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 latest events impacting their profession was the most prevalent reason for their interest. Over 10 new applications were received during the 2 days and several membership renewals. Events such as these are important not just for new members, but members who aspire to be informed, better at what they do and peer interaction. While the new state of MD regulations generated their interest initially (and kept Sandy pretty busy) many became engaged on another level. Especially once they were informed of the many benefits MSATP membership has to offer. The solo conference was a point of interest for at least 3 of the new members. The next time you are at an event or seminar make sure you introduce yourself and welcome these new members. We know that can make all the difference.
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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 craziness.
During these next couple of days of peace and quiet – I would like to hear how your interaction with the Internal Revenue Service worked out this filing season. After IRS Commissioner John Koskinen announced “only to call IRS as a last resort,” I had visions of the phone ringing constantly with tax questions from consumers who were not members or clients. Amazingly the phones were normal – Whew! Maybe this was just us, I have to wonder how others faired over the last four months?? Thoughts? Comments?