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5 Cyber Tips for CPAs for Tax Season and After

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With the plethora of highly sensitive personal and financial data being shared between firms and clients, it’s the perfect time for bad actors to strike, especially as the April 15th deadline inches closer and CPAs push to get more done with less time.

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IRS launches Operation Hidden Treasure and the implications for CPAs

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Their focus is on taxpayers who omit cryptocurrency income from their tax returns. But this is just the most recent step in the increasing IRS focus on cryptocurrency tax, here’s a brief timeline on past activities: 2021 – Launch Operation Hidden Treasure. Unfortunately for them, that time is past. Conclusion.

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Guide to accountant responsibilities

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Examining financial documents and financial transactions to ensure compliance and rectify any discrepancies. Preparing tax returns. Furthermore, because CPAs have a responsibility to the users of the client ’ s financial statements, clients expect CPAs to uphold the profession ’ s rules on independence.

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Friday Footnotes: KPMG UK Pay Freeze; PwC Canada Layoffs; EY Bailing on Office? | 11.24.23

Going Concern

Generally, taxpayers fall within the contours of reasonable cause if they can show that they exercised ordinary business care and prudence—for example, with respect to a filing obligation or regarding an item claimed on a tax return. Taxpayers who use tax professionals can sometimes also show reasonable cause—i.e.,

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Year-End Bookkeeping and Accounting Checklist for Small Business Owners

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Reviewing bank and credit card statements to confirm that they match. . Accurate records ensure reliable financial statements. Form W-2 is used by business owners to report salary information for their employees, as well as the taxes that are withheld from their paychecks. CPAs provide the Schedule K-1.

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What are CPA Services? And What Kind of Business Needs a CPA?

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In this post, we want to provide you with some more clarity on CPA services. Now, CPAs can provide a number of services to small businesses. But no other professional can provide all of the services that CPAs provide. So then… what are CPA services? What are CPA Services? What is a CPA? Compilations.

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Accounting advisory: What you need to know

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In today’s ultra-competitive business landscape, being an accountant means far more than preparing tax returns or compiling financial statements. Even when clients come to you with a simple request, like “file my tax return” or “handle my payroll”, they often are looking for much more.

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