military personnel face new battles at home: the irs

tax professionals have a special duty to help. 

by rick telberg
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“thank you for your service” isn’t enough.

special report – fixing the irs: irs #fails at online services spell problems for professionals | tax accountants fill the breach of a failing irs | beware the ez way out | can the irs improve its phone service? | when clients face ‘unreal’ irs audits | irs warns about private debt collectors for tax season 2018  | underfunded irs swamped with problems | irs in retreat from communities | military personnel face new battles at home: the irs | as new economy surges, irs falls further behind | is the irs winning the battle against identity theft? | irs mulls raising fees to cover budget shortfalls  |

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active duty service members have plenty to worry about. in addition to the mres, ieds, and rpgs, there’s the irs. like all american workers, military personnel, including those in combat zones, have to pay taxes, but calculating what they owe can be as complicated as patrolling the streets of mosul. a good tax preparer might be able to help these 2.1 million active duty, reserve, and national guard, but it takes a little extra training.

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as new economy surges, irs falls further behind

 

irs caught unprepared for the tectonic shift in the income-tax landscape.

by rick telberg
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the gig economy is big and getting bigger. it’s service providers are making real money, but they’re often as lost as an uber driver with a dead phone.

special report – fixing the irs: irs #fails at online services spell problems for professionals | tax accountants fill the breach of a failing irs | beware the ez way out | can the irs improve its phone service? | when clients face ‘unreal’ irs audits | irs warns about private debt collectors for tax season 2018  | underfunded irs swamped with problems | irs in retreat from communities | military personnel face new battles at home: the irs | as new economy surges, irs falls further behind | is the irs winning the battle against identity theft? | irs mulls raising fees to cover budget shortfalls  |

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the gig economy, also known as the sharing economy, is that market of “collaborative consumption” typified by uber, lyft, airbnb, etsy, taskrabbit, and many others. such services are typically coordinated by a website that links customers with service providers, yielding a good deal all around: somebody gets a cut-rate service, and somebody gets the flexibility of part-time self-employment.

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is the irs winning the battle against identity theft?

it’s hard to tell.

by rick telberg
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the good news: identity theft is down.

special report – fixing the irs: irs #fails at online services spell problems for professionals | tax accountants fill the breach of a failing irs | beware the ez way out | can the irs improve its phone service? | when clients face ‘unreal’ irs audits | irs warns about private debt collectors for tax season 2018  | underfunded irs swamped with problems | irs in retreat from communities | military personnel face new battles at home: the irs | as new economy surges, irs falls further behind | is the irs winning the battle against identity theft? | irs mulls raising fees to cover budget shortfalls  |

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the bad news: there’s a lot of identity theft.

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training cutbacks at irs hurt everybody

what you get for $87 per employee.

by rick telberg
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what could be more frustrating than calling the internal revenue service 14 times before finally getting through to an agent—and then the agent tries to answer your question by reading a script that doesn’t answer the question?

special report – fixing the irs: irs #fails at online services spell problems for professionals | tax accountants fill the breach of a failing irs | beware the ez way out | can the irs improve its phone service? | when clients face ‘unreal’ irs audits | irs warns about private debt collectors for tax season 2018  | underfunded irs swamped with problems | irs in retreat from communities | military personnel face new battles at home: the irs | as new economy surges, irs falls further behind | is the irs winning the battle against identity theft? | irs mulls raising fees to cover budget shortfalls  |

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taxpayer frustration with irs incompetence can serve to the advantage of tax practitioners, who by default become the only source of good information.

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10-step sec. 199a deduction checklist for tax practitioners

step 1: tell clients of new complexity – and your extra work.

by stephen nelson

wow. this sec. 199a deduction… a big deal, right? lots of opportunity for taxpayers. lots of complexity for their tax advisors. and basically, no time to first learn and then apply the new law.

given this, 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 suggested i share our firm’s checklist for handling sec. 199a deduction work for clients this tax season.

don’t worry, i’ll make this quick. you and i both have tax returns to prepare, review and sign. read more →

five questions you need to ask tax clients today

checklist: tax-time client needs assessments and referral generation.

by rick telberg
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get a read on the busy season. join the survey; get the results
benchmark your busy season. join the survey; get the results.

busy season may be hectic and the hours may be long, but if you’re not making time to get to know your clients better, then you’re missing an opportunity that may not come again for another year.

more tax season: when clients face ‘unreal’ irs audits  |  irs warns about private debt collectors for tax season 2018  |  underfunded irs swamped with problems  |  2018 tax filing season begins jan. 29  |  2018 tax season: the race to be ready  |  the irs tip 10 list for choosing a tax pro   |  new ebook: maximizing sec. 199a deductions

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by then, a competitor may have beaten you to the punch.
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what al capone said about taxes – before his conviction

more tax humor for busy season.

collected, curated and refined by robert e. mckenzie. enjoy!

 

  • “they can’t collect legal taxes from illegal money.”

– al capone: before he was convicted of tax evasion.

  • sixty-four percent of women attorneys think that tax lawyers make undesirable dates.

– daniel dolan

  • “the best things in life are tax-free.”

– joseph bonkowski

  • “if your biggest tax deduction was bail money, you might be a redneck.”

– jeff foxworthy

 

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