Going Concern

JULY 18, 2025

Here in Massachusetts, the collapse last year of Steward Health Care has been widely blamed on its ties to PE. Bwosinde was sentenced to three years in prison for filing false income tax returns for his clients. Those false income tax filings led to losses that exceeded $1.5 Department of Justice.

audit

CPA Practice

AUGUST 1, 2025

“Long is committed to modernizing the IRS and providing a taxpayer experience that meets today’s expectations, which includes giving taxpayers transparency into the status of their tax returns and audits,” the statement said. Direct File was an easy way for Americans to file their taxes for FREE each year,” Sen. she added. “To

Technology

CPA Practice

MARCH 21, 2024

By Dave Eisenstadter, masslive.com (TNS) A 17-year veteran of the IRS was arrested on Wednesday and charged with filing false personal tax returns for three years and underreporting about $90,000 worth of income, according to Acting U.S. Attorney Joshua Levy’s office. Attorney’s office said. Attorney’s office wrote.

tax return

CPA Practice

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

The IRS on Monday announced that all individuals and business owners in Maine and Massachusetts now have until Feb. 15, 2024, to file their tax returns and make tax payments because of Hurricane Lee’s impact. Quarterly estimated income tax payments normally due on Sept. So, this is more time to file, not to pay.

Massachusetts

RogerRossmeisl

FEBRUARY 18, 2024

The IRS announced it opened the 2024 income tax return filing season on January 29. That’s when the tax agency began accepting and processing 2023 tax year returns. Here are answers to seven tax season questions we receive at this time of year. (1) 2) When is my return due if I request an extension?

Tax

TaxConnex

DECEMBER 10, 2020

The company has paid nearly $69,000 in restitution for sales tax it collected and failed to pay to state coffers between June 2011 and December 2015. The case was referred to investigators after an auditor found that the business hadn’t filed quarterly sales tax returns or remitted sales tax collected for that period.

Sales

CPA Practice

OCTOBER 17, 2023

According to the IRS, Arizona, California, Massachusetts, and New York have decided to work with the agency to integrate their state taxes into the Direct File pilot program for the 2024 filing season. A free, government-run, online tax-filing system for taxpayers has been talked about as a possibility for many years.

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Withum

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Most state income tax systems fall into two categories: progressive tax and flat tax. Massachusetts touts a “flat tax” system. It is equitable, doesn’t punish high-income earners, and everyone is left with the same percentage of after-tax earnings to spend, right? Good News or Bad News?

Massachusetts

BuildYourFirm

MARCH 31, 2020

Her affiliations include Massachusetts Society of CPAs, National Conference of CPA Practitioners, and Chair, Mass. Memorable Quotes: “Especially the smaller ones [film companies], they don’t realize they need to file tax returns.”. Irene graduated with a B.S. in Mathematics from the University of Lowell and has an M.B.A.

cpas

Withum

OCTOBER 9, 2023

On October 4, 2023, Massachusetts enacted tax legislation (H.4104), 4104), which will dramatically affect how businesses calculate their Massachusetts income. Historically, most businesses in Massachusetts apportioned income using a three-factor apportionment formula comprising of property, payroll, and double-weighted sales.

Massachusetts

TaxConnex

DECEMBER 23, 2021

12% of respondents say they’re likely to have to outsource management of sales tax audits next year. The Sales Tax Institute reports that Maine, Illinois, California, Massachusetts, Wisconsin and Washington have been the most aggressive states in sending notices and audit requests. Get to work on this first and fast.

audit

CPA Practice

MARCH 26, 2024

By Alvin Buyinza, masslive.com (TNS) Nearly 940,000 Americans have unclaimed tax returns from 2020 and face a May 17 deadline if they want to get it back, the IRS announced on Monday. In Massachusetts, where 21,800 residents may be owed a refund for 2020, the median refund is about $975. ©2024 Advance Local Media LLC.

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Withum

JULY 25, 2022

Investors funding early-stage life sciences companies in Massachusetts may be eligible for generous tax incentives under M.G.L. Learn about the Angel Investor Tax Credit and who qualifies, potential tax savings, and how to monetize those savings. 62, § 6(t). Which Investors Qualify? Life Sciences Services. Contact Us.

Massachusetts

CPA Practice

JANUARY 8, 2024

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

Tax

CPA Practice

FEBRUARY 11, 2023

The IRS has determined that in the interest of sound tax administration and other factors, taxpayers in many states will not need to report these payments on their 2022 tax returns. During a review, the IRS determined it will not challenge the taxability of payments related to general welfare and disaster relief.

Rhode Island

Withum

JANUARY 16, 2024

Massachusetts Companies The Massachusetts Life Sciences Center Tax Incentive Program application window is now open and is offering lucrative tax savings to eligible companies. 63, §30(17)) Designation as R&D Company for Sales Tax Purposes (pursuant to M.G.L. 62, §6(m) and c. 62, §6(n) and c. 62, §6(m) and c.

Massachusetts

TaxConnex

AUGUST 1, 2023

Have you already filed your sales tax return based on the original amount of sales tax charged? General rules, specific states Almost all the states (and the District of Columbia) that impose a sales tax generally allow retailers to deduct or exclude sales tax refunds for returned goods from taxable sales.

Sales

CPA Practice

JUNE 21, 2024

A Florida man pleaded guilty yesterday to evading taxes on income he earned from commercial fishing in Massachusetts. Despite earning substantial income working as a fisherman, Garraty did not file until 2012 any federal income tax returns for tax years 2002 through 2011. Attorney Joshua S.

