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Legal Take on The Maryland Healthy Working Families Act

The Maryland Healthy Working Families Act, which took effect on February 11, 2018, requires employers with 15 or more employees provide their employees with 1 hour of paid sick and safe leave for every 30 hours worked. The Act also requires that employers with 14 or fewer employees provide their employees with unpaid sick and …
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5 Key Takeaways from the Maryland Healthy Working Families Act Facebook Live Stream

Great news! MSATP has launched our Facebook Live stream and the first installment is a must-see! Our inaugural video featured consummate professional and former MSTAP President and CPR Committee Chair, Phyllis Burlage. Phyllis drew on her years of industry experience and thorough research to provide an insightful analysis of the newly-implemented Maryland Healthy Working Families …
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Three Weeks to Renew IRS PTIN

Anyone who is a paid preparer, or assists in preparing federal tax returns, MUST have a PTIN. Your renewal should be completed by December 31, 2017. There is no fee to renew or apply. Additional information: Renew Your PTIN

MSATP Headquarters has Moved to Columbia, Maryland!

MSATP has Moved! We have moved from our previous location in Taneytown, Maryland, to Columbia, Maryland. Our new address is 10630 Little Patuxent Pkwy Ste 146 Columbia, MD 21044

Proposed Rules for Overtime Pay

The U.S. Department of Labor just released new proposed rules regulating who is eligible for overtime pay and it will have employers scrambling to determine how many of their workers will need to be reclassified when new regulations take effect. Currently, the salary threshold for an employee to be exempt from the Fair Labor Standards …
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National Harbor IRS Tax Forum

On July 7 and 8 Sandy Steinwedel, Rick Messenger and I represented the MSATP at the IRS Tax Forum. The site of the forum was the Gaylord Hotel at National Harbor near Washington, D.C. Many small firm and independent tax professionals expressed interested becoming MSATP members. Keeping up their skills and staying current with the …
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IRS Detects Massive Data Breach in “Get Transcript” Application

Last week the Internal Revenue Service warned of a huge data breach of its on-line “Get Transcript” application that allowed tax returns of approximately 104,000 taxpayers to be accessed by identity thieves. Has anyone had a client who was touched by this issue?

Working with IRS during the 2014 Tax Season

Now that tax season is over you can step back and breathe a little easier for a couple of weeks. Then you will begin receiving calls from the clients that are on extension or you may begin calling them. In many cases you will be calling them until October 15th – your next week of …
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MSATP Website

So if you are like me, you are a busy professional who doesn’t have time to do everything that is competing for your attention. That said, I’m pretty excited about MSATP’s new website. Finally! Succinct seminar offerings right on the front page and easy online registration for courses. I love talking to Sandy and the …
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Appointment Service Test

In recent years, the IRS has been increasingly encouraging taxpayers to get the help they need through our website, IRS.gov. As the nation increasingly conducts business online, the IRS has seen strong growth in the use of services available on our website, particularly for taxpayers checking the status of their refunds, making payments or finding …
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