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PPS Class for Tax Preparation: What is Sports Gambling? And How Does it Effect Taxes?
In the United States, sports gambling refers to the practice of placing bets on the outcomes of sporting events. The landscape for sports...
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Sep 25, 20243 min read
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PPS Tax Preparer Courses- All About the Debby Victim Tax Relief
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced disaster tax relief today for individuals and businesses in parts of Pennsylvania affected...
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Sep 18, 20243 min read
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PPS Tax Preparation Courses - How Elections Effect Taxes
The impact of an election on taxes largely depends on the policies proposed by the candidates and the political party that wins. Here’s a...
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Sep 11, 20242 min read
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PPS offering IRS Tax Classes - IRS Rules for Inherited IRA's
If one inherited a retirement account during the last several years, it’s likely they will have to take distributions and pay taxes on...
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Sep 4, 20241 min read
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IRS provides relief to Ernesto victims throughout the U.S. Virgin Islands
The Internal Revenue Service announced tax relief for individuals and businesses throughout the U.S. Virgin Islands affected by Tropical...
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Sep 2, 20241 min read
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IRS Releases New WISP Plan
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and Security Summit partners have introduced an updated Written Information Security Plan (WISP) to...
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Aug 14, 20242 min read
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Reminder: Educator Expense Deduction
As school starts back up the IRS issued a reminder about the Educator Expense Deduction. The Educator Expense Deduction lets eligible...
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Aug 5, 20241 min read
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Hurricane Beryl Tax Relief
The IRS has announced significant tax relief for individuals and businesses in 67 Texas counties affected by Hurricane Beryl, which began...
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Jul 22, 20242 min read
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IRS Warns of Fake 'Self Employment Tax Credit' Scams
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has issued a consumer alert warning taxpayers about misleading information circulating on social media...
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Jul 15, 20242 min read
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Social Media Tax Scams
The Internal Revenue Service has issued alert IR-2024-139 to warn about a series of scams and inaccurate advice circulating on social...
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Jul 9, 20241 min read
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Marijuana remains a Schedule I controlled substance
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) recently reminded taxpayers that marijuana continues to be classified as a Schedule I controlled...
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Jul 2, 20242 min read
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IRS Issues Guidance on Exceptions to Additional Tax for Early Retirement Plan Distributions
The IRS has released Notice 2024-55, offering guidance on exceptions to the 10% additional tax for early retirement plan distributions...
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Jun 24, 20241 min read
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Educational Assistance Programs
Taxpayers can exclude certain educational assistance benefits from their gross income if these benefits are provided under an educational...
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Jun 17, 20241 min read
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IRS AFTR Courses Available for the 2025 Tax Season
Platinum's IRS approved AFTR tax courses for the annual filing season program are available now for the 2025 tax season. What are the...
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Jun 6, 20243 min read
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Tax Return Deadlines for Taxpayers Living Abroad is June 17
The IRS has issued a reminder for U.S. taxpayers living and working abroad to file their 2023 federal income tax return by June 17. This...
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May 28, 20241 min read
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IRS announces tax relief for taxpayers impacted by tornadoes in Ohio; various deadlines postponed to Sept. 3, 2024
The Internal Revenue Service announced today tax relief for individuals and businesses in Ohio that were affected by tornadoes that began...
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May 20, 20243 min read
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By law, taxpayers have the right to challenge the IRS’ position and be heard
Every taxpayer has fundamental rights when working with the IRS. Collectively their rights are known as the Taxpayer Bill of Rights. One...
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May 13, 20242 min read
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Time to Claim $1 Billion in Tax Refunds from 2020 Expires May 17
The Internal Revenue Service reminded the 1 million people who didn’t file their tax year 2020 returns they may be eligible for a refund...
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May 8, 20241 min read
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When a taxpayer should file an amended federal tax return
When a taxpayer realizes that their federal tax return has a math error, missing income or other mistake, they should file an amended tax...
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May 2, 20242 min read
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March 22 deadline approaching to resolve incorrect Employee Retention Credit claims
With a key March 22 deadline rapidly approaching to resolve incorrect Employee Retention Credit claims, the Internal Revenue Service...
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Mar 19, 20245 min read
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