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Feature Article

Your Ethics Footprint

A footprint leaves an impression. You can visualize your footprint on a sandy beach or the snow. At times, your footprint is not easy to see. Sometimes, you do not even realize you left your footprint as you do your walking in life. Over the years, we have h... Ruth Ann Michnay, EA, CPA, USTCP

Summer 2023, Feature Article, ethics, practice management, due diligence, legacy, errors

Feature Article

Your Top Ethics Questions Answered

Q: Contract law often looks to lack of choice when considering unconscionability. Do you think an unconscionable fee can occur when a client has a choice to not engage or disengage?... Karen L. Hawkins

Sept/Oct 2022, Feature Article, OPR, ethics, Office of Professional Responsibility, due diligence, §6694(a)(2), contingent fee, §10.27, unconscionable fee, §10.27(c)(2), ABA Model Rule 1.5, §10.34, §10.34(d), Ridgely, §10.27(b)(1), §10.27(c), 10.27(b)(2), Notice 2008-43, §10.27(b), conflict of interest, safe harbor

Avoid Penalties by Doing Your Due Diligence

Tax News Briefs

Avoid Penalties by Doing Your Due Diligence

New Due Diligence Requirements For tax year 2020, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, allows eligible taxpayers to elect to use their 2019 earned income to figure the 2020 earned income credit (EIC) or additional child tax cred... TheTaxBook

May/June 2021, Tax News Briefs, penalties, partnership, Schedule K-1, earned income tax credit, due diligence, EIC, additional child tax credit, ACTC, earned income, capital account, Form 1065, §6698, §6721, §6722, generally accepted accounting principles, GAAP, §6662, §704(b)

Due Diligence: How Do You Do It and How Much Is Enough?

Feature Article

Due Diligence: How Do You Do It and How Much Is Enough?

When I was director of the Office of Professional Responsibility, one of the most frequent questions I received from tax professionals around the country was: "How do I know when I have done enough due diligence?" The ultimate answer: “It depends,” sho... Karen L. Hawkins

May/June 2021, Feature Article, OPR, ethics, Office of Professional Responsibility, Circular 230, FATCA, practice management, Schedule C, Social Security, due diligence, §10.22, Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act, §10.37

Preparer Due Diligence Under IRC §6695(g)

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Preparer Due Diligence Under IRC §6695(g)

Section 6695(g) was added to the Internal Revenue Code (IRC or the Code) by P.L. 105-34, the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997. It was one of several statutory changes intended to improve earned income credit (EIC) reporting compliance. As originally enacted, the law... Patrick D. Dimmitt, EA

May/June 2021, Feature Article, Circular 230, noncompliance, Form W-2, due diligence, EIC, additional child tax credit, ACTC, CTC, ODC, AOTC, HOH, child tax credit, Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997, Form 8867, §6695(g), Form 1098-T, §1.6695-2