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New York Becomes Fourth State to Regulate Tax Preparers

Earlier this year, the IRS began an effort to regulate unlicensed tax preparers with testing and continuing education requirements. Interest groups opposed to such regulation, however, halted that effort. Since then, groups vying for such regulation have pushed states to take up the mantle and regulate these unlicensed tax preparers […]

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Selecting a tax return preparer, part 1: where to start

Given the complexity of the U.S. tax code, it is scarcely surprising that many Americans use professional tax preparers. Often people use the same trusted preparer year after year. This can provide an important element of continuity amid the tax law changes that seem to come every year. It is […]

IRS

IRS Vendors Incurring Large Tax Debts

The Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration found that almost 1200 IRS vendors, about 7% of all IRS vendors, had almost $600 million in combined federal tax debt! Over half a billion dollars in unpaid taxes by those who are working for the agency in charge of tax collection is […]

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