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Maximizing the Tax Preparation Interaction

Withum

Most people are aware that we are in tax filing season with individual returns due April 15th (or April 17th for those living in Maine and Massachusetts). CPAs, EAs, and professional tax preparers see many clients this time of year and they are obviously busy with this work. This process works!

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Tax Season to Start January 29, 2024

CPA Practice

The IRS has announced that it will start accepting and processing tax returns on Monday, Jan. million individual tax returns to be filed by the April 15, 2024, tax deadline. Although the IRS will not officially begin accepting and processing tax returns until Jan. The agency expects more than 128.7

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Evaluating a Tax Preparer: Determining a Fair Fee

CTP

As news headlines proclaim stories of tax fraud, taxpayers may wonder how they can trust that their tax preparer is abiding by ethical practices. For instance, how do you determine if a tax planner is charging a reasonable fee? A reliable guideline is that a fee should represent a fair exchange of value. Surely not!

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Tax Preparers Rejoice! Here’s How To Prepare SECURE 2.0 Form 8881 Retirement Tax Credit If You Use Gusto & Guideline

Nancy McClelland, LLC

(In my recent MSN article about choosing the best state-mandated small business employee retirement plan solution, I cite this as one of the main reasons to go with Guideline.) It was such a balm on my tired tax-preparing soul to know that they were looking out for us and trying to make our lives better through technology.

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IRS Starts Accepting Returns and Extends Hours at Tax Assistance Centers

CPA Practice

The Internal Revenue Service opened the 2024 tax season on January 29, 2024, accepting and processing federal individual tax returns, and announcing that it expects more than 146 million individual tax returns for 2023 to be filed this filing season. The Where’s My Refund? Paperless processing. Online Account.

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Best Tax Preparation Software for Small Business: What Tax Software to Choose?

Snyder

The biggest tax season challenge for a small business is tax preparation and filing. Most SMB owners fall into the trap of putting off taxes until the last minute because they don’t have professional tax accounting software backing them up. What is tax software? Online tax preparation + IRS forms.

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How Long Does It Take an Accountant to Do Taxes?

xendoo

As tax season looms, you may be wondering whether you should have an accountant prepare your taxes. In addition to considering how much an accountant costs , you’ll also want to consider how long an accountant will take to do taxes compared to trying to do it yourself. How do you know when to bring in a tax professional?

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