Tax Office Archives - Federal Direct Tax https://www.federaldirecttax.com/blog/tag/tax-office/ Helping Individuals & Businesses Enter The Tax Preparation Industry Wed, 25 Feb 2026 12:11:12 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 Tax Preparation Checklist for New Tax Preparation Offices https://www.federaldirecttax.com/blog/last-minute-checklist-new-tax-preparation-offices/ Tue, 05 Dec 2017 15:17:35 +0000 https://www.federaldirecttax.com/?p=3191 EFIN- Electronic Filing Identification Number Is your EFIN approved? If not, where are you in the process? Have you started your registration for your tax business?   PTIN- Preparer Tax Identification Number Is your PTIN renewed for the upcoming season? Are PTINs renewed for all the tax preparers in your tax business? Are you AFSP? […]

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]]> Tax Preparer Tips – MN State refund distribution delay https://www.federaldirecttax.com/blog/tax-preparer-tips-mn-state-refund-distribution-delay/ Tue, 12 Jul 2011 19:56:33 +0000 http://www.federaldirecttax.com/blog/?p=597 Note to all offices preparing MN state tax returns – Minnesota has placed their state government offices and agencies on a skeleton schedule while they attempt to pass an acceptable budget.  This state processing shutdown will have an effect on any clients that are currently waiting for a MN state tax refund, as they are […]

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]]> Get your PTIN early this year https://www.federaldirecttax.com/blog/get-your-ptin-early-this-year/ Thu, 16 Jun 2011 21:21:01 +0000 http://www.federaldirecttax.com/blog/?p=551 The IRS is moving forward with implementing their testing requirement for tax preparers and they have stated that this will be in place for this coming 2011 tax season, starting January 2012.  One way to postpone having to take the preparer competency examination is to have your PTIN issued prior to the IRS implementing the […]

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]]> Race to St. Patricks Day Tax Filing Contest! https://www.federaldirecttax.com/blog/race-to-st-patricks-day-tax-filing-contest/ Thu, 03 Mar 2011 18:43:49 +0000 http://www.federaldirecttax.com/blog/?p=492 Be sure to participate in the mid season Race to St. Patrick’s Day filing contest.  Cash prizes are awarded to the first and second place offices for return volume relating to both bank products and e-file only returns! For more details see our full promo sheet: Race to St. Patrick’s Day Tax Filing Contest.

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]]> Kansas IRS Service Center Closed due to weather! https://www.federaldirecttax.com/blog/kansas-irs-service-center-closed-due-to-weather/ Wed, 02 Feb 2011 17:10:11 +0000 http://www.federaldirecttax.com/blog/?p=475 The Kansas State offices have been closed since Monday afternoon because of the weather. Our last efile batch retrieval from IRS was Monday morning. We should be back to work Thursday and resume the legacy e-file processing.

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