The former president’s family business and its chief financial officer, Allen Weisselberg, are expected to appear in court on Thursday.
National Taxpayer Advocate Erin Collins pointed to continuing backlogs at the Internal Revenue Service and difficulty reaching telephone assistance in a report to Congress Thursday. The Taxpayer Advocate Service’s midyear report to Congress praised the IRS for its efforts in processing most tax returns and issuing most Economic Impact Payments
Marcum LLP’s Modern Family & LGBT Services group has been proud to serve the LGBTQ+ community for nearly a decade. In 2012, Marcum became the first national accounting firm to establish a tax and estate planning practice dedicated to the complex rules faced by LGBTQ+ individuals and families, and others
There are numerous articles about why accountants and bookkeepers shouldn’t undercharge for their services. These articles serve the very important purpose of helping us understand the value we provide to our clients. Better still, others explain how to confidently price new services. For many of us, understanding how our services translate
Better enforcement; for fans of tax crime; partner sabbaticals please; and other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers. Hot topics Taxbuzz (https://www.taxbuzz.com/blog): Partisan bickering over tax rates is a constant, but when five of the nation’s former Treasury secretaries agree on something, it’s time to take notice. In response to
It’s that time again! The IRS has announced the “Dirty Dozen tax scams” for taxpayers to watch out for in 2021 (IR-2021-135, 6/28/21). Specifically, the Dirty Dozen list is broken down into the following categories: Pandemic-related scams like Economic Impact Payment (EIP) theft Personal information cons including phishing, ransomware and
Matthew Walach recalls a colleague passing along a valuable lesson a dozen or so years ago, when he was pressured to dress in a suit for a video meeting with a big video game client in Vancouver. The client joined the call in a cowboy hat and immediately teased the
New offerings from Intuit QuickBooks this month include invoicing enhancements for QuickBooks Payments and updates to QuickBooks Payroll. This article covers the highlights of these changes users will see in the respective platforms. QuickBooks Payments and Invoicing Enhancements To help improve overall cash flow and the speed of payment through
The Internal Revenue Service is focusing on cryptocurrency tax evasion with virtual currencies like Bitcoin and nonfungible tokens, employing data analytics to uncover transactions that crypto users assumed were hidden. The IRS has been training its spotlight on crypto users, adding a question to the front page of the tax
When a new client comes on board, there is a lot to figure out. A client could be behind on taxes, or they could have had some accounting personnel leave their company and now are scrambling. In other cases, they could have unexpected tax issues that they need help navigating.
