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IRS FIRE's going out for 2027 tax season

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EDT 1 Min Read Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg Tax year 2026 and filing season 2027 are the target date for retiring the Filing Information Returns Electronic, or FIRE, system. The IRS is encouraging tax preparers to complete their IRIS applications to begin transitioning for the 2027 season.

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Intuit debuts AI agents for QuickBooks

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By Chris Gaetano 1m ago Tax-related court cases Tax Fraud Blotter: Boundless energy Another Naughty list; a couple of sharks; Miami vice; and other highlights of recent tax cases. All rights reserved.

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House Republicans propose to withhold funds from FASB

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House Republicans released a spending proposal that threatens to withhold funding from the Financial Accounting Standards Board unless it withdraws its income tax reporting standard.

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Accounting is changing, and the world can't wait until 2026

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Yet, in many areas, accounting education stubbornly clings to outdated, overly technical models that fail to connect with the actual demands of the market. We must confront a critical question: If we continue to train accountants solely to file tax reports, are we truly equipping them for the challenges of todays world?

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RSM announces $1B agentic AI investment

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The firm will be fully integrating agentic AI into RSMs assurance, tax and consulting services; empowering RSM talent with agentic AI tools to heighten productivity and professional growth; and expanding agentic AI-driven solutions to elevate the overall client experience. All rights reserved.

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Mississippi, Texas storm victims get tax relief

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3 to file various federal individual and business returns and make tax payments. 3 to file various federal individual and business returns and make tax payments. The current list of eligible localities is on the IRS Tax Relief in Disaster Situations page.) All rights reserved. 15, 2025. 31, 2025.

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Tax Fraud Blotter: Sick excuses

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EDT 6 Min Read Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email By any other name; poor Service; a saga continues; and other highlights of recent tax cases. Rockford, Illinois: Tax preparer Gretchen Alvarez, 49, has pleaded guilty to preparing and filing false income tax returns. The tax loss totaled $356,881. All rights reserved.

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