by Rupinder | Jun 20, 2016 | Uncategorized
A complicated tax code is hurting the U.S. economy, according to a Tax Foundation report. Americans will spend more than 8.9 billion hours filing taxes in 2016—an “eye-popping amount of time” that costs the economy $409 billion in lost productivity,...
by Rupinder | Jun 17, 2016 | Uncategorized
The Internal Revenue Service has issued a consumer alert about possible fake charity scams emerging due to last weekend’s mass-shooting in Orlando, Fla., and encourages taxpayers to seek out recognized charitable groups. When making donations to assist victims of last...
by Rupinder | Jun 16, 2016 | Uncategorized
The Internal Revenue Service just announced that the publicly available data on electronically filed Forms 990 will now be available for the first time in a machine-readable format through Amazon Web Services (AWS). The publicly available data does not include donor...
by Rupinder | Jun 14, 2016 | Uncategorized
Studying for and passing the exam can be a daunting task, but it need not be an impossible one. Approach it in an organized and focused manner. Introduction An enrolled agent is an individual who is licensed to represent taxpayers before all administrative levels of...
by Rupinder | Jun 13, 2016 | Uncategorized
Budget cuts have decimated the ability of the IRS to perform its job. From exams to collections, the IRS has insufficient resources to work cases and perform basic customer service (the last time I called the Practitioner Priority line I waited over an hour, and I...
by Rupinder | Jun 6, 2016 | Uncategorized
NSA member since 1991 and trained continuing education instructor, Monica Haven, EA, JD, ATA, ATP, is an expert in tax issues and tax planning for all things foreign, whether you are an American citizen living abroad or an alien who has landed on U.S. soil. Remember,...
