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?

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 staff at the MSATP office but I love the new website’s layout.  Everything I need is right at my fingertips with the new easy to navigate format, where I can get the info and resources I need quickly. There is a Member Discounts section where I can get succinct information about the various discounts that are MSATP has negotiated for all members.  There is savings on office expenses, shipping, and Verizon cellular services as well as tax research services, and IT Support. New on the website are:

  • A discussion board where I can ask questions and get feedback from my colleagues
  • Freecycle – a place to find used equipment that colleagues are letting go of – free.
  • A Lunch and Learn section where I can drop in and listen to brief web presentations on relevant topics to the tax and accounting industry.

Overall I’m really happy with the new layout.  Thanks MSATP for going the extra mile and making it easier to access and use my member benefits.