by Liz Kolar | Nov 15, 2019 | EA Exam
If you’re a tax professional, CPA, or career-changer looking to become an EA, you’ve likely heard of the IRS’s Special Enrollment Examination, or EA exam. This three-part exam is the key to becoming an EA and will help open doors for your tax career. With these 6...
by Robert Kerr | Nov 6, 2019 | Career Advice, EA Exam
I’m recently returned from a West coast trip—to the IRS Nationwide Tax Forum, to be more precise—where I had the opportunity to meet dozens of tax professionals, and to reconnect with many others who happen to be members of the association I have the privilege to...
by Meagan Boonie | Oct 23, 2019 | Career Advice, EA Exam
Since the introduction of virtual marketplace companies (VMC’s) like Uber, there has been some confusion about what is means to be an independent contractor vs. an employee. The important distinctions between these two worker classifications can seriously affect a...
by Meagan Boonie | Oct 3, 2019 | EA Exam, Industry News
The IRS issued Revenue Procedure 2019-38 on September 24th, 2019, finalizing a safe harbor under Section 199A for rental real estate owners to claim a qualified business income deduction of up to 20%. Defining “Rental Real Estate Enterprise” For the real...
by Meagan Boonie | Oct 1, 2019 | EA Exam, Industry News
The IRS finalized a new law for depreciation under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA), allowing businesses to immediately expense more qualified property. The final regulations put into effect the August 2018 proposed regulations but include some modifications. The...
by Megan Bierwirth | Sep 4, 2019 | Career Advice, EA Exam
2018 had some major tax changes due to the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. And while we’re still recovering from these changes (or still working through them with our extended filers), it’s time to start looking into what tax problems we’ll be working with for the 2019 tax...
