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Evaluating a Tax Preparer: Determining a Fair Fee

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As news headlines proclaim stories of tax fraud, taxpayers may wonder how they can trust that their tax preparer is abiding by ethical practices. For instance, how do you determine if a tax planner is charging a reasonable fee?

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Evaluating a Tax Preparer: Understanding Reasonable Tax Positions

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One of the many benefits of working with a tax professional is the guidance they provide in developing tax return positions that substantiate why certain income qualifies for tax-exemption or why you are eligible for a certain tax deduction. This is actually a lower standard than some may assume.

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5 Critical Questions to Ask Your Accountant About Tax Planning BEFORE Tax Season

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The General Accounting Office estimates that Americans over-pay their taxes by almost a billion (yes, that’s billion) dollars each year! That’s why tax planning is gaining in popularity. Some obvious reasons are mistakes or oversights on their tax returns. Not all tax planning is the same!

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Death And Taxes: One Is Becoming Much More Digital

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B2C disbursements account for more than 3.5 Those early tax filers, though, often must wait months to gain access to their tax refunds. million federal tax returns submitted last year were filed digitally. Further evidence of that comes from the new PYMNTS Disbursements Tracker. billion payments valued at $10.7

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