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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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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. Back when I was initially analyzing the data around the "loyalty tax," I posted a chart breaking down this trend on a Reddit thread.

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Broker-dealer audit deficiency rates remain high

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EDT 1 Min Read Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board reported that deficiency rates remain high across examination, review and audit engagements for auditors of broker-dealers. Finally, audit engagement deficiencies increased across all firms. All rights reserved.

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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. All rights reserved.

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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 All rights reserved. he asked. "We

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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. All rights reserved. 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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