Website Reviews
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Reviews of websites of interest to tax practitioners.
Published on May 02, 2010
National Taxpayer Advocates Report Notes Serious Problems
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Nina Olson, the national taxpayer advocate, has presented her 2009 annual report to Congress. Her bottom-line finding is that “fundamental tax simplification is desperately needed.”
Published on July 01, 2010
CPA Supervised Nonsigning Preparers and Non-1040 Preparers Exempted from Return Preparer Rules
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The IRS has released guidance on the implementation of new regulations governing tax return preparers and provided an exception to its return preparer regulation plan for nonsigning preparers supervised by a CPA, attorney, enrolled agent, or other Circular 230 practitioner.
Published on May 03, 2011
Final Circular 230 Regs. Implement Preparer Registration Rules
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The IRS has issued final regulations implementing components of its initiative to register and regulate all paid tax return preparers.
Published on January 13, 2012
Tax Practitioners Face Increasing Regulation
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Congress and the IRS have been focusing on regulating tax and financial services. Although the problems that are being addressed were not caused by CPAs, practitioners may be swept up in the solution.
Published on January 28, 2011
AICPA News Update Vol. 14 No. 40
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Published on October 07, 2011
Whats New With the Personal Financial Specialist (PFS) Credential
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The AICPA and PFS Credential Committee have been working hard to provide a clear pathway for CPAs to obtain the personal financial specialist (PFS) credential. We are excited that several of these initiatives are currently being rolled out to the CPA community. We have partnered with The American College (AC)
Published on January 28, 2011
AICPA News Update Vol. 14 No. 9
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1099 Repeal Bill Passed by the House of Representatives
Published on March 09, 2011
Final Regs. Governing Practice Before the IRS
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Treasury issued final regulations governing practice before the IRS to increase taxpayer compliance and to ensure uniform and high ethical standards of conduct for all tax return preparers.
Published on January 13, 2012
AICPA News Update - June 22, 2012
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In this issue: AICPA Urges Congress to Make Permanent Estate Tax Changes as Soon as Possible, AICPA and CIMA Introduce Innovation Outlook, Cost of Losing Talent/Cost of Replacing Talent Tools in Beta Test on CGMA.org, New Fraud Resource Center on AICPA.org, New Blog Posts and Newsletters Available
Published on June 26, 2012
IRS Announces Mandatory Registration,Testing, and CPE for Return Preparers
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The IRS announced plans to require all return preparers to register with the IRS and to require unenrolled preparers to pass a competency exam and meet continuing professional education (CPE) requirements
Published on January 28, 2011
CPA Exam Aligns with Model Tax Curriculum
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The content of the Uniform CPA Examination has been updated and now reflects many of the recommendations of the Model Tax Curriculum.
Published on January 28, 2011
AICPA News Update - March 23, 2012
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In this issue: Free Learning Guide Available for FASB Accounting Standards Codification®, Starting a CPA Practice Made Easy, Now Available: Three Tools for Improving Boards’ Effectiveness, PCAOB Panelists Suggest Alternatives to Mandatory Audit Firm Rotation, Catch Up on AICPA Insights
Published on June 18, 2012
IRS Issues Details on Fingerprinting and Other Registered Tax Return Preparer Requirements
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The IRS provided more details of its still-developing requirements for all paid tax return preparers to be registered and undergo a background check, including fingerprinting.
Published on November 30, 2011
IRS Moves Forward with Preparer Registration Plan
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On August 19, the IRS issued proposed regulations that would put into place many of the parts of its plan to register and regulate tax return preparers. This item reviews those proposed regulations and their possible impact on tax professionals.
Published on October 05, 2010