• Need More Time to File Your Taxes?

    Need More Time to File Your Taxes?

    The April 18 tax deadline is coming up. If you need more time to file your taxes, you can get an automatic six-month extension from the IRS. Here are a few things you should know about filing an extension. More time to file is not more time to pay. An extension to file will give you…

  • Health Insurance Terms Defined

    According to the federal government, “affordable coverage” is defined as follows: If the lowest cost self-only only health plan is 9.5 percent or less of your full-time employee’s household income then the coverage is considered affordable. Another term used in the Affordable Care Act (Obama Care) is “minimum value”. The IRS released the definition of “minimum…

  • 2016 Brought no Snow During Tax Season, but Lots of Sickness

    First, Happy Easter everyone! We’ve been so busy, I did not get a chance to post for Easter. On Saturday, my daughter Kimberly came and helped us by filling in for Dondi, who is out until next Wednesday. I told Kimberly that I feel like the Grinch who cancelled the Easter Egg Hunt the day…

  • Nine Defendants Sentenced in $24 Million Stolen Identity Tax Refund Fraud Ring

    On Sept. 25, 2015, in Montgomery, Ala., Keisha Lanier, of Newnan, Ga., was sentenced to 180 months in prison, three years of supervised release and ordered to forfeit $5,811,406 for her role as the ringleader of a stolen identity tax refund fraud (SIRF) conspiracy. Between January 2011 and December 2013, Lanier and co-conspirator, Tracy Mitchell,…

  • Ollie Lambert Recounts History with Us

    In the office today, we had the pleasure of seeing long time client, Mr. Oliver Lambert, who has been getting his taxes done with us since the early 70’s.  Although we have many clients we have been seeing a long time, the way in which Mr. Lambert; or Ollie, as he goes by, started having…

  • Scammers Change Tactics, Once Again

    Aggressive and threatening phone calls by criminals impersonating IRS agents remain a major threat to taxpayers, but now we are receiving new reports of scammers calling under the guise of verifying tax return information over the phone. The latest variation being seen in the last few weeks tries to play off the current tax season. Scam…

  • Special Tax Break for Many Retirees in Alabama

    Thanks to last-minute tax extender legislation passed in December, taxpayers filing their 2015 returns can still deduct either state income tax paid or state sales tax paid, whichever is greater. Here’s how it works according to the tax advisors at Cook & Company … We compare your state income tax deduction against estimated sales tax you paid…

  • Failure to File Penalty Increase

    Failure to File Penalty Increase

    IRC Section 6651 On February 24, 2016, the President signed into law H.R. 644, the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015. The law authorizes U.S. Customs and Border Protection to put in place tools to strengthen trade enforcement at the border and facilitate the efficient movement of legitimate trade and travel. The law…

  • Meet Holly and Brooke

    Meet Holly Hutchens, our receptionist. Holly is doing a great job! And she’s assisting Tracie with our online schedule, portal and updating information in our office management software. In addition, Holly is our Project Leader on a new initiative that will allow clients to check-in upon arrival using one of five office provided ipads. At…