New Earned Income Credit Filing Requirements for the 2011 Tax Year
The IRS announced that they will be continuing their “Knock and Talk” EIC preparer education program, along with sending compliance letters, initiating preparer due dilligence audits, and requiring additional information be attached to all returns claiming EITC. Prepareres will not notice much differece in the preparation process as now the tax preparation software will submit the EITC checklist […]
Tomorrow’s Webinar: Amending Returns and working with form 1040X
Tomorrow evening’s webinar will be covering how to properly complete an amended return for your clients, to fix other preparers mistakes, where to mail the completed forms, how long you have to request refunds through the amendment process, and what documentation needs to be attached to form 1040X. This webinar is primarily focusing on Federal Direct […]
Final PTIN registration details released
Provisional PTINs: available through 4/18/2012. This means that you WILL be able to get a PTIN prior to completing the preparers examination up to this date. If you already have a PTIN, you will need to renew that PTIN for a fee of $64.25 after October 15th, 2011 for the coming tax season. You will […]
Get Your PTIN NOW!
For anyone who has not heard the deadline for avoiding having to take the RTRP Examination until December 2013 is October 1st. Federal Direct can assist you get your PTIN now, but if you delay, you will experience multiple additional charges and an examination before you can preparer taxes this year! If you do not […]
Registered Tax Return Preparer – Testing Requirement Pushed to Dec. 31st 2013
The IRS issued notice that Tax Preparers who have already been issued a PTIN (preparers tax identification number) will have up until December 31st, 2013, to complete their testing requirement. The test will be administered at over 260 Prometric locations across the US, and will be partially “open-book”. The testing facilities will provide copies of […]