Should Circular 230 More Widely Permit Contingent Fees?
Feature Article

Should Circular 230 More Widely Permit Contingent Fees?

Editor’s note: Fees are a hot topic currently in the tax industry since there is high demand for our services but limited capacity in our firms. Circular 230 does cont... Jeremy Wells, EA, CPA, and Sarah Moessinger, EA

Can a Taxpayer Deduct Payments if no Form 1099 Is Issued?
Tax Court

Can a Taxpayer Deduct Payments if no Form 1099 Is Issued?

The United States Tax Court recently took up an interesting case which, on its surface, seems a run-of-the-mill case (it is a memorandum decision). However, it has some interesting perspectives related to documentation of payments to contract... Thomas Gorczynski, EA, USTCP

What Year-End 2020 Will Look Like
Payroll Corner

What Year-End 2020 Will Look Like

The pandemic laid waste to many tax deadlines this year. But year-end for payroll rolls around like clockwork, regardless of current events, including the pandemic. Thankfully, almost all of the upheaval everyone experienced during 2020 had only a minor impact on employers’ Forms W-2 ... Alice Gilman