February 2017

February 17, 2017

Dirty Dozen top tax scams led by phishing schemes

The IRS issued its roundup of the 12 biggest tax scams that taxpayers should watch out for this filing season.

February 16, 2017

Failure to report health coverage will not cause tax return rejection

The IRS issued guidance on how it will treat individual income tax returns that do not indicate whether the taxpayers had health insurance coverage.

February 9, 2017

IRS confirms 6-month extensions for calendar-year C corps.

The IRS posted to its website confirmation that it is allowing calendar-year C corporations a six-month filing extension, despite statutory language that specifies a five-month extension for calendar-year C corporations.

February 7, 2017

IRS alerts practitioners of e-Services account suspensions

The IRS notified tax practitioners who did not re-register their e-Services accounts that their accounts are no longer active.

February 2, 2017

Tax practitioners’ information will soon be available at IRS website

The IRS announced that it will soon post online the registration information of practitioners who have preparer tax identification numbers, and the information will be available without charge to the public.

February 1, 2017

Driver’s license information now required on some state e-filed returns

Tax return preparers are discovering that some state income tax returns for 2016 require information from a taxpayer’s driver’s license or state-issued identification card information before the returns can be e-filed.