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How to Change Your Personal Tax Return After It Has Been Filed

Ronika Khanna CPA,CA

Despite your (and/or your accountants’)best efforts , occasional errors or omissions relating to your personal tax return are unavoidable. It is possible that you forgot to include a tax slip, overstated your expenses or was unaware of a specific tax credit. the new home buyer’s credit or the hybrid car tax credit.

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Feds Cracking Down on Unlawful Tax Return Preparers

CPA Practice

The Justice Department is advising taxpayers to choose their return preparers wisely as the April 15 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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In ongoing accounting crunch, where to go for sales tax help?

TaxConnex

Your sales tax obligations depend on knowledge and that knowledge often resides in a professional tax specialist (usually an accountant) who helps your company meet its sales tax obligations. This is a complicated time for sales tax obligations – and a terrible time to try to hire an accountant.

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Las Vegas Restaurateur Bamboozled His Accountant Into Filing Phony Tax Returns

Going Concern

Gil then provided those falsified records to an accountant who unwittingly used them to prepare false business and personal income tax returns for those years. The post Las Vegas Restaurateur Bamboozled His Accountant Into Filing Phony Tax Returns appeared first on Going Concern.

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Be an Odd Duck: Work on, Not in Your Public Accounting Practice

Speaker: Tom Bowman, CPA of Bowman & Company

Owners of Public Accounting firms are always telling their clients to work on their business and not in their business, yet many times do not take their own advice. It is possible to run an Accounting Firm and never do tax returns or financial statements! Don't miss out on this ground-breaking session!

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Navigating IRS Bank Levies, Back Taxes, and Unfiled Tax Returns

MyIRSRelief

When a taxpayer fails to pay their taxes despite repeated notices and warnings, the IRS can issue a levy, allowing them to seize funds directly from the individual’s bank accounts. This can be a sudden and jarring experience, as individuals may find their accounts drained without prior warning.

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Irreplaceable: How accountants can reverse the DIY tax return trend

ThomsonReuters

The public perception of accountants is typically described as compliance processors or number crunchers—people who balance books and prepare tax returns. Unfortunately, this limited view clouds the true value of accounting professionals and can lead to some people choosing do-it-yourself tax software.