PTIN renewal season begins
The IRS is reminding tax pros that their ID numbers will expire Dec. 31.
View ArticleIRS e-Services down this weekend
The agency’s information technology organization is under the gun.
View ArticleIRS wins PTIN case
The Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit has given the IRS a victory in its quest to charge fees.
View ArticleSenators unveil bill to impose minimum standards on tax preparers
Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Ben Cardin, D-Md., introduced legislation Thursday to require minimum standards for paid tax preparers and rescind Preparer Tax Identification Numbers of incompetent and...
View ArticleTaxpayers at risk of getting scammed by preparers
Nearly half of Americans fail to check whether their tax preparer includes their PTIN and signs their return, putting them at risk of being scammed, according to a new survey.
View ArticleNCCPAP takes top tax issues to Congress
Regulating taxpayers, self-rental, debt collection and other concerns topped the organization’s agenda in D.C.
View ArticlePreparers hopeful but wary of new efforts to regulate prep
Tax practitioners are strongly in favor of weeding out the incompetent and unethical.
View ArticlePractitioners eye preparer regulation legislation
NCCPAP wants the Treasury to have the authority to regulate tax professionals.
View ArticleNCCPAP urges Senate to pass tax preparer regulation
The Taxpayer Protection and Preparer Proficiency Act of 2019 would give the IRS the authority to regulate practitioners.
View ArticlePTIN renewal season begins
The IRS is now accepting applications and renewals for the tax preparer ID numbers.
View ArticleArt of Accounting: Accountants’ delinquent tax filing
Accounting firm owners and partners who did not get their own tax returns in on time face losing their licenses, being expelled from their professional societies, losing their livelihoods and possibly...
View ArticleProposal would cut PTIN fees more than a third
The IRS is suggesting a drop in cost from $33 to $21.
View ArticlePTIN fees to fall for 2021
Renewals and new applications will cost $35.95, down from $40.
View ArticleNCCPAP endorses tax preparer regulation
The group wrote to legislators supporting ‘The Taxpayer Protection and Preparer Proficiency Act.’
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