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Tax Practice Resources

Today's tax CPA faces an increasingly complex environment that affects their ability to meet work challenges whether in public practice, business and industry or academia. To help members meet these challenges, the Tax Division's committees and technical resource panels work year round to develop new practice tools and services.

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Latest Resources

The Tax Division offers various tools and aids – articles on current tax law, checklists, engagement letters, webinars, and more – to help you provide the best service possible in your practice area. Visit the area you're interested in under
"Resources" on the left. Find a list of the most recently added resources below:

IRS Practice & Procedure: IRS Preparer Compliance Initiative
International Tax: New for 2011 – Informational Reporting Required of Specified Foreign Assets
International Tax: Where to Disclose? Form 8938 and / or FBAR? – 2011 Filings
Trust Estate & Gift: Webinars
Employee Benefits: Notice Requirements for Qualified Plans

Advocacy

The AICPA regularly advocates on members' behalf with federal regulators and members of Congress on issues that affect CPAs and taxpayers. We have successfully sought guidance and changes in regulations and tax administration to ease return preparation, and most recently, obtained repeal of burdensome reporting requirements.

Highlighted Resources

2011 Practice Guides and Checklists

The wait is over! Our annual Tax Practice Guides and Checklists are now available for the 2011 tax year and better than ever, with an optional interactive feature for preparing 1040s and 1120s. Free for Tax Section members (this resource alone is worth the cost of joining the Section).

Tax Practitioners Toolkit: Communicate Your Value

You need to set your firm apart from other tax preparers and project a clear, consistent message about your unique qualifications and the value you provide current and prospective clients. The Tax Practitioner’s Toolkit offers many resources to help you do just that – positioning you as the premier providers of tax services.

Tax Power Hour

The Tax Power Hour is a monthly webinar series for tax section members only. This free, hour-long talk will help tax practitioners save time, reduce stress and run an efficient practice. Topics will focus on practice management, growing your practice, leveraging technology, technical tax issues and updates and more…