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August 24, 2017
Don’t Take the Bait, Step 7: Protect e-Services Accounts, EFINs
"Practitioners should maintain, monitor and protect their Electronic Filing Identification Number. Failing to do so can be disastrous for their business and their clients.”
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August 21, 2017
Tax Court Nixes Roth IRA Tax Shelter
If the IRS had found that the transfers from the father to Block Developers (the IRA-owned LLC) were a prohibited transaction, the whole IRA could have been invalidated.
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August 17, 2017
Don’t Take the Bait, Step 6: Watch Out for the W-2 Email Scam
“Cybercriminals target people with access to sensitive information, and they cleverly disguise their effort through an official-looking email request.”
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August 14, 2017
U.S. tax change proposals anger builders, realtors, charities
These groups say proposed changes will hurt home sales and cut charitable contributions.
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August 11, 2017
IRS Reminds Truckers: For Most, Highway Use Tax Return Is Due Aug. 31; E-file Is a Convenient Filing
The highway use tax applies to highway motor vehicles with a taxable gross weight of 55,000 pounds or more.
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August 10, 2017
Don’t Take the Bait, Step 5: Prevent Remote Access Takeover Attacks
Phishing emails with attachments can easily download malware that, when opened, give the criminal remote control of a computer.
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August 7, 2017
Long List Of Americans Who Renounced Citizenship Is More About Taxes Than Trump
One recurrent theme motivating some is FATCA, the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act.
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August 4, 2017
U.S. adds impressive 209,000 jobs in July as jobless rate matches 16-year low
More Americans working and bringing home paychecks has spawned higher consumer spending and kept the economy on an even keel.