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1041 Trust Tax Preparation and the Need for Professional Tax Help

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Trust tax preparation can be a challenging task, even for experienced tax preparers. Why You May Need Professional Help There are several reasons why you may want to consider hiring a professional to help you with your trust tax preparation needs. This can help you to avoid costly tax penalties and errors.

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Tax Preparation Checklist for Startups

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Use this tax preparation checklist for startups to collect the information and documents your tax professional will need to prepare your 2022 taxes. The post Tax Preparation Checklist for Startups appeared first on Burkland.

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Florida Tax Preparer Gets Prison for False Returns and Online Romance Scam

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23, 2024, to two years in prison for a scheme to file false tax returns, and to two years in prison for an unrelated online romance scam. According to court documents and statements made in court related to the tax scheme, Iona Coates owned and operated Bits & Bytes Accounting Services Inc.,

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Former California Tax Preparer Gets 10 Years For Tax Fraud That Targeted 13 States

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By Sean Emery, The Orange County Register (TNS) A former Orange County tax preparer convicted of carrying out a tax fraud in which prosecutors say he attempted to claim more than $10 million from the IRS and numerous state tax authorities was sentenced on March 18 to 10 years in federal prison.

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How the “Wild West” of Tax Preparation Led to Massive ERC Issues

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James Creech, a senior manager with Baker Tilly’s tax advocacy and controversy team, explained that the origin of the current issues with the ERC can be traced back to before the health emergency and the absence of tax preparer oversight. “Tax preparation is kind of the Wild West,” Creech began.

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Arizona Tax Preparer Accused of Drug Smuggling Now in Trouble for Tax Fraud

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By David Wichner, The Arizona Daily Star, Tucson (TNS) A tax preparer in Tucson, AZ, already awaiting trial on drug-smuggling charges has been indicted by a federal grand jury, accused of filing fraudulent tax returns to reap inflated fees. In September, Nour was arrested entering the U.S.

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The future of 1040 tax preparation: A digital transformation guide?

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Tax season is hard enough: you don’t need to make it harder on your team and clients with outdated technology and a stagnant process. Modernizing document collection Requesting and gathering the necessary client documents and data is the first phase of the tax prep process and often the most challenging.