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Your Tax Guide to Professional Gaming

Withum

In 2024, professional gaming and streaming is a lucrative path for those with the skills and charisma to hold a crowd. Those that receive 1099-NEC should report this income within Schedule C of their 1040 income tax return, unless that individual created a company specifically for their Esports activities.

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Safeguarding your practice: Rethinking client relationships as DIY tax returns become a reality

Mark Lee

I had thought this might not happen until MTD for income tax becomes a reality. The Rise of DIY Tax Returns This year, in the Facebook groups I frequent, a number of magicians, speakers and consultants have been almost boasting about ho, for the first time, they have completed their own tax returns.

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Betting on the Super Bowl? Don’t Forget About Taxes

CPA Practice

However, if you are among the 68 million people expected to place bets on the big game, you need to know that taxes are part of the equation. So, as we start tax season, here’s what you need to know about what your Super Bowl bet has to do with your tax return. Super Bowl 2024 is on Sunday, Feb.

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Winning The ‘Game Of Keystrokes’ With Spend Tools

PYMNTS

The ‘Game of Keystrokes’ Strategy. Our work] is a game of keystrokes,” Noymer said. “If The expense reporting capabilities and controls enable the organization to illustrate effective spending practices to oversight groups such as external auditors, the Massachusetts attorney general and tax return preparers.

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Top searched terms on Checkpoint Edge show a continued interest in the ERC

ThomsonReuters

Understanding the ERC It is no secret that the Employee Retention Credit has been challenging for employers who struggle to understand complex eligibility requirements and the process to claim the tax credit, and for the IRS who continues to process a large volume of claims, many of which are dubious, despite the expiration of the credit.

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Tax Pros Help Clients Deal with Smaller Refunds

CPA Practice

By Tim Grant, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (TNS) The stimulus benefits that have been fattening income tax returns for the past few years are gone. But since the stock market didn’t do so well last year, investors who sold at a loss can at least expect a lower tax bill. This year, the tax-filing deadline is April 18.

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Georgia Tax Preparer Pleads Guilty to Federal Tax Fraud Charges

CPA Practice

(TNS) A Columbus, GA-based tax preparer has pleaded guilty in federal court to charges that she submitted false claims for tax credits for her clients and also failed to pay her own personal taxes. Nadine Word pleaded guilty to preparing and submitting false tax returns and failing to file her personal tax returns,” James E.