tax season

taxpayer advocate says it’s long overdue.

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every year by legal mandate, the national taxpayer advocate, who heads the taxpayer advocacy service within the irs, files a report to congress. the report identifies problems within the irs and offers recommendations to solve them.

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this year, the acting director of the tas, bridget t. roberts, has identified the lack of a comprehensive strategy for the tax practitioner community as one of the irs’s most serious problems. although 80 million americans depend on tax preparers to do their civic duty, the irs’s efforts to serve practitioners is focused mostly on misconduct issues, not on helping them get the job done.
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shut them off before they cause great damage.

by ed mendlowitz
tax season opportunity guide

some people are micromanagers and anal with details. others are big-picture managers, letting details take care of themselves.  neither is completely effective and both disciplines need to be balanced.

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there is a time for details and a time for big-picture thinking. when setting up procedures and processes it is essential that all details be considered and planned for. once the process is set up, there should be brief but continuous monitoring. and then the big-picture thinking should take over – that is where you will make your money.
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thorough always beats sloppy.

by ed mendlowitz
tax season opportunity guide

don’t be sloppy instead of thorough.

all work has to be reviewed. and clients and others look at it.

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sloppy work is always evident and usually incomplete. thorough work is careful and usually complete.
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6 questions to ask yourself.

by ed mendlowitz
how to review tax returns: the field-tested update

the purpose of tax return reviews is to ensure the quality of the return.

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quality should be defined as an accurate product along with pertinent and applicable tax law benefits applied as well as planning opportunities identified so the client can maximize their financial wealth and security. the review should also uncover and eliminate red flags that might cause a notice or audit.
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more than token efforts are needed.

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the internal revenue service has its work cut out for it this year. government outlays are expected to increase by a good $200 billion in 2020, and the deficit is expected to rise from $981 billion to just over a trillion dollars, provided revenues increase by a projected $188 billion. according to the congressional budget office, the tax reductions effected by the tax cuts and jobs act will increase the budget deficit by a net $1.891 trillion by 2027.

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so the irs needs every penny it can scrape up. but the scraping’s been hindered by agency budget cuts and consequent losses of personnel. just as the country needs more revenue than ever, its tax collector is struggling to enforce its tax code.
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