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How are S corporations taxed? Tips for filing and reducing taxes as a pass-through entity

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Jump to: How are S corporations taxed? How can S corporations reduce their taxes? You may wonder how the S corporation taxation generally works. The following guide offers numerous strategies and tips that owners of S corporations can use to lower their taxes, including deductions and credits.

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F in the Chat For All the Clients Losing Their CPAs to Higher Fees This Year

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[link] — Hatfield's Mama CPA (@HatfieldsMama) January 23, 2024 Advice column: My Tax Preparer Just Raised Her Fees — What Should I do? Oblivious Investor My tax guy just told me he’s going to be charging about 40% more this year for our return, relative to what he charged for the last several years. What should I do?

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Ex-IRS Agent Accused of Filing Error-Filled Returns, Costing $42M in Lost Taxes

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TNS) A Kennewick tax preparer cost the United States $42 million in lost tax revenue between 2017 and 2020 after filing tax returns that were riddled with errors, fabrications and fraudulent entries, alleges the Department of Justice. Taylor prepared 779 returns for S corporations between tax years 2017 and 2020.

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Tax Partner Matters More Than Firm on Business Taxes

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Wilde’s team analyzed more than 94,000 tax returns of U.S. businesses with at least $10 million in assets that used an external tax preparer between 2005 and 2016. Wilde’s study, “Who really matters in corporate tax?” Most of the businesses—91%–were private and their data was provided by the IRS. The study found….

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

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The lowest level of credentials is a licensed tax preparer. For example, in California, this means a California Tax Education Council CTEC registered tax preparer (CRTP). CTEC certified preparers take a course in tax preparation, and go through an application process with the state.

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Wolters Kluwer Extends Global Minimum Tax Expert Solution to North America

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Wolters Kluwer CCH Tagetik has significant expertise and experience in supporting clients’ corporate tax needs in North America. Its solutions provide thousands of organizations with end-to-end sales and use tax automation, fully integrated direct tax preparation process, workflow automation and tax research.

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New report shows opportunities and risks for tax professionals with GenAI

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The ability of GenAI to process vast amounts of data quickly and accurately offers the promise of improved quality and accuracy of work, enhancing the overall efficiency of tax preparation and staying on top of compliance and regulations. “I think we are still in the early stages of generative AI.

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