CPA Tax Musings:Tax Preparers Contest IRS Legal Maneuver

Well here is something you didn’t expect – the three tax preparers who filed suit to block the IRS from registering tax preparers are also trying to block the stay the IRS is asking for until the appeal is heard.  This article from Michael Cohn in Accounting Today gives more details:http://www.accountingtoday.com/news/Tax-Preparers-Contest-IRS-Legal-Maneuver-65464-1.html?ET=webcpa:e6634:204199a:&st=email&goback=%2Egde_4629609_member_208787915%2Egmp_4629609%2Egde_4629609_member_209172875Now on to the next exciting adventure!   Remember, for financial, accounting and tax musings,You can count on us to count for you! email bstonercpa@sbcglobal.net phone 818-317-6035 Website www.briantstonercpa.com

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CPA Tax Musings: IRS’s Level of Taxpayer Service Continues to Decline

Well, the IRS is dropping the ball on Customer Service even more than last year (maybe they outsourced to India).  See this article in Accounting Today by Michael Cohn that gives the details:http://www.accountingtoday.com/news/IRS-Level-Taxpayer-Service-Continues-Decline-65388-1.html?ET=webcpa:e6593:204199a:&st=emailAt least they make up for being slow with their ability to be behind the times, and not implementing plans they have made for improving service.  Sounds like the cable companies, doesn’t it?   Remember, for financial, accounting and tax musings,You can count on us to count for you! email bstonercpa@sbcglobal.net phone 818-317-6035 Website www.briantstonercpa.com

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CPA Tax Musings: Tax Reform: Where Are We Now?

This article in Accounting Today by Mark W. Everson makes some valid points; by passing the tax law they did, Congress has actually gone away from tax simplification (which is a lot harder than just extending old tax law or allowing it to expire):http://www.accountingtoday.com/news/Tax-Reform-Where-Are-We-Now-65422-1.htmlI don’t think anyone really wants tax simplification; maybe the President’s new budget in a few weeks will show whether he feels the same way. Remember, for financial, accounting and tax musings,You can count on us to count for you! email bstonercpa@sbcglobal.net phone 818-317-6035 Website www.briantstonercpa.com

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