by taxPRO Websites Staff | Dec 2, 2021 | Tax Tips and News
Six little numbers. They could be all the difference between a happy taxpayer and someone who’s fallen victim to identity thieves. The six numbers make up an Identity Protection Personal Identification Number, also known as an IP PIN, and they can help to keep...
by taxPRO Websites Staff | Dec 2, 2021 | Tax Tips and News
Aside from being required by the FTC to have a written data security plan, criminals have increasingly been targeting tax professionals with phishing emails and social media messages. The pandemic—it turns out—has simply given them even more opportunities to create...
by taxPRO Websites Staff | Nov 26, 2021 | Tax Tips and News
The Internal Revenue Service is making a pitch about the Advance Child Tax Credit payments that smacks of the spiel for sale pricing from used car dealers: “When it’s gone, it’s gone!” The IRS—thankfully minus the loud plaid sport coat—says after November 29,...
by taxPRO Websites Staff | Nov 24, 2021 | Tax Tips and News
In October, we told readers about IRS relief measures that applied to some 19 Mississippi counties impacted by Hurricane Ida. That relief has now been expanded to add 63 other counties, covering the entire state, and pushing various tax filing and payment deadlines to...
by taxPRO Websites Staff | Nov 23, 2021 | Tax Tips and News
The Internal Revenue Service says tax professionals spoke—and the agency listened. After getting comments from tax pros, the IRS has now increased the number of transcripts a professional preparer can get on any one client. The previous limit was 10 transcripts for a...
by taxPRO Websites Staff | Nov 18, 2021 | Tax Tips and News
The Internal Revenue Service is doing a little extra to help those taxpayers who have suffered from the wildfires in California. The agency is pushing back the deadlines for filing and paying various individual tax returns to January 3. The deadlines were originally...
