Tag Archives: 2017.Tax.Season

January 31st Tax Deadlines: 2016 Hurricane Extensions and Information Returns

Posted on January 24, 2018 by Russ

We’re one week away from the first tax deadline of the 2018 Tax Season along with the final tax deadline for filing 2016 tax returns. Taxpayers on extension for filing 2016 tax returns because of Hurricanes Harvey, Irma or Maria … Continue reading →

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IRS E-Filing for Individuals Closes on November 18th

Posted on October 31, 2017 by Russ

The IRS announced today that e-filing for 2016 tax returns will close on Saturday, November 18th. After that date individuals who need to file 2016 tax returns will need to paper-file those returns until e-filing reopens (most likely in late … Continue reading →

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The Five “Strangest” Things Clients Told Us This Tax Season

Posted on October 18, 2017 by Russ

As I write this from an undisclosed location on my vacation, it’s now two days past the closing (for most of us) of the 2017 Tax Season (filing 2016 tax returns). Our clients told us some, shall we say, interesting … Continue reading →

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Prepare to Panic!

Posted on September 25, 2017 by Russ

Today is Monday, September 25, 2017. Exactly three weeks from today is Monday, October 16, 2017. That’s the deadline for individual taxpayers on extension to file their tax returns (save for those in hurricane disaster zones in Florida, Georgia, Texas, … Continue reading →

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That Was the Tax Season that Was

Posted on April 23, 2017 by Russ

April 15th, err, make that April 18th, has come and gone. Every Tax Season is different, and this one had its ups and downs. So let’s take a look at eight observations I have of the first part of the … Continue reading →

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Your Tax Professional, A Cop

Posted on December 1, 2016 by Russ

When I flew to visit my mother for Thanksgiving, I had to show my driver’s license to get through TSA security at the Las Vegas Airport. That’s not a surprise. When I prepare my mother’s tax return for 2016, I … Continue reading →

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That Was the Tax Season That Was

Posted on October 19, 2016 by Russ

Well, my sixteenth Tax Season is in the books. Let’s see what was good, bad, and ugly–and I’ll include a warning for next year. The Good: First, the IRS did a much better job with the Practitioner Priority Service (PPS). … Continue reading →

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On 1099 Due Dates in 2017

Posted on October 4, 2016 by Russ

You may have heard that Form 1099-MISC’s must be filed earlier next year. That’s true, but it only impacts some of the 1099s. Let’s look at the IRS instructions: New filing date. Public Law 114-113, Division Q, section 201, requires … Continue reading →

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