2013. This second tax day is the deadline … Continue reading
Further Attempts to Regulate Return Preparers
The government is trying to impose regulations on tax return preparers again. This time they are relying on rather questionable authority. It is a post-Civil War statute called the “Horse Act of 1884.” After the Civil War, individuals often filed loss claims … Continue reading
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Tagged enrolled agent, regulation, return preparer
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IRS Launches New ACA Website
The IRS’ new Affordable Care Act website is up and running. Most of the new content is organized into three main parts: (1) Individuals & Families, (2) Employers, and (3) Other Organizations. The Individuals & Families page is further broken down into two subtopics designed … Continue reading
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Tagged ACA, health care, health care law, health care reform, health insurance, ObamaCare
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Did Lerner Mishandle Official Emails?
These days I think few employers would have a problem with their employees using a company email account for personal matters. As long as they are not goofing off while on the clock, it doesn’t cost the employer anything. Although I am sure it … Continue reading
IRS and the DOMA Decision
On June 26th the Supreme Court overturned a portion of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) in Windsor v. United States. This opinion held that section 3 of DOMA is unconstitutional because it deprives same-sex married couples of equal treatment under … Continue reading
The Taxpayers’ Rights Advocate’s Big Announcement
You’ve probably heard of the National Taxpayer Advocate Service (TAS) — this is the quasi-independent agency charged with looking out for the rights of taxpayers across the nation. They like to say that they’re “your voice at the IRS.” The … Continue reading
How to Expedite Non-profit Status
One study related to the IRS scandal showed that non-profit groups with legal representation were subjected to fewer probing questions and experienced fewer obstacles during the non-profit application process than groups without legal representation. Interestingly, many groups that began the application process without an attorney … Continue reading