Tax Clients Liens & Levies – IRS offers “Fresh-Start Open House” Tomorrow
The Internal Revenue Service will open the doors to dozens of its Taxpayer Assistance Centers across the country this coming Saturday, July 16, 2011, to answer taxpayer questions and provide help with tax filing issues. This special event is particularly intended for people who want to make a “fresh start” by taking steps to have […]
Continuing Education for Tax Preparers
Tax Preparers will have to complete 15 hours of continuing education starting in 2012. These 15 hours will be broken down into 10 hours of federal tax law topics, 3 hours of tax law updates, and 2 hours on ethics. Courses will be provided by numerous IRS approved organizations, and Federal Direct will provide these […]
Tax Refund Distribution Delays
For many taxpayers, getting a tax refund is a very anticipated and needed source of money. Taxpayers will earmark tax refunds for rent or other large bills that regular pay has not been able to cover. A delay in getting a tax refund can cause taxpayers significant stress so in an effort to reduce stress, […]
Tax Preparer Tips – Manual Entry of SSNs now required on all W2s
New for the 2011 tax season all W2s will require a manual entry of clients social security number. Software companies will no longer be allowed to prepopulate SSN onto W2s. The reasoning behind this is related cleints having ITINs (Individual Tax Identification Number) instead of Social Security Numbers. In past years software programs would simply populate the […]
Tax Representation for All Clients!
Federal Direct will offer full representation on all returns for the 2011 tax season. Offer your client base more service this year with full return representation by IRS Enrolled Agents. Did your client’s refund get offset by some prior debt? We can identify what that is and why. Did your client get denied EIC? We […]