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Employee Retention Tax Credit Penalty Relief

RogerRossmeisl

We are finding that, all too often, taxpayers that make Employee Retention Tax Credit (ERTC) claims by engaging a so-called “ERTC Mill” are never told of their responsibility to amend their applicable prior year federal income tax return(s), and are shocked to learn that they owe additional taxes, penalties and interest.

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Accounting firms and sales and use tax advising: Perfect together?

TaxConnex

In our blog last week, we looked at how sales and use tax advisory services might be a good new field for CPAs and accounting firms. Mark Friedlich, CPA, vice president of U.S. Compare the state income tax return filings to the state sales tax filings. Review the sales tax payable account.

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Sales Tax Compliance: Automated Returns or Service Provider?

TaxConnex

This time of year, everybody’s mind is on income tax preparation. And for many accountants and CPA firms, this time of year means extra-long hours and more time spent managing clients’ finances. Either those that they’ve hired internally or the trusted CPA firm they’ve utilized for years.

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BDO USA is Shifting From a Partnership to a Corporation

CPA Practice

Partnerships don’t pay federal income tax; instead, the partnership’s income, losses, deductions, and credits pass through to the partners themselves, who report these amounts—and pay taxes on them—as part of their personal income tax returns, said attorney and freelance writer Jane Haskins.

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Get to Know TaxConnex: Partner Q&A Series - Robert Dumas

TaxConnex

I graduated in 1985 with a Masters in Tax. I was trained in income tax and expected to have a career in public accounting, but I only lasted a few years in a couple of different large CPA firms. I then went to the BellSouth Corporation tax department and had various roles.

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Three ways AI can elevate your tax workflow

ThomsonReuters

This means source documents are bookmarked and organized into a standardized work paper index that follows the order of the tax return. Preparers don’t have to painstakingly assemble tax work papers thanks to automated scan-and-organize functionality. Interested in learning more about tax workflow automation?

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Increasing Fees

RitaKeller

So have CPA firms. Some firms are notifying their clients about an increase in fees. For the preparation of your 2021 income tax returns, our minimum service fee will increase by a percentage range of 11% – 20%. In order to keep pace with these changes, we will be increasing our fees.