Author Archives: Russ

The Jarretts Win a Pyrrhic Victory

Let’s say you really want the IRS to change how it treats an issue that impacts you.  So you file a tax return including that item (as the IRS wants it done), adding $9400 of income and $2000 to your … Continue reading

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2022 Tax Season: The Tax Season From Hell (Part 4)

To recap, in Part 1 of this series I dealt with IRS failures in the 2022 Tax Season; in Part 2, I covered what the IRS should do to fix the mess.  In Part 3, I wrote about what our … Continue reading

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If You Used IRS Direct Pay on October 20th Check Your Bank Records

I love IRS Direct Pay.  It’s a simple method to make payments to the IRS for most (but not all) taxes individuals might have.  And it works…well, it works most of the time. I saw on Twitter the following: On … Continue reading

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2022 Tax Season: The Tax Season From Hell (Part 3)

This is, perhaps, the most painful post I’ve ever written for this blog.  Why?  I’m going to go over everything our firm got wrong with this past Tax Season.  As the saying goes (Murphy’s Law), what can go wrong will … Continue reading

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The Tax Foundation’s 2023 State Business Tax Climate Index: Bring Me the Usual Suspects (Again)!

It seems like it was only yesterday when I wrote about the 2022 State Business Tax Climate Index, but it’s been a year!  This morning, the 2023 Index was released and it’s more of the same.  Let’s look at the … Continue reading

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Is Anyone Happy In Tax Professional Land?

Except for our four international clients on second extension and our ten clients impacted by Hurricane Ian, the 2020-2022 Tax Season is over.  I expect that within one month, we will be off filing returns until February 2023 (well, there … Continue reading

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FINCEN Gives FBAR Filing Relief for Individuals Impacted by Hurricane Ian

FINCEN announced today that they are following the IRS and giving relief to taxpayers impacted by Hurricane Ian: FinCEN announced today that victims of Hurricane Fiona in Puerto Rico; Hurricane Ian in Florida, North Carolina, and South Carolina; and storms … Continue reading

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Hurricane Ian: IRS Extends Deadline for All Floridians to February 15

The IRS announced today that because the state of Florida has been declared a disaster zone that tax deadlines for Floridians have been extended until February 15, 2023.  This includes the individual and C-Corporation extended deadline of October 17th, the … Continue reading

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It’s Time to Panic!

Today is September 20th. Three weeks from Monday is October 17, 2022. That’s the deadline for individual taxpayers on extension to file their tax returns (unless you’re in a federal disaster area). If you have yet to send your paperwork … Continue reading

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The Trouble With Identity Protection Verification Notices

The IRS sends two types of Identity Protection Verification Letters: LTR 4883C and LTR 5071C.  If you receive a LTR 4883C, you must call the IRS’s Identity Protection unit so that your return is processed.  If you receive a LTR … Continue reading

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