Tax Talk

The IRS recently released a statement saying that EFIN applications by paper will no longer be accepted. Effective October 1, 2012, applications to become an IRS e-file provider must be submitted online. The IRS will no longer accept paper e-file applications. Become an e-file provider in 3 easy steps: 1. Create an IRS e-Services account. […]

All paid tax preparers are required by the IRS to have a valid PTIN (Preparer’s Tax Identification Number). These numbers are used by the IRS to identify who is the tax preparer on a return. This information, and so much more, is available to the public (due to the Freedom of Information Act) on the […]

Space is limited. Reserve your Webinar seat now at: https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/451995256 This course will cover income from wages, interest, dividends, stock transactions, self employment, and credit card transactions. We will discuss the forms that these various forms of income are reported on, how they transfer to the 1040, and how they are taxed.  This course provides 2 […]

Why does it seem that just before something is fully functional and working well that it needs to be changed? The IRS has made several new changes and “improvements” to the online PTIN registration portal. Hopefully, these changes improve it’s capacity in registering and renewing preparers’ PTINs.  Hopefully, there won’t be three weeks just before […]

I’ve begun so many stories of fraud the same way, “it’s a story we’ve come to know so well.”  I’m tired of all this fraud. I don’t know if it just seems that so many “big fish” have been caught lately, or the IRS is really cracking down, but I am, firstly, saddened by the […]