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Tax Compliance for Refugees
“Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free…” – Emma Lazarus All... Mary Beth Lougen, EA, USTCP
Spring 2024,
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Penalty Relief for 2019 and 2020 Tax Returns The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is providing relief for taxpayers from certain failure-to-file penalties with respect to tax returns for the ... TheTaxBook
Nov/Dec 2022,
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Assessable Penalties and Abating Them
The United States federal tax system operates on a system of somewhat voluntary compliance. However, human nature being what it is, a voluntary system without a means of enforcement lends itself to fraud, ignorance, and disregard. I... David Woods, EA