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Accountants Behaving Badly: Police Department Accountant Couldn’t Be Bothered, PPP Loan Fraud, and a Creepy Tax Preparer

Going Concern

It’s been a while since we’ve done an Accountants Behaving Badly megapost ( 381 days ago , actually), here’s some bad behavior you may have missed. Twice-Convicted Accountant Is Charged With Embezzling More Than $1.1 Palos Hills Accountant Indicted In $7.8M This stock photo is incredible.

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How To Make Quarterly Estimated Taxes Online — Illinois IDOR

Nancy McClelland, LLC

Reminder: Due to a new law , Illinois S-Corp and Partnership owners should generally pay quarterly IL state ( not federal) taxes through the business. The post below is about how to pay IL taxes personally ; click here for how to make IL business tax payments.

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How to Find a Qualified Tax Preparer In Your Geographic Area

Nancy McClelland, LLC

As you might imagine, we get quite a few inquiries for tax preparation services, but a) we only do taxes for our small business accounting & bookkeeping clients, and b) we only work with clients in Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin. Tax Preparer. 2) Specializing in? 3) Located in?

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10 Best States to Pursue a Career in Accounting

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In a recent study, Tipalti found which states were the best to pursue a career in finance or accounting by analyzing the number of jobs available, average salaries, and university rankings. Here’s which states ranked best for a career in finance or accounting. They also determined the best-paying jobs for finance graduates.

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First-Quarter “Safe-Harbor” Quarterly IRS Estimated Tax Payments: Why and How to Make Them

Nancy McClelland, LLC

For years, we have stressed the importance to our clients of making quarterly estimated tax payments. And unlike many tax preparers, we also do bookkeeping, accounting, and consulting for our small business owners — so we’ve also encouraged them to have us do a quarter-by-quarter calculation of how much to pay.

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Oct. 16, 2023, is Deadline for Millions Who Filed Tax Extensions; But Many Get More Time Due to Disasters

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These areas include: Taxpayers affected by flooding in Illinois and Alaska. 16 and lets qualified taxpayers prepare and file federal income tax returns online using guided tax preparation software. Taxpayers can get answers to many tax law questions by using the IRS’s Interactive Tax Assistant tool.

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Oct. 16, 2023, is Deadline for Taxpayers with an Extension

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These areas include: Taxpayers affected by flooding in Illinois and Alaska. They typically have 180 days after they leave the combat zone to file returns and pay any taxes due. 16 and lets qualified taxpayers prepare and file federal income tax returns online using guided tax preparation software.