Senators Introduce Bill Suspending Federal Employees If They Don’t Pay Tax Debts

Well, here is an interesting development!  The Senate is talking about suspending federal employees if they don’t pay their taxes (If you have an installment agreement you will be ok.)See this posting in AccountingToday by Michael Cohn for more details:http://www.accountingtoday.com/news/Senators-Introduce-Bill-Requiring-Federal-Employees-Pay-Tax-Debts-66849-1.htmlI guess this will force Congressmen to pay their taxes too, right?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: How To Get The Most Out Of Hiring An Accountant

Here is a nice article about preparing to do your taxes each year so your preparer doesn’t jump off a cliff when he hears you are lugging that box of receipts to him again.  This is from Forbes Personal Finance:http://www.forbes.com/sites/investopedia/2013/05/16/how-to-get-the-most-out-of-hiring-an-accountant/Instead of its title, it should say “How to avoid driving your accountant crazy each year by not being prepared!”  The accountant has his or her work, you have yours.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: Obama Calls IRS Targeting of Tea Party Groups ‘Outrageous’

Well, now the President is also weighing in on this abuse of power by the IRS – see this posting in AccountingToday by Kathleen Hunter and Richard Rubin Bloomberg: http://www.accountingtoday.com/news/Obama-Calls-IRS-Targeting-Tea-Party-Groups-Outrageous-66691-1.html?ET=webcpa:e7090:204199a:&st=emailIt would be nice if they things were nipped in the bud by the people in charge (not the President, but the guys in charge of the IRS) rather than doing damage control after.  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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