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According to Google
We had 182 interactions through them last month. We received 66 telephone calls through them. 72 people asked for directions to the office. 394 users viewed our profile. 52 folks searched us and 44 visited our website from Google.
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IRS to Phase out Paper Tax Refund Checks
The Internal Revenue Service, working with the U.S. Department of the Treasury, today announced that paper tax refund checks for individual taxpayers will be phased out beginning on Sept. 30, 2025, as required by Executive Order 14247, to the extent permitted by law. This marks the first step of the broader transition to electronic payments. The…
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IRS Workforce Reductions
The Internal Revenue Service went from 103,000 employees in January 2025 to approximately 77,000 in May 2025 (a 25% reduction). According to IRS records, more than 25,000 employees either separated, accepted a deferred resignation program offer, or took some other incentive to leave. These departures represent 25% of the IRS’s workforce and impact certain job…
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One Big Beautiful Bill Act
One Big Beautiful Bill Act: Tax deductions for Working Americans and Seniors FS-2025-03, July 14, 2025 Below are descriptions of new provisions from the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, signed into law on July 4, 2025, as Public Law 119-21, that go into effect for 2025. No Tax on Tips New deduction: Effective for 2025…
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12 Tax Provisions in the Big Beautiful Bill
Eliminating taxes on Social Security benefits is missing from President Trump’s tax overhaul. The lawmakers used the “Byrd Rule” to strike the elimination of taxes on Social Security Benefits, stating that they could not make significant changes to the Social Security program in a Reconciliation Bill. Changing the taxation of it is not changing the…
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Our Office Will Be Closed June 30 – July 4
We will be closed the week of the Fourth of July. We will reopen Monday July 7th at 8:00 am.
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Tennessee Qualifies for Disaster Tax Relief
All of Tennessee qualifies for disaster tax relief; various deadlines postponed to Nov. 3 IR-2025-47, April 14, 2025 WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service announced today tax relief for individuals and businesses in the entire state of Tennessee affected by severe storms, straight-line winds, tornadoes and flooding that began on April 2, 2025. These taxpayers…
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Tax Season Update
Today is April 14th, which in a normal Tax Season would be our last day of a full schedule of busy appointments, however this Tax Season is not normal. The Tax Filing Deadline Extended to May 1st for All Alabama Residents As a reminder, our Office Hours will revert to Monday through Thursday 8:00 am…
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First Quarter Estimated Tax Payment
Cook & Co. Tax Advisors rereminds self-employed individuals, retirees, investors, businesses and corporations that April 15 is the deadline for first quarter estimated tax payments for tax year 2025. Alabama Residents and others have until May 1. Because federal income taxes are pay-as-you-go, the law requires individuals who don’t have taxes withheld to pay taxes…
