Tech meets tax — from IRS digital tools to crypto, AI, and the tech trends reshaping how taxes get filed and enforced.
I opened up my calendar this morning and had to switch from the month view to the week view because all of my appointments were overlapping into some kind of freaky Ven diagram. My summer (which I thought would be slow) has been a whirlwind of activity, from client meetings to chauffeuring to and from…
Quick, show of hands: who wants to pay more in taxes? That’s what I thought. Clearly, Amazon.com is right. The online retail giant is planning on asking voters to chime in on whether they want to pay more in taxes. Okay, not exactly. They’re really asking voters in California to overturn the controversial new state law requiring…
The Internal Revenue Service has announced that it has now passed the one billion mark for individual tax returns processed through its electronic filing (or e-filing) program. Despite the fact that we tend to throw around the “b” word left and right these days when talking about taxes, the deficit and the budget, a billion…
So I’m not one for “I told you so” but… Okay, who are we kidding? I totally am. About two and a half years ago, I suggested that California, despite its reputation as a mecca for start-up, tech and internet based businesses, might consider aggressively pursuing existing sales tax laws in an effort to draw…
This week, a proposal to tax cars by the mile seemed to take the country by surprise. But, yawn, it’s actually so 2009. Two years ago, a “tax by the kilometer” was made law in Holland. At the time, it was fun to speculate which country might be next (Germany had interest in the concept),…
On Wednesday, President Barack Obama went all social media on us, appearing at a “town hall” style meeting at offices in Facebook. The event, which also featured Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, the 19th wealthiest person in the U.S., estimated to be worth a cool $13.5 billion, was broadcast across the web as part of an…
Like you didn’t see this coming… Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL), together with Sen. Mike Enzi (R-WY), will, if all goes according to plan, announce intentions to impose a sales tax on internet sales. The bill, referred to as the Main Street Fairness Act in the Senate, is a companion piece to legislation bearing the same…
In 140 characters (or less): Twitter is staying put in San Francisco. At least for now. A split Board approved a payroll tax exemption in San Francisco meant to keep Twitter and similar companies in the City by The Bay. The vote means that companies who agree to move to or remain in the less…
Guest post by Brian Lapidus of Kroll Fraud Solutions 1. Obtain a list of all authorized e-file providers registered with the IRS. This year marks the 21st season of electronic filing with nearly 1 billion returns processed. All taxpayers that count themselves part of the latest trend should ensure they are using a credible provider….
Right off the bat, let me say that I believe that there is real value in finding a competent, reliable tax professional. Like many taxpayers, I use an accountant to prepare my taxes, not because I enjoy paying for it but because I want to stay married… Let’s face it. Taxes can be stressful for…