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1041 Trust Tax Preparation and the Need for Professional Tax Help

MyIRSRelief

Income Tax Return for Estates and Trusts, is a complex tax form that is used to report the income and expenses of estates and trusts. Trust tax preparation can be a challenging task, even for experienced tax preparers. Trust tax preparation can be a challenging task, even for experienced tax preparers.

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Justice Department Continues Efforts to Stop Fraudulent Tax Preparers

CPA Practice

The Department of Justice is warning taxpayers to choose their return preparers wisely as the April 18 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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IRS Is Developing Its Own Free Tax Preparation System

CPA Practice

The IRS is planning to roll out its own free online tax-filing system in a move that could put the agency in direct competition with online tax preparation behemoths like Turbo Tax and H&R Block. Free File does not auto complete any of the financial information but does provide free filing for most state taxes.

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Tax Preparer Finds Out in the Worst Way Possible That ERC Wasn’t a Free Money Glitch

Going Concern

A federal grand jury in Newark, New Jersey, returned an indictment Wednesday charging tax preparer Leon Haynes of Teaneck, New Jersey with fraudulently seeking more than $150 million from the IRS by filing more than 1,600 false tax returns for himself and his clients that claimed COVID-19-related employment tax credits.

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Sales Tax Updates: What’s new in sales tax for April?

TaxConnex

There’s always something changing in the world of tax, especially sales tax. A bill that would raise the online sales tax in Alabama is progressing with state lawmakers. The current Alabama sales tax is 8% for online purchases, the same as for purchases at the state’s brick-and-mortar stores. Leveling the field.

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IRS Is Developing Its Own Free Tax Preparation System

CPA Practice

The IRS is planning to roll out its own free online tax-filing system in a move that could put the agency in direct competition with online tax preparation behemoths like Turbo Tax and H&R Block. Free File does not auto complete any of the financial information but does provide free filing for most state taxes.

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Feds Cracking Down on Unlawful Tax Return Preparers

CPA Practice

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.