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IRS on April 10 cautioned taxpayers to avoid the dangers of working with so-called “ghost” tax return preparers. As described by the agency, a ghost preparer is retained to prepare a return for a fee but does not sign the document as the paid preparer. “These phantom...
Talk about beating a dead horse! Yes, that is the IRS position before the courts as to why it can regulate and control tax return preparers. The district court properly struck down the IRS attempt to control tax preparers as being outside its authority under law....
New PIN Requirement for 2009 Filing Season Starting with the 2009 filing season, all 1040 taxpayers filing electronic returns must sign their returns using an electronic personal identification number (PIN). A taxpayer’s electronic signature will include a five-digit...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The United States has filed civil injunction suits against five corporations that operate Jackson Hewitt tax preparation franchises, as well as 24 individuals who manage or work at the franchises, the Justice Department and the Internal Revenue...
