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Feds Cracking Down on Unlawful Tax Return Preparers

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The Justice Department is advising taxpayers to choose their return preparers wisely as the April 15 federal tax filing deadline approaches. Unscrupulous preparers who include errors or false information on a tax return could leave a taxpayer open to liability for unpaid taxes, penalties and interest.

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Starting a Business? How Expenses will be Treated on your Tax Return

RogerRossmeisl

Government officials saw a large increase in the number of new businesses launched during the COVID-19 pandemic. If you’re one of the entrepreneurs, you may not know that many of the expenses incurred by start-ups can’t be currently deducted on your tax return. And the U.S. from April 2023 to May 2023).

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How New Business Start-up Expenses are Handled on your Tax Return

RogerRossmeisl

Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, government officials are seeing a large increase in the number of new businesses being launched. How to treat expenses for tax purposes If you’re starting or planning to launch a new business, keep these three rules in mind: Start-up costs include those incurred or paid while creating an active.

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IRS to Try Out Its Free E-Filing Tax Return Program in 13 States Next Year

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In a Direct File report the IRS submitted to Congress on May 16, as required by the Inflation Reduction Act, 72% of American taxpayers surveyed said they were “very interested” in or “somewhat interested” in using a government tool to electronically file their tax returns.

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IRS’s Government Shutdown Plans Include Furloughs and Few Services

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The federal government will partially shut down at 12:01 a.m. on Sunday, barring a last-minute deal between Republicans and Democrats in Congress to keep the government funded. million Americans file their 2022 income tax returns before the Oct. 16 tax extension deadline.

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Partnership Income Tax Returns & More Skagit County IRS Targets

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Specifically, that means high-income earners, partnership income tax returns, large corporations, and promoters “aggressively peddling abusive schemes.” Some history on this… The Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 brought about significant changes in how the IRS handles partnership income tax returns.

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Federal Government Extends Deadlines for Hurricane Ian Victims, States Extensions Are Unclear

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Last week, the Federal Government released guidance allowing certain federal tax filings and payments to be extended until February 15, 2023, for the victims of Hurricane Ian. This relief also includes the filing of Form 5500 series returns that were required to be filed on or after September 15, 2022, and before February 15, 2023.