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Help Safeguard your Personal Information by Filing your 2021 Tax Return Early

RogerRossmeisl

The IRS announced it is opening the 2021 individual income tax return filing season on January 24. You can potentially protect yourself from tax identity theft — and there may be other benefits, too. You can potentially protect yourself from tax identity theft — and there may be other benefits, too.

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TIGTA Says IRS Isn’t Properly Controlling Sensitive Tax Information

CPA Practice

The IRS is not adhering to its own internal guidelines when sending large volumes of sensitive taxpayer information to and from its tax processing centers, according to a new report from the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration, the watchdog entity that oversees the nation’s tax agency.

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Amplifying Your Value to Small Business Tax Clients: Advising on the New Beneficial Ownership Information Requirement

CTP

This is where you can provide additional value to your tax clients, just by familiarizing them with the new beneficial ownership information requirement. For instance, publicly traded companies do not have to fulfill this new requirement, since they are already required to disclose all the same information through the SEC.

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IRS 2021 “Dirty Dozen”- Personal Information Cons

RogerRossmeisl

Compiled annually, the “Dirty Dozen” lists a variety of common scams that taxpayers may encounter anytime but many of these schemes peak during filing season as people prepare their returns or hire someone to help with their taxes.

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Amplifying Your Value to Small Business Tax Clients: Answering FAQs about the New Beneficial Ownership Information Requirement

CTP

The Corporate Transparency Act took effect on January 1st, which means that many businesses will need to submit a Beneficial Ownership Information Report to the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN). on or after January 1, 2024 are required to provide information on their company applicants. Tax Identification Numbers.

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Breaking News: Federal Court Ruled Corporate Transparency Act Unconstitutional – Beneficial Ownership Information Reporting on Hold

Withum

In a surprise decision Friday night, a federal district court ruled that the Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”) is unconstitutional, effectively placing the Beneficial Ownership Information (BOI) reporting on hold. Contact Us Please reach out to Withum’s Tax Services Team if you have any questions about how this may affect your business.

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6 Sales Tax Filing Mistakes Businesses Commonly Make | TaxConnex

TaxConnex

Sales tax is not something top of mind for most executives, but it is something that the majority of businesses will have to manage at some level. No matter the size of your business, if you are selling a taxable product or service and establish nexus in specific states or jurisdictions, then you have a sales tax obligation.

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