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Docena Sucia 2024

El 4/11/24, el IRS concluyó la publicación de la Docena Sucia 2024. La Docena Sucia es una campaña anual de concientización del contribuyente que comenzó en 2002 y enumera doce estafas y esquemas que colocan a los...more

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Dirty Dozen 2024

On 4/11/24, the IRS concluded the release of the Dirty Dozen 2024. The Dirty Dozen is an annual taxpayer awareness campaign which began in 2002 listing twelve scams and schemes that place taxpayers, businesses, and the tax...more

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Redes Sociales Pueden Generar Problemas En Asesoramiento Fiscal

El 4/8/24, el IRS continuó actualizando la lista de la Docena Sucia para 2024, incluyendo cómo el asesoramiento fiscal en redes sociales puede causar problemas a los contribuyentes a medida que circulan información fiscal...more

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Social Media Tax Advice Can Lead To Trouble

On 4/8/24, the IRS continued updating the Dirty Dozen list for 2024 including how social media tax advice can lead taxpayers to trouble as inaccurate or misleading tax information is circulating. IRS is re-issuing a warning,...more

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¿Está Su Preparador De Impuestos De 2023 Haciendo Las Preguntas Correctas?

La temporada de impuestos está aquí y en el 1/2/24, el IRS le recordó a los contribuyentes que elijan cuidadosamente a su preparador de impuestos de 2023 al preparar sus impuestos de 2023. Los contribuyentes son, en última...more

Foodman CPAs & Advisors

Is Your 2023 Tax Preparer Asking You The Right Questions?

Tax season is here and on 2/1/24, the IRS reminded Taxpayers to choose a 2023 Tax Preparer carefully when preparing their 2023 Taxes. Taxpayers are ultimately legally responsible for all the information on their income tax...more

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IRS Tax Filing is to Begin January 29, 2024

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The IRS has announced tax filing is to begin January 29, 2024 for US 2023 tax returns. Most of the almost 130 million individual tax returns will be due on Monday, April 15, 2024. The IRS will accept your tax return after...more

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Weekly IRS Roundup January 1 – January 5, 2024

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Check out our summary of significant Internal Revenue Service (IRS) guidance and relevant tax matters for the week of January 1, 2024 – January 5, 2024. ...more

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Investigations Newsletter: Binance to Pay Historic $4 Billion Fine

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Binance to Pay Historic $4 Billion Fine - Binance Holdings Limited, the operator of the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, agreed to pay $4.3 billion to resolve allegations that it violated the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA)...more

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Are There Strategies to Avoid an IRS Audit?

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Are there strategies to avoid an IRS audit? What are some of the known risks for triggering an IRS audit? What should you do if you have are concerned about the information provided a previous tax return? Is there a way to...more

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Weekly IRS Roundup November 13 – November 17, 2023

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Check out our summary of significant Internal Revenue Service (IRS) guidance and relevant tax matters for the week of November 13, 2023 – November 17, 2023. ...more

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When is an Accountant Forced to Testify Against Their Client?

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Recently, in a criminal case involving a physician who hired an accountant to prepare and submit certain tax forms to the IRS on her behalf, the court denied attorney-client and work-product privilege claims and ordered the...more

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You Can’t Rely on Your Tax Preparer to Avoid Failure to File Penalties

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In Lee v. United States, the Federal Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit held that a taxpayer could not avoid late filing and late payment penalties because of the failure of his CPA to electronically file his returns...more

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The Brass Tacks: IRS Creates Process for Withdrawing ERC Claims

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The Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) recently granted employers a means to avoid interest and penalties on inappropriately taken Employee Retention Tax Credit (“ERC”) claims. This surely will come as a relief to taxpayers who...more

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Identity Theft Do’s And Don’ts To Protect Yourself

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The IRS concluded its special summer series with important reminders to tax professionals and taxpayers to protect themselves against Identity theft. The reminders for tax professionals and taxpayers to reduce identity...more

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Privacy Tip #374 – FTC Warns Tax Preparation Companies About Use of Tax Information for Other Purposes

The information you provide to your tax preparer is as sensitive as it gets. The assumption is that the tax preparation company is only using your data to prepare your taxes. In an enforcement action against Beneficial Corp.,...more

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IRS Warns of Shady Tax Preparers and Increased Audit Risk

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In a recently released bulletin, IR-2023-59, the IRS warns of shady tax preparers and increased audit risk as part of their “Dirty Dozen” series.  The IRS provided some common “warning signs” including tax preparers who base...more

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Dirty Dozen 2023

On April 5, 2023, the IRS wrapped up its Dirty Dozen 2023 list – earlier than the release of the Dirty Dozen 2022 list which was published on June 10, 2022. According to the IRS, the Dirty Dozen represents the worst of the...more

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DON’T BE FOOLED! THE TOP 12 IRS SCAMS TO AVOID IN 2023

Every year, the IRS issues a list of the top 12 scams and schemes for taxpayers to take caution to avoid. While the first of April marked the annual “April Fools” period, I don’t want you to be fooled by IRS scams. So, while...more

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IRS Wraps Up Its 2023 Dirty Dozen List

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Every year, the IRS compiles a list of common scams that taxpayers may encounter – its so-called “Dirty Dozen.” Today, the Service wrapped up the annual Dirty Dozen list of tax scams for 2023 with a reminder for taxpayers,...more

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IRS Renews Warning on Employee Retention Credit Fraud, DOJ Files First Criminal Charges

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Employers should be careful before claiming the Employee Retention Credit (ERC). Over the past several months, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has warned taxpayers twice about third parties who advise employers to claim...more

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Taxpayers and Tax Preparers, Beware of Automated Notices of Deficiency

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The IRS has increased its practice to issue Notices of Deficiency without an audit. For example, if there is a mismatch between what was reported on a Form 1099 for a taxpayer and the income shown on the taxpayer's return, or...more

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Weekly IRS Roundup November 14 – November 18, 2022

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Presented below is our summary of significant Internal Revenue Service (IRS) guidance and relevant tax matters for the week of November 14, 2022 – November 18, 2022...more

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What Tax Preparers Need to Know Before Sitting for an IRS CI Interview

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The Internal Revenue Service’s Criminal Investigation Division (IRS CI) is targeting tax preparers or the ones who prepare tax returns in 2022. IRS CI is focusing its efforts on tax preparers who underreport their clients’...more

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State False Claims Acts: “Knowing” Why They Matter for Tax Professionals

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Like the federal government, many states have adopted False Claims Act (FCA) provisions that exclude tax matters from coverage. The federal model makes clear that matters under the Internal Revenue Service are not covered by...more

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