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Tax Jobs

14 January 2011

Around this time each year, the availability of jobs for tax pros heats up a little bit (hmm, I wonder why…). If you’re in the hunt for a new gig, be sure and check out my Tax Jobs page for new listings.

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IRS Issues More Guidance for Tax Professionals

4 January 2011

The IRS has recently released Notice 2011-6 (downloads as a pdf) which further explains its position with respect to oversight of tax professionals. It’s big news in the tax professional world. Perhaps the most notable of the info posted in the Notice was an exception to the IRS requirements for certain tax preparers who will [...]

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Online PTIN Registration Opens

28 September 2010

That sigh you just heard? It’s the sound of tax professionals everywhere finally breathing after the IRS issued final regulations requiring paid tax return preparers to register with the IRS to obtain a Preparer Tax Identification Number (PTIN). The move to PTINs (and associated regs) has been making news for some time now as IRS [...]

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IRS Proposes To Amend Rules Regulating Tax Professionals

23 August 2010

If you’ve ever received an email or a notice from a tax professional, you’ve probably seen something tacked onto the bottom that looks like this: IRS Circular 230 notice: In order to comply with requirements imposed by the IRS, we at The Erb Law Firm, PC, must inform you that any U.S. federal tax advice [...]

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Commercial Tax Prep Giants Talk Merger (Well, One Of Them, Anyway)

20 July 2010

Is the number one tax prep service in the world about to get a little bigger? Liberty Tax Service founder John Hewitt has allegedly been shopping a deal with H&R Block Inc. Block is tops in the commercial tax prep world by the numbers but has taken a beating in recent months. Despite reports all [...]

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IRS Goes High Tech For Recruits

8 July 2010

The upside of a down economy: as Congress puts more emphasis on tax collections, the IRS needs more workers. Voila. Increased employment. And no need to worry about expensive promotional materials or classified ads that might get overlooked. The IRS has gone all modern on us, using YouTube as a recruiting tool. A new series [...]

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Looking for a Tax Job?

7 June 2010

There seems to have been an uptick in companies looking for tax pros lately… Three new jobs have been posted to the jobs page. Be sure and check them out!

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H&R Block Takes Hit, Announces Lay-Offs

20 May 2010

High unemployment rates and fewer numbers of taxpayers who owe have translated into more than just headaches for IRS: many tax preparers across the country saw a dip in 2010. Among them is H&R Block, the largest tax preparer in the country. Overall, H&R Block reported a decline in tax preparations at its tax offices. [...]

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The IRS Wants You

10 May 2010

No, really, they do. The IRS has announced that it is accepting applications for new members for the Internal Revenue Service Advisory Council (IRSAC). According to the IRS’ press release, the purpose of the council is to provide “a forum for IRS officials to discuss key areas of tax administration with a broad range of [...]

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Fix the Tax Code Friday: Registration of Tax Preparers

15 January 2010

For the 2011 tax season, the IRS has announced that it will require commercial tax return preparers to register with the agency and pass a competency exam. Commercial tax preparers will also be subject to continuing education requirements and ethics rules. IRS Commissioner Doug Shulman enthusiastically supports the idea, calling it “a game-changing event for [...]

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