e-News for Small Business 2019-03

 

e-News for Small Business Feb. 22, 2019
Tax Resources for Small Business Small Business and Self-Employed One-Stop Resource Small Business Forms & Instructions Small Business Events Small Business Webinars e-File for Businesses and Self-Employed Businesses with Employees Small Business Products Self-Employed Individuals S Corporations Other Resources IRS.gov Find it Fast! All Forms and Instructions Filing Your Taxes Make a Payment Taxpayer Advocate Service Retirement Plans Tax Information for Charities and Other Non-Profits State Links SSA/IRS Reporter IRS Social Media	e-News for Small Business, Issue 2019-03 Beware of 'ghost' tax return preparers IRS urges businesses to e-file cash transaction reports; It's fast, easy and free Taxpayer Advocate report includes study on pay-as-you-earn withholding system 1.  Beware of 'ghost' tax return preparers The IRS warns taxpayers to avoid unethical tax return preparers, known as ghost preparers. By law, anyone who is paid to prepare or assist in preparing federal tax returns must sign the return and include their Preparer Tax Identification Number. 'Ghost' preparers, however, avoid signing the tax return. Instead, they often inflate any potential refund and print the return and instruct the taxpayer to sign and mail it to the IRS. Or, for e-filed returns, they prepare but do not digitally sign it as a paid preparer to avoid scrutiny. The IRS.gov Choosing a Tax Professional page has information about tax preparer credentials and qualifications. The IRS Directory of Federal Tax Return Preparers with Credentials and Select Qualifications can help identify many preparers by type of credential or qualification. Taxpayers can report abusive tax preparers to the IRS. Use Form 14157, Complaint: Tax Return Preparer. If a taxpayer suspects a tax preparer filed or changed their tax return without their consent, they should file Form 14157-A, Tax Return Preparer Fraud or Misconduct Affidavit. Back to top 2.  IRS urges businesses to e-file cash transaction reports; It's fast, easy and free IR-2019-20, February 21, 2019 WASHINGTON — The IRS yesterday urged businesses required to file reports of large cash transactions to take advantage of the speed and convenience of filing these reports electronically. See IRS news release. Back to top 3.  Taxpayer Advocate report includes study on pay-as-you-earn withholding system The 2018 Annual Report to Congress includes the study "A Conceptual Analysis of Pay-As-You-Earn (PAYE) Withholding Systems as a Mechanism for Simplifying and Improving U.S. Tax Administration." This study discusses the possible expansion of PAYE systems (tax withholding processes) and may be of interest to both small and large businesses. Back to top             Thank you for subscribing to this IRS e-mail service. This message was distributed automatically from the mailing list e-News For Small Business. Please Do Not Reply To This Message.

 

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