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Tax Tips from the Illinois CPA Society

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Tax season officially starts Jan. 29, 2024, when the IRS begins accepting and processing tax returns for the 2023 tax year. With the IRS anticipating receiving nearly 129 million individual tax returns by the April 15, 2024, deadline this season, getting an early start on prepping yours may be best.

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Professional tax help Chicago: Taxpayers Facing Tax Audits, Back Taxes, and 941 Payroll Tax Problems

MyIRSRelief

Chicago, Illinois is home to numerous businesses and individuals who may face tax-related challenges such as tax audits, back taxes, and payroll tax problems. In this article, we will explore the benefits of professional tax help for Chicago taxpayers facing tax audits, back taxes, and 941 payroll tax problems.

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12 Tips for Self-Employed Taxpayers

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Whether you’ve been self-employed for ages or are one of many entrepreneurs to have launched a business recently, lowering your taxes is always a savvy business strategy. Here are a dozen deduction tips, provided by the Illinois CPA Society. You can deduct up to 50 percent of your self-employment tax from your income taxes.

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5 Ways to Gift Yourself Tax Savings This Holiday Season

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Get Your Gifts Ready: If you’re feeling generous with your wealth and would like to pass some of it on to a loved one or other beneficiary, you can gift up to $17,000 (or $34,000 for married couples filing a joint tax return) without triggering a gift tax or reducing your lifetime gift and estate tax exemption.

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Tax Season 2023 Is Officially Open! Maybe. Okay, Not So Fast.

Nancy McClelland, LLC

To say nothing of the fact that the next government shutdown deadline is scheduled for one week before business tax returns are due. It felt like we finally had a handle on things and were back to the “normal” amount of seasonal overwork — rather than a Herculean lift, as was the case for the past four years.

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CPE Webinar September 12, 2023: Cybersecurity for the Tax Practitioner

CPA Practice

Jared is a popular speaker and advisor due to his expansive knowledge of current tax policies, cybersecurity, and industry trends. Ann Campbell , CPA CIA, joined Drake Software in 2021 as a Tax Software Trainer. Gail is a graduate of Indiana University where she earned a bachelor’s degree in journalism.

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CPE Webinar October 30, 2023: Consumer Privacy – The Tax Professional’s Responsibility

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Gail is the author of over 30 books (including Mint.com For Dummies , The Idiot’s Guide to Introductory Accounting , and Surviving Financial Downsizing: A Practical Guide to Living Well on Less Income ), and she maintains a small tax practice.

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