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IRS Updates Tip Deduction Instructions Mid-Season: What Tax Professionals Need to Know With Just A Few Weeks To Go

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The IRS updated its tip deduction instructions for Schedule 1-A mid-filing season, and the change hits self-employed taxpayers hardest.
IRS Updates Tip Deduction Instructions Mid-Season

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Failure to Pay Employment Taxes Gets Personal When Tax Court Rules Against Tax Professional (United States v. Tax and Bankruptcy Attorney, PLC, and Kenneth Keate., (US District Court for the District of Minnesota, NO. 0:22-CV-02928 (Nov. 27, 2024))

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In a case that should serve as a cautionary tale for all tax practitioners advising

Gig Worker Tax Preparation: A Guide for Enrolled Agents

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The gig economy continues to expand rapidly, with 64 million Americans now participating in on-demand

Tax Prep for Gig Economy Clients: A Guide for CPAs

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The gig economy continues to expand, with approximately 64 million Americans now participating in on-demand

Sixth Circuit Reverses Tax Court: IRA Distributions Taxable to Current Owner Even if IRS Took the Money (Lonnie W. Hubbard v. Comm., No. 24-1450, US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit (March 19, 2025))

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In a significant decision, the Sixth Circuit reversed a Tax Court ruling that had treated

Noncustodial Parent Denied Dependency Despite Claiming One of Two Children for Years (Melissa Correll v. Comm., TCM 2025-31)

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When Melissa Correll claimed her 16-year-old son as a dependent on her 2021 return even

Government Secures $1.9 Million FBAR Penalty Judgment Against Estate (US v. Patricia Leeds, DC Idaho, No. 1:22-CV-00379 (Mar. 7, 2025))

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In a recent decision, the court granted summary judgment to the government in a case

When a Responsible Person’s Failure to Pay is “Willful” (Kristopher Dreyer v. United States, 9th Cir., No. 24-906, March 28, 2025)

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A nearly $188,000 personal tax liability struck board member Kristopher Dreyer when the Ninth Circuit

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