IRS Scores Victory In Court Against AICPA In Tax Preparer Suit
Earlier this year, the AICPA filed suit against the IRS to stop the new Annual Filing Season Program. The court has ruled and IRS gets the win (on procedure).
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IRS Announces Details About PTIN Renewals & Voluntary Certification
It’s that time of year again! With the 2015 tax filing season just months away, IRS reminds tax preparers that they must have a valid PTIN. And for those seeking voluntary credentials, the AFSP will be opening shortly.
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IRS Announces New Tax Preparer Program To Mixed Reactions
There will be a tax preparer certification program after all. That was the word from Internal Revenue Service Commissioner John Koskinen. If you’re scratching your head after Loving v. Commissioner and wondering how that’s possible, here’s your answer: the program will be voluntary. Following losses at the lower court and the appellate court which held…
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IRS Loses Big In Court (Again), Tax Season Chugs Along
On January 18, 2013, a federal court stopped IRS “dead in its tracks” from enforcing its new regulatory scheme for registered tax-return preparers. In response, the IRS filed a motion to stay the injunction – that’s a lawyerly way of saying that the IRS asked the court not to enforce the injunction and to allow…
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Memo Argues IRS Inflated Numbers, Exaggerated Figures
Tax season officially got started yesterday as the Internal Revenue Service began accepting most taxpayer returns. Opening day for the IRS had been delayed by more than a week, following a last-minute tax deal meted out by Congress in early January. That wouldn’t be the only challenge for the agency this month: just days before…
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IRS Issues Statement In Response To Tax Preparer Court Ruling
In light of the decision in Loving et al v Commissioner where the court ruled that the Internal Revenue Service did not have the authority to regulate tax preparers, the IRS has issued the following statement: As of Friday, Jan. 18, 2013, the United States District Court for the District of Columbia has enjoined the…