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IRS Loses Court Case With AICPA

The Court of Appeals this morning issued its opinion in AICPA v. IRS.   You may recall this is the case the AICPA filed against the IRS to stop the implementation of the Annual Filing Season Program.  The judge in the District Court found the AICPA did not have...

The House Votes Today

House Votes Today on Two-Year Budget Deal With Partnership Audit Reforms The House plans to debate legislation (H.R. 1314) today that incorporates a two-year budget agreement, raises the debt limit, and includes several tax and employee plan policy provisions.   The...

NSA’s Top Rated 2015 Tax Forum Speakers & Sessions

NSA 2015 Top Rated Tax Forum Speakers and Sessions Ranked in the Top Ten NSA IRS Tax Forum speakers, Kathy Hettick, EA, ABA, ATP and Gene Bell, EA, ATP, CFP got high marks from attendees at all five 2015 summer Tax Forums. Kathy and Gene presented two classes at the...

SSARs 21 Part 1: The Preparation

SSARS 21 is Coming!  SSARS 21 is Coming! Part 1: The Preparation By Joseph L. Santoro, CPA, ABA, CVA This is the first in a series of articles intended to provide information about the AICPA’s proposed Statement on Standards for Accounting and Review Services [SSARS]...

NSA and the IRS have joined forces

NSA and the IRS have joined forces to combat identity theft The National Society of Accountants is working with the IRS and other professional groups to develop strategies to combat identity theft. The first step will be to create a survey of tax professionals on...

PTIN Enforcement

Tax Pro Today (October 9, 2015) has reported that the Treasury Inspector General for the Tax Administration is now urging the IRS’s Return Preparer Office (RPO) to attend to the thousands of PTIN holders who may not be in compliance with established regulations....