Florida

CPA Practice

OCTOBER 27, 2023

The Internal Revenue Service is reminding employers that the best way to file their next quarterly payroll tax return by the Oct. E-filing is the most secure, accurate method to file returns, and saves time. The second option for employers is to hire a tax professional to prepare and file their employment tax returns.

payroll tax

CPA Practice

APRIL 12, 2023

million people across the nation (state-by-state list below) have unclaimed refunds for tax year 2019 but face a July 17 deadline to submit their tax return. billion in refunds remain unclaimed because people haven’t filed their 2019 tax returns yet. Need to file a 2019 tax return?

Rhode Island

CPA Practice

JANUARY 29, 2024

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. Another option is the Direct File pilot program.

tax return

CPA Practice

APRIL 8, 2023

It’s almost March, and the 2023 tax filing season is well underway. If you haven’t filed your tax return yet and are wondering how long it may take to get your refund when you do file, you’re not the only one looking for the answer. April 17 is also Patriot’s Day, a state holiday in Maine and Massachusetts.

income tax

CPA Practice

MARCH 27, 2024

There is still time for the number of tax funds to catch up. The tax deadline is April 15 for most taxpayers, and April 17 for those in Massachusetts and Maine due to the Patriots’ Day holiday. Additionally, late tax returns are accepted throughout the year. The gap has closed in the past two weeks of reporting.

Tax

CPA Practice

OCTOBER 4, 2024

State and eligibility expansion For the 2025 tax filing season, eligible taxpayers in 24 states will be able to use Direct File: 12 states that were part of the pilot last year, plus 12 new states where Direct File will be available in the upcoming filing season. Direct File will begin accepting tax returns when the filing season opens.

Alaska

CPA Practice

APRIL 18, 2024

Ndeye Amy Thioub, 67, of Swampscott, MA, has served as a Boston-based IRS agent out of the IRS’s Large Business and International Division since 2006 and has been a licensed certified public accountant in Massachusetts since 2010, according to an affidavit filed in support of her criminal charges by a fellow IRS agent.

Tax

CPA Practice

AUGUST 21, 2023

They are taxed on their income but can’t write off most of their business expenses. Section 280E of the federal tax code bars marijuana firms from claiming business expenses on their federal tax return other than for their cost of goods sold. Look for more states to follow suit. _

income tax

CPA Practice

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

The IRS started accepting and processing income tax returns on January 29, 2024. The deadline to file returns in 2024 is April 15 (this sometimes varies based on weekends or state holidays). This article includes a handy reference chart taxpayers can use to estimate how soon they may get their income tax refund.

income tax

CPA Practice

JANUARY 29, 2024

It’s back to regular IRS deadlines this year, but with a new tool for many low- and moderate-income households: a service that will prepare and file their tax returns online for free. That sort of virtual hand-holding is similar to what you’d get by using commercial tax preparation software.

tax preparation

MyIRSRelief

AUGUST 2, 2024

They must withhold federal income tax, Social Security, and Medicare taxes from employees’ wages and pay the employer’s share of these taxes. Additionally, businesses must file employment tax returns and make timely deposits. Ensure that your tax returns accurately reflect these limitations.

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Snyder

JUNE 9, 2022

State income taxes. Business income taxes. Local income taxes. Assessment tax return and short tax return. Income tax deadlines. Income tax extension: when is the last day to file income tax? Federal income tax brackets 2021 vs IRS income tax brackets 2022.

income tax

ThomsonReuters

JULY 10, 2023

When this happens, the burden of remitting the tax to taxing authorities shifts to the consumer. To further explain, let’s take a look at how two different states — in this case, Washington and Massachusetts — approach use tax. So let’s assume that you purchased some furniture for your Massachusetts business or home.

Tax

CPA Practice

APRIL 15, 2024

Through April 6, the IRS processed more than 100 million individual tax returns, and the agency expects tens of millions more will come in advance of today’s filing deadline. Additional free help at volunteer sites: The IRS saw tax return preparation work at volunteer sites increase to more than 2.3

Tax

CPA Practice

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

The IRS started accepting and processing income tax returns on January 29, 2024. The deadline to file returns in 2024 is April 15 (this sometimes varies based on weekends or state holidays). This article includes a handy reference chart taxpayers can use to estimate how soon they may get their income tax refund.

Tax

CPA Practice

DECEMBER 26, 2023

It’s almost January, which means the 2024 income tax filing season is coming soon. Although last minute tax law changes can have an impact, the IRS usually starts accepting e-filed income tax returns in the last week of January each year. The estimated refund date chart is below if you just want to scroll down.]

tax return

CPA Practice

JANUARY 30, 2023

Most individual taxpayers won’t have such issues for this tax season. For clarification, the weeks leading up to the April 18, 2023 , deadline is when Americans file tax returns for income they received during the 2022 calendar year, or they can file an automatic extension, which gives them an additional six months to file.

income tax

CPA Practice

APRIL 7, 2023

Taxpayers who are unable to file their tax return by this year’s April 18 deadline have an easy, online option to get more time to complete their return. However, taxpayers should be aware that: An extension to file their return does not grant them an extension to pay their taxes. These include: U.S.

Tax

CPA Practice

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

It’s almost March, and the 2023 tax filing season is well under way. If you haven’t filed your tax return yet and are wondering how long it may take to get your refund when you do file, you’re not the only one looking for the answer. April 17 is also Patriot’s Day, a state holiday in Maine and Massachusetts. Updated: Feb.

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