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Justice Department Continues Efforts to Stop Fraudulent Tax Preparers

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The Department of Justice is warning taxpayers to choose their return preparers wisely as the April 18 federal tax filing deadline approaches. Unscrupulous preparers who include errors or false information on a tax return could leave a taxpayer open to liability for unpaid taxes, penalties and interest.

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How to File a Deceased Person’s Final Income Tax Return

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Unfortunately, when someone is deceased, the decedent’s personal representative is generally required to file any final tax returns for the deceased person. That includes federal income tax returns, that the decedent would have been required to file for the year of his or her death.

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Tax Preparation Tips for 2023: Tax Tips to Prepare Your Business for Tax Season

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The answer is ‘yes’ if you approach the upcoming 2023 tax filing deadline for the Tax Year 2022 preparation wisely. Read till the end to find a helpful table with all important 2023 Tax Deadlines for the Tax Year 2022! How much do small businesses pay in taxes? How to file income tax?

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IRS to Try Out Its Free E-Filing Tax Return Program in 13 States Next Year

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The IRS announced in May that it was rolling out its own free online tax-filing system in a move that would put the agency in direct competition with online tax preparation software giants like TurboTax and H&R Block. It gave the IRS nine months and $15 million to report on how such a program would be implemented.

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How the “Wild West” of Tax Preparation Led to Massive ERC Issues

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James Creech, a senior manager with Baker Tilly’s tax advocacy and controversy team, explained that the origin of the current issues with the ERC can be traced back to before the health emergency and the absence of tax preparer oversight. “Tax preparation is kind of the Wild West,” Creech began.

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Obtaining an Extension to File Your Tax Return

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The tax due date for most individual tax returns this year is April 18. If you are unable to complete your return to file by April 18, you can file for an extension to submit your return by October 17. However, the extension does not cover the payment of the tax due.

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Dates and Deadlines: When You Can File Small Business Taxes in 2022

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To help you with this process, we’ve put together this complete guide for filing business taxes in 2022. You can use the information and the dates we provide to form a strategic plan for preparing and filing your taxes in 2022. What Is the Business Tax Filing Deadline for 2022?