Federal Direct Tax Services Discounts & Coupons
Federal Direct Tax Services is happy to extend the various discounts on tax software & partnerships: Federal Direct 10% Military Discount on all partnerships. Professional Courtesy Discount is available to industry professionals, Enrolled Agents and CPAs with current licensure. The Professional Courtesy Discount is $1,000 off Platinum level partnership and $400 off Gold partnership.
“Can I still be a tax preparer if I owe the IRS?”
Yes, you can. However, if you owe the IRS money, you will need to get compliant with your tax debt and get all your returns filed before you can become a tax preparer. File any previously unfiled returns, and pay your debt or set up payment arrangements. After a few months of regular payments on […]
E-services & E-filing Down Over Memorial Day Weekend
If you have returns to send, send them today, tomorrow, or after the holiday. E-filing and e-services systems will be unavailable from midnight Eastern Time on Friday, May 24, through 7 a.m. EST on Tuesday, May 28.
Closed for the Winter Holidays
From everyone at Federal Direct, we wish you happy tidings this holiday season. Spending time with the ones you love is one of life’s greatest treasures. Federal Direct main office will be closing Friday, Dec.21st at 7pm and remain closed until Wednsday, Dec. 26th at 9am.
Federal Direct Closed for Thanksgiving
The Federal Direct corporate office will close at 1pm this afternoon in observance of Thanksgiving and will remain closed until Monday, the 26th. We wish you and your families all the togetherness and happiness that holidays can bring. Send any emergency contact requests to support@fd.tax
IRS Appeals Ruling In Tax Preparer Lawsuit Against RTRP
The IRS is appealing the district court’s ruling in Loving vs. IRS. Three independent tax preparers and a rally of libertarian lawyers sued the IRS for imposing regulations on tax preparers saying that the IRS doesn’t have statutory authority to do so. The IRS is appealing the ruling and oral arguments for the case are […]
IRS Could Review Previously Processed ITINs for Fraud Patterns
According to Accounting Today, the IRS and TIGTA have almost made up. Not entirely, but TIGTA is letting the IRS move back into the house (personification- no actual move took place). While the IRS is only, at this point, satisfying 7 of 9 measures that TIGTA wants to see, the Service plans to really work […]
IRS Closed Tomorrow. Call Today or Wait Until Monday!
The Internal Revenue Service today reminded taxpayers that, due to the current budget situation including the sequester, the agency will be shut down on Friday, June 14. As was the case on May 24, the first furlough day, all IRS operations will again be closed on June 14. This means that all IRS offices, including […]
Liberty’s John Hewitt, “Grandfather of Tax Industry”, Stands Trial for Racketeering, Fraud
The “Grandfather” of the tax industry to stand trial for a number of illegal acts. Apparently, birthing an industry requires one to pretend that the protective laws governing and regulating our large corporations does not apply to them. In this case, we certainly have a “pattern of racketeering activity” which only requires two acts within […]
Unbanked: Prediction of Challenges To Come Regarding PPACA
With the impending enforcement of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, research groups all over are attempting to find loop holes to provisions, cracked logic, anything to cause a stir and potentially create fear. There are concerns about those who do not have bank accounts, or, as the research groups have labelled them, the […]