Greatland Corporation has compiled a list of misconceptions when it comes to tax-reporting requirements. Failing to understand the real truth behind these myths can cost a business extra money to file again or, even worse, to pay steep fines if reporting is not done in compliance with regulations.
 
 
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Top 10 Form W-2, 1099 and 1095 Myths vs. Realities
 
Top 10 Form W-2, 1099 and 1095 Myths vs. Realities
 
Greatland Corporation has compiled a list of misconceptions when it comes to tax-reporting requirements. Failing to understand the real truth behind these myths can cost a business extra money to file again or, even worse, to pay steep fines if reporting is not done in compliance with regulations.
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Philanthropic Clients Need Help during Tax Season
 
Philanthropic Clients Need Help during Tax Season
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Most clients who utilize accounting firms to prepare their tax returns make charitable contributions. Many do so in a tax-efficient manner by donating appreciated securities directly to charities or utilizing donor-advised funds through which they make their grants.
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AICPA Works on Combating Tax Refund Fraud
by ROGER RUSSELL
 
With a 400 percent surge in reported phone and email phishing and malware schemes this tax season, the American Institute of CPAs is working with Congress, the Internal Revenue Service and its members to combat tax-related identity theft and tax return fraud.
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IRS Business Audits Plummet Due to Budget Cuts
by MICHAEL COHN
 
The Internal Revenue Service’s audits of business tax returns have declined steeply in recent years, thanks to successive rounds of budget cuts, according to a new analysis.
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Jersey Tax Preparer Indicted
 
The owner and operator of Grant Tax Service, a tax preparation business in Vineland, N.J., has been indicted by a federal grand jury on 18 counts of aiding and assisting in the preparation of false tax returns and five counts of filing false income tax returns.
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Apple Tells EU Tax Panel It 'Pays Every Cent' Due in Ireland
by STEPHANIE BODONI
 
Apple Inc., facing a European Union probe into its fiscal affairs in Ireland, told a panel of EU lawmakers Tuesday it pays all taxes due in the nation and doesn’t get an unfair advantage compared with other companies there.
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Atlantic City Tax Preparer Pleads Guilty
 
The operator of an Atlantic City, N.J.-based tax preparation business has pleaded guilty to filing false claims with government.
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Taxpayers Willing to Delay Tax Refunds to Curb Identity Theft
by MICHAEL COHN
 
Many Americans are willing to delay receiving their tax refunds for up to two months if it would provide the IRS time to combat identity fraud, according to a new survey.
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IRS Says Foreign Bank Account Filings Climbed Last Year
by MICHAEL COHN
 
Foreign bank account report filings surpassed the 1 million mark last year, up more than 8 percent from 2014, the Internal Revenue Service reported Tuesday.
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States with Highest and Lowest Tax Rates
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WalletHub has released its annual report on the states with the highest and lowest tax rates in the country.
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Bloomberg BNA Adds NOL Manager to State Tax Analyzer
by MICHAEL COHN
 
Bloomberg BNA has upgraded its BNA State Tax Analyzer with a new NOL Manager function that predicts and analyzes the financial impact of state net operating losses on a business’s cash, effective tax rate and earnings per share.
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