Recent Tax Preparation Changes Archives - Federal Direct Tax https://www.federaldirecttax.com/blog/category/recent-tax-preparation-changes/ Helping Individuals & Businesses Enter The Tax Preparation Industry Tue, 24 May 2022 20:11:51 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 IRS E-Services Changing Summer of 2022 https://www.federaldirecttax.com/blog/irs-e-services-changing-summer-of-2022/ Mon, 23 May 2022 16:41:46 +0000 https://www.federaldirecttax.com/?p=4739 The IRS is currently in works to migrate all of the following e-services products and applications to an online portal serviced by ID.me (an IRS trusted technology provider):  • Affordable Care Act (ACA) for Transmitter Control Code (TCC) • Application Program Interface (API) Client ID Application • e-File Application • Information Returns (IR) for TCC […]

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]]> PTIN System Open and Free https://www.federaldirecttax.com/blog/ptin-system-open-free/ Wed, 21 Jun 2017 13:29:19 +0000 https://www.federaldirecttax.com/?p=3046 Today, the IRS re-opened the PTIN System and is again issuing PTINs. Since the IRS is enjoined from charging a fee, it will issue the PTINs at no cost to the preparer. If you currently have a PTIN, you can now log into your account to make changes and view CPE information as normal.

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]]> IRS to delay 2013/2014 e-filing season…Again! https://www.federaldirecttax.com/blog/irs-to-delay-20132014-e-filing-season-again/ Tue, 22 Oct 2013 20:24:42 +0000 http://www.federaldirecttax.com/blog/?p=1536 Late breaking news:  IRS to delay the start of e-filing season again this year, blaming the recent government shutdown. While the IRS reserves the right to issue the final decision for the start of the 2014 filing season until December they are estimating the start date being pushed back from the original date of January […]

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]]> Delay To start of Filing Season 1/30/2013 https://www.federaldirecttax.com/blog/delay-to-start-of-filing-season-1302013/ Tue, 08 Jan 2013 19:55:28 +0000 http://www.federaldirecttax.com/blog/?p=1294 The IRS has made official that they will be delaying the start of the electronic filing season to 1/30/2013.  This relates to 1040, Individual tax returns.  The IRS also indicates that they expect additional delays associated with less common individual forms that they will be releasing a list of later.   We will keep you […]

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]]> IRS Sends Letters Due to Schedule C Mileage Errors, Suggests Education Visits https://www.federaldirecttax.com/blog/irs-sends-letters-due-to-schedule-c-mileage-errors-suggests-education-visits/ Fri, 19 Oct 2012 14:01:48 +0000 http://www.federaldirecttax.com/blog/?p=1147 The IRS will be sending out approximately 5,000 letters to tax preparers of all designations who filed tax returns with a Schedule C that have a high percentage of traits typically found to have errors. These letters are being sent prior to the tax-filing season. The IRS has acknowledged that they specifically targeted returns that […]

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