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COUNTERPOINT: IRS Should Not Be Trusted With Direct File

CPA Practice

This year, the IRS has launched a pilot program dubbed “Direct File” through which Americans can opt to have the IRS prepare their taxes for free (well, except for the billions of taxpayer dollars used to create the program). The IRS wants to eliminate Americans’ reliance on private-sector tax-preparation services.

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Tax Partner Matters More Than Firm on Business Taxes

CPA Practice

The study found that the partner has twice as great an impact on the firm’s cash effective tax rate than did their firm. The study also found that partners were a greater factor in determining the likelihood of an IRS audit. “We Wilde’s team analyzed more than 94,000 tax returns of U.S. The study found….

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Friday Footnotes: Behemoth Big 4 Firms Get Behemothier; Audits Get Harder; Eliminate Clients! | 11.11.22

Going Concern

Audit Fees Rise Only 2.5%, But Audits Require Greater Effort [ CFO ]. and 2.3%, respectively, in 2021, according to the Financial Education & Research Foundation’s Public Company Audit Fee Study. About half of the financial executives surveyed said 2021 audits required greater effort to support than those in 2020.

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Promotion Watch ’24: Moss Adams Adds 20 Partners to the Roll

Going Concern

Dion provides audit, review and attest services to public and private companies in a variety of industries including technology and life sciences, government, not-for-profit, hospitality and corporate social responsibility. Mo Huda (Dallas, Texas, State & Local Tax Services). Lisa Dion (Seattle, Wash., Technology Practice).

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Friday Footnotes: Retired EY Partners Hate on the Split; It’s a Raid!; ‘An Alphabet Soup of Technology’ | 11.18.22

Going Concern

More than 150 retired EY partners have written to the accounting firm’s leadership objecting to the radical plan to split its consulting and audit businesses. KPMG blocked from Abu Dhabi audits as it elects new regional boss [ Financial Times ]. Big 4 affiliate firms continue to lead audit business in India [ The Economic Times ].

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What Happens if You Don’t Report Cryptocurrency on Taxes?

inDinero Tax Tips

As many IRS audits and prosecutions have shown, this is not the case. The following states have no state income taxes, and therefore no state capital gains taxes: Alaska Florida Nevada New Hampshire South Dakota Tennessee Texas Washington Wyoming Among the other 41 states, some are more favorable to capital gains than others.

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What Happens if You Don’t Report Cryptocurrency on Taxes?

inDinero Tax Tips

As many IRS audits and prosecutions have shown, this is not the case. The following states have no state income taxes, and therefore no state capital gains taxes: Alaska Florida Nevada New Hampshire South Dakota Tennessee Texas Washington Wyoming Among the other 41 states, some are more favorable to capital gains than others.

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