EITC – Brush up

EITC – Brush up

 Due Diligence Compliance is no joke! We have all heard the saying, “the best offense is a good defense”. Your best defense in a due diligence audit is knowing the rules and having the documentation/notes to back it up! Below is a summary of Preparer Due...
E-file Shutdown/Cutover Date

E-file Shutdown/Cutover Date

1040 MeF Cutover Date and Time The IRS just put out a Quick Alert for Tax Professionals alerting everyone to the upcoming e-File Shutdown. Every year the IRS shuts down the e-File system to prepare for the upcoming tax season. The date for this years cutover is...
Bye Bye – W-2 Verification Code

Bye Bye – W-2 Verification Code

Not much to say on this topic but we though it was worth letting you know. For the upcoming filing season. the IRS recently announced the W-2 verification code will be going away. Why? Well, they implemented this thing called technology which makes things faster and...
1040 Revised (Again!) for 2019

1040 Revised (Again!) for 2019

Yeah, “Postcard” In 2018, the IRS introduced the “postcard” Form 1040. The new 1040 was promoted as a simpler version of the previous two‐pager. To “reduce” the size of the 1040, the IRS blew it apart and moved certain pieces to six new...