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2016 Tax Season Opens January 19th
Following a review of the tax extenders legislation signed into law last week, the Internal Revenue Service announced today that the nation’s tax season will begin as scheduled on Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2016. The IRS will begin accepting individual electronic returns that day. Although the IRS begins accepting returns on Jan. 19, we will begin…
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Holiday Schedule at the Office
Our office will be open on Monday and Tuesday December 21 and 22. We will be closed Wednesday through Friday for Christmas. We will reopen on Monday and Tuesday December 28 and 29, and will be closed Wednesday through Friday for the New Year’s Holiday. Should you need assistance over the holidays, I routinely check…
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Taxpayer Service at the IRS
When I received this email from a taxpayer last week, I realized that things are perhaps even worse than I imagined in my recent article. I need to set up an appointment to see you. IRS will not answer their phones, will not respond to emails, and sent my Overnight UPS correspondence back to me…
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Taxpayer Information Accessed at IRS
The IRS announced late yesterday that criminals used taxpayer-specific data acquired from non-IRS sources to gain unauthorized access to information on approximately 100,000 tax accounts through the IRS online “Get Transcript” application. This data included Social Security numbers, date of birth and street address. These third parties gained sufficient information from an outside source before trying…
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ALSEA 2015 Spring Seminar
The Alabama Society of Enrolled Agents held it’s Semi-Annual Board Meeting on Sunday May 17th in the Walker Boardroom at the Birmingham Marriott. We discussed all of the routine business that an organization like ours has to deal with, but our focus and much of our time was devoted to our continuing education programs. ALSEA puts…
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Our Office Will be Closed Monday and Tuesday for Training
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Practitioners Council Liaison Meeting
The IRS Small Business/Self-Employed Stakeholder Liaison Office holds semi-annual local liaison meetings at IRS headquarters in Birmingham for the tax professional community. These sessions are designed to share important information about IRS programs and issues with representatives of the various tax professional groups and to receive feedback from Enrolled Agents, CPAs and attorneys. These May and…
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After Tax Season Hours
Our office will close at 5:00 pm on Wednesday April 15th and reopen on Monday April 20th at 9:00 am. Our normal hours after tax season are Monday through Thursday 9:00 am -5:00 pm Central Time.
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Appointments, Filing Extensions and Other Last Minute Items
As we approach the April 15th tax filing deadline I want to share a few things with you. First I want to thank anyone and everyone for their patience with me and the staff if you experienced a wait time in our lobby. The snow and ice in February and March wreaked havoc on our…
