See this article in Accounting Today by Michael Cohn. Apparently fraud filitering problems and other issues delayed a lot of tax refunds from February 2-11 this year:http://www.accountingtoday.com/news/Tax-Refunds-Delayed-IRS-TIGTA-62355-1.html?ET=webcpa:e2394:204199a:&st=email&utm_source=editorial&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=WebCPA_Daily_041612The problems were later resolved, but I guess it doesn’t pay to file too early. The IRS was also having some problems with its “Where’s My Refund” tool on its website www.irs.gov Remember, You can count on us to count for you!
Brian’s Financial Musings – Pricing Colleges
If you have kids that are almost ready to look for a college, the Cosumer Finance Protection Bureau has a new beta program that will help you price college costs. Called Know Before You Owe, it compares college costs of up to three colleges at a time, plus some financial aid packages. Take a look here:http://www.consumerfinance.gov/payingforcollege/Remember, You can count on us to count for you!
Brian’s Tax Musings – Republican Small Business Tax Cut Passes House
Well the Republicans got the House to pass their tax cut plan for businesses with less than 500 employees. It will probably go nowhere in the Senate, but here is an article in Accounting Today by Michael Cohn discussing it:http://www.accountingtoday.com/news/House-Passes-Republican-Small-Business-Tax-Cut-Bill-62393-1.html?ET=webcpa:e2406:204199a:&st=email&utm_source=editorial&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=WebCPA_Daily_042012Remember, You can count on us to count for you!