The Tax Professionals Blog

During October the IRS will send warning letters to preparers who appear not to be complying with due-diligence requirements for the Earned Income Tax Credit.

The Internal Revenue Service intends to process complaints against tax preparers from their clients in a more timely way, in response to a new government report that found it had begun work on only about half the complaints it received since October 2012.

Here we go again, conflicting rulings.  The Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, reversing a district court, has held that FedEx drivers in California are employees, not independent contractors, in an action brought by them under the California Labor Code for employment expenses and unpaid wages.

The Franchise Tax Board (FTB) announced mailing more than 90,000 audit letters to taxpayers to verify their “Head of Household” (HOH) filing status on their 2013 state tax return.

Notable changes to Form 2848 include:

1. No electronic filing – The form can no longer be electronically filed.

2. PTIN Required – Un-enrolled preparers must include a valid PTIN.

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