There are some good ideas to combat identity theft when you prepare your income taxes in this posting in AccountingToday featuring Experian’s ProtectMyID service:http://www.accountingtoday.com/gallery/Protecting-Clients-Tax-Related-Identity-Theft-66974-1.html?ET=webcpa:e7188:204199a:&st=emailAs far as your tax preparer discussing how they protect your information, know that all my computer networks are encripted and password protected and documents are sent to clients through a link to my secure portal (nothing ever leaves the encripted lockbox), so your info is safe with me. 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
Tax Reform, Sooner or Later
Are there actually tax reform rumblings on the horizon? Always hard to predict, but Roger Russell in AccountingToday is reporting that this may actually amount to something (actual or cosmetic, who knows?):http://www.accountingtoday.com/news/Tax-Reform-Sooner-Later-66904-1.htmlWith the way the boys and girls in Washington work, my money is on the cosmetic – things that be trumpeted as reform that don’t address any real problem, but, hey, I have been surprised before!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
Attacking the IRS: Ignorance or Stupidity?
My friend and associate, Bruce Givner, a well respected Los Angeles tax attorney, has some good points in this posting in AccountingToday regarding who is at fault in some of the current IRS problems and gives some solutions that may go against the grain a little:http://www.accountingtoday.com/news/Attacking-IRS-Ignorance-Stupidity-66866-1.htmlI tend to agree with Bruce regarding government resources for the IRS (although many would be happy if their budget got cut in half again); just remember that the Agency is working for us, the people. If they don’t have the money to do the job, where does the buck stop anyway?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