Tax Talk

Once your office has an EFIN (electronic filers identification number), we will be submitting your office for bank processing.  This process will allow you to have your fees withheld from your clients tax refund.  There is  the possibility that you might get a call from the bank to verify contact info and office location.  Please […]

The Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) is by far the largest refundable credit available to individuals filing tax returns.  This fact inevitably brings the scammers out of the woodwork trying to cash in on what they see as easy money.  The fact of the matter is that you, the tax preparer, need to be sure […]

New Federal Direct Partners should make sure that your EFIN applications have been processed.  These applications take aproximately 6 weeks for processing with the IRS and without an EFIN you cannot e-file return or offer bank products.  If you are not a CPA, EA, or Attorney, you will need to also complete a fingerprint card for the […]

Federal Direct has secured a RAL replacement product for the coming tax season.  With the removal of the debt indicator, banks availability of a RAL product has been up in the air ever since August.  Federal Direct is very happy to be able to announce that we have a product for our partners to offer […]

The IRS is releasing email messages informing PTIN applicants that you may have an open PTIN application with the service that needs to be completed.  This message relates to many people who were forced to apply through multiple email addresses in order to get their temporary password for online PTIN application.  If you have been […]