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Form 990: A Guide for Accountants Working with Non-Profit Organizations

Canopy Accounting

As accountants, working with non-profit organizations requires a deep understanding of specific financial reporting requirements. One of the critical documents that demands attention is Form 990 - Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax.

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IRS Direct File Tool May Especially Help Latinos

CPA Practice

Each year, taxpayers grapple with a convoluted, inefficient and perplexing tax filing system. These challenges have an outsize impact on Latino taxpayers, particularly those from low-income, non-English speaking and immigrant households. With tax filing season in full swing, Latinos may turn to for-profit tax preparers.

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Los Angeles Business Bookkeeping Services – Choosing the right firm

MyIRSRelief

Top 5 Reasons to hire a tax/accounting firm to service your businesses bookkeeping needs. You are overwhelmed by tax information – Business taxes are nothing to mess around with and you don’t want to get on the wrong side of the IRS. They offer many different services including tax preparations and consulting services.

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Guide to accountant responsibilities

ThomsonReuters

Accountant vs. CPA vs. tax preparer: What are the differences? Additionally, depending on the type of firm, accountants may be involved in more advisory-centric responsibilities, such as analyzing financial data and providing clients with strategic guidance and recommendations on how to reduce costs and boost profitability.

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First-Quarter “Safe-Harbor” Quarterly IRS Estimated Tax Payments: Why and How to Make Them

Nancy McClelland, LLC

For years, we have stressed the importance to our clients of making quarterly estimated tax payments. And unlike many tax preparers, we also do bookkeeping, accounting, and consulting for our small business owners — so we’ve also encouraged them to have us do a quarter-by-quarter calculation of how much to pay.

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5 FAQ When Choosing a Los Angeles CPA or EA

MyIRSRelief

This includes the very important topic of taxes (preparation, planning and representation). Answer : A CPA is a highly trained professional that is capable of keeping track of all the financial information about your specific business, profit and loss, balance sheet statements.

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Spotlighting Women in Advisory Practice: “Create a culture where everyone is happy,” says Alicia Shaul, CPA firm entrepreneur

ThomsonReuters

The first quarter was about planning for the year; the second quarter focused on the client’s financial performance and profitability improvement; the third quarter focused heavily on financial statement projections; and the fourth quarter outlined the year-end wrap-up, including W-2 paperwork and tax projections.