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What is the Employee Retention Credit?
By: The Center for Financial, Legal & Tax Planning Employers should pay close attention to their eligibility with regards to the Employee Retention Credit. Eligible employers can claim the credit for wages paid between March 12, 2020 and January 1, 2021. Most importantly, the credit is fully refundable. The...
Helping Taxpayers Who Have Under-Withheld
The General Accounting Office (GAO) just released a report to warn U.S. taxpayers that around 30 million of them are withholding too little from their paycheck. Unless these taxpayers make changes to their W-4s or send in estimated tax payments, they could be in for an unpleasant surprise next spring. But with many...
Do you Aspire to a Higher Degree of Professionalism?
The AFSP was designed by the IRS just for that purpose. Enrolled Agents and CPA’s have their respective qualifications but previously there was no way to recognize the largest group – the tax preparers. Tax preparers handle a tremendous amount of the countries tax returns and like their CPA and EA counterparts...
Everything You Need to Know about the Annual Filing Season Program
Everything You Need to Know About The Annual Filing Season Program (AFSP) The U.S. Tax Code can be seriously complicated. Because of this, many taxpayers don’t feel confident preparing their own federal income tax returns, even with tax software. But using a Certified Public Accountant (CPA), an Enrolled Agent...
IRS Reminds Preparers and Providers of New Continuing Education Requirements
WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service today reminded certain tax return preparers that they must complete 15 hours of continuing education (CE) annually beginning in 2012 and the programs must be taken from IRS-approved providers. Preparers can now find a list of IRS-approved providers on the agency’s web...