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Is it Time to Consider a PEO for Your Business?
If you’re a business owner and have never heard of a Professional Employer Organization (PEO), you owe it to yourself to find out what it is and what it can do for you. PEOs provide human resources (HR), payroll processing, employee benefits, workers’ compensation and regulatory compliance assistance to small

Americans Want to Do the Right Thing When It Comes to Taxes
When you hear the words ‘taxes’ or ‘Internal Revenue Service,’ like many Americans, you may feel a mixture of dread or fear. The idea of the IRS knocking on your door or demanding an audit has long been nightmare-inducing. It may surprise you to learn that, despite its intimidating reputation,

Everything Old Is New Again as IRS Releases Draft Form 1040 for 2019
When the IRS announced that it is again changing the 1040 Form, just six months after the release of the much talked about 1040 Form for 2018, my team and I celebrated! The #1 most important takeaway is that the IRS recognized that the “postcard” sized format was not at

Georgia Lowers Economic Nexus Threshold on Remote Sales Taxes
On April 28, 2019, Governor Brian Kemp signed into law House Bill 182, which lowers the economic nexus threshold for Georgia sales tax filings required of sellers located outside the state of Georgia making sales for delivery to purchasers in Georgia. The Georgia Department of Revenue issued a new Policy

Is My CPA Firm Trying to Fire Me?
As accounting firms move upstream and target larger prospects, they do not want to offend their existing clients by telling them that they are no longer an “A” client and it’s time to part ways. With the continuing mergers and consolidation in the accounting industry, if you suspect you’ve become

IRS Tax Notices: What You Need to Know
Each year, the IRS sends millions of notices and letters to taxpayers for a variety of reasons. Here are the things you should know in case one shows up in your mailbox. • #1 Don’t panic. Provide a copy of the notice to your CPA so that they can recommend
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No One is Home at the IRS
Thirty days after this year’s July 15 income tax filing deadline the IRS began issuing automatically generated notices of past due balances including penalties and …
It’s Not A Scam: IRS Identity Verification Notices 5071C and 4883C
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is intensifying efforts to thwart identity theft. We have seen a recent increase in the volume of IRS notices mailed …