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IRS FIRE's going out for 2027 tax season

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EDT 1 Min Read Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg Tax year 2026 and filing season 2027 are the target date for retiring the Filing Information Returns Electronic, or FIRE, system. The IRS is encouraging tax preparers to complete their IRIS applications to begin transitioning for the 2027 season.

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Is your firm overpaying for external hires?

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With accounting talent in short supply, many firms are paying a premium for external hires instead of promoting their internal talent. My firms compensation data, collected in 2024 and 2025, shows that accounting firms paid 7% more to bring in outside senior analysts in tax and audit than they paid internal staff in the same positions.

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Tax Fraud Blotter: Sick excuses

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EDT 6 Min Read Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email By any other name; poor Service; a saga continues; and other highlights of recent tax cases. Rockford, Illinois: Tax preparer Gretchen Alvarez, 49, has pleaded guilty to preparing and filing false income tax returns. The tax loss totaled $356,881. Sentencing is Sept.

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New Mexico weather victims get tax relief

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2 to file various federal individual and business returns and make tax payments. 2 to file various federal individual and business returns and make tax payments. The current list of eligible localities is on the IRS Tax Relief in Disaster Situations page. Quarterly estimated income tax payments normally due on Sept.

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Vulnerability is the new strength for firm leaders

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Paradoxically, vulnerability had given him back control — but it also opened up a whole set of questions about his professional career, including his role as managing partner of Tri-Merit Specialty Tax Services (a tax advisory firm that also hosts Bridging the Gap). "I I started thinking, What have I been doing with my whole life?

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Intuit debuts AI agents for QuickBooks

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Intuit QuickBooks sample screen Michael Cohn Editor-in-chief, AccountingToday.com twitter mailto linkedin For reprint and licensing requests for this article, click here. Technology Artificial intelligence Intuit MORE FROM ACCOUNTING TODAY Technology Does your app share client data?

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Tax Fraud Blotter: Negative waves

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EDT 5 Min Read Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Seeking shelter; please be Gentle; where the heart is; and other highlights of recent tax cases. Nixa, Missouri: Tax preparer Tina Louise Yager has pleaded guilty to making false and fictitious claims against the U.S. million in taxes on income he earned from his business.

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