It’s officially the busy season for tax professionals, which means that the volume of correspondence, including emails and letters, is about to increase. This go-round, however, those emails and letters should look a bit different from those sent out last year: they should be shorter. A lot shorter. The reason? Those email disclosures. The IRS…
Taxpayer asks: Hi,I just got my taxes done and I don’t see paperwork for my homestead credit or working pay credit in my taxes. I looked at last years and all of it is in that one I called and left a message with the person who did my taxes but I should get working…
Tax season has started which means two things: 1, You have questions; and 2, The IRS is only going to answer 70% of them. So I’m going to take a stab at answering some of your questions LIVE. We’ll give it a whirl via CoverItLive on the blog on January 20, 2012, at 1:00 pm….
With just a few days to go before the IRS starts to accept e-filed returns, my inbox is chock full of Ask The Taxgirl® emails. Here are some things to remember: I get a lot of emails and I read every single one. I’m not ignoring you but you’re also not the only email I’ll…
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…
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…