October 2007
The Death of the 8453? Attend Drake Sales Seminars and Get Free CPE The Tax Gap Family Affair Musicians, Horse Farms, and Amway New Form Could Cause Friction for Employers The IRS Revives the Random Audit Program New Bill Limits Bank Products to Military Personnel Time For a Change Drake Software Leads Tax Preparation Category IRS Expands Program to Speed Refunds
January 2007
Telephone Tax Refund Leading a Double Life A Tour of the Network Control Center Gearing Up for Tax Season Uniform Definition of a Child Congress Passes Tax Act Affecting Several Key Tax Provisions California CPA Rides Drake Software Wave to Success
April 2006
Postseason Analysis 2006 IRS Nationwide Tax Forums CPE Opportunities Available for Everyone IRS Postpones Taxpayer Deadlines in Areas Hit Hardest by Katrina IRS Statement on Oscar Goodie Bags Offering a Little Direction Financial Planning Made Easy The Juice on the BlackBerry It All Adds Up - The First Calculators By the Numbers - A Quiz on Tax Facts PINs Not Pens Nation's Large Corporations File Taxes Electronically More Taxpayers E-Filing than Ever Before Tax Development Spotlight Who Develops Drake Software? Coming Soon to a Location Near You Mark Your Calendar! Two New Features in Latest Client Write-Up Program VP Spotlight
December 2005
Time Saving Tools at Your Fingertips IRS Audits Show Increase The Impact of Hurricane Katrina, Extensive Tax Law Changes Where to Go For Help Housing Exemptions Extended Deadlines DO NOT Include W-2s and 1099s Earned Income Casualty Loss Involuntary Gains Discharge of Indebtedness Relief Worker Opportunity and Employee Retention Credits (5884 and 5584a) Plan Loan Amounts Increased Retirement Plans A Tale of Two Towns Charitable Contributions for Individuals Charitable Contributions by Corporations Charitable Contributions of Food and Book Inventories Another Reason to Go Paperless 2005 Electronic Filing Mandates for Federal 1120, 1120S, and 990 Returns All I Want for Christmas Is... A Tax Software Wish List Drake Update Video Division Manager Spotlight End the Paper Frenzy Career Opportunity for You!
September 2005
Who Benefits from E-File Mandates? Electronic Filing – It’s Not Just for 1040s Anymore Where Does Your State Fit In? Preparers Can Soon Override Rejects VP Spotlight Be Part of the Online Filing Trend The Power Behind a Paperless Office 2005 Drake Software Update Schools Hablamos Español New to Electronic Filing? Spanish Support Spotlight Pressure on Tax Preparers Tax Year 2005 Processing Times New Form 4868 No More Package X New for 2005! New Look, Same Great Program Client Write-Up Made Easy And That’s a Fact Career Opportunity for You!
April 2005
Handheld Computer Finally a Reality Software Code Name: DAD and MOM IRS E - Services - Breaking News Power-Up your Business with the Internet Coming Soon: CPE Opportunities Near You Sun, Sand, and...CPE Travel Free for CPE? Congress Still Has It Wrong On Sales Tax Deduction Online Filing Surges in 2005
January 2005
Who Qualifies for EITC? Drake Trains Customers in Cities Across the Country Finally, You Can Be Paperless… Well Almost UPDATE – Faster Refunds for Some Tax Preparers’ Due Diligence Requirements for EITC 2004 Desk Reference
September 2004
The REAL Paperwork Reduction Act Paying Taxes Is NEVER Easy! Or Is It? The Paper Trail Comes to an End Training for the 2005 Tax Season File Now, Pay Later Great Tools for Tax Season and Beyond IRS E-Services Ready for Action Get a Life! (I Mean a Website) IRS Speeds Refund Processing with CADE IRS Offers Ideas for Managing E-File Workflow Pleasant Surprises… Drake Software Offers FREE Client Write Up A Successful First Year for 1120 E-File Drake Wins Deloitte’s Technology Fast 50 Award Money Matters: New Income Opportunity for Preparers
April 2004
Good Government Act Success Comes in Different Packages E-Representation: A New and Exciting Era for Tax Practitioners Great News for EROs: E-Filing Continues to Rise in Popularity California Franchise Tax Board Adopts Mandatory E-File Michigan Mandates E-File Now That's Called Going the Extra Mile! 1065 E-File Client Write-Up and Drake Tax Solution Offer Seamless Integration President Bush's Proposed Fiscal 2005 Budget Focus on Fiscal IRS is Changing the Face of Its Examinations New Tax Form Proposed for Corporate Tax Returns Exemplary EROs Setting an Example to Follow Direct Deposit Checks Unclaimed Refunds High-Speed Internet Access – DSL or Cable? Handling Depreciation with State Returns Grow Your Practice: Drake Provides Internet Tools The Ethnics Dilemma Sales Tax – The States' Dilemma Go Ahead... Make the Jump New K-1 Bar Coding Act Two: Relief for Our Military When Do Stock Losses Qualify as Theft Losses?
January 2004
Attention Preparers! States Move to Mandatory E-File Tax Fraud Alert From the IRS Drake Software Continues to Add Value Could the National Do Not Call Registry Affect You? Electric Vehicle Credit vs. Clean-Burning Fuel Deduction. Are They the Same? ITINs. What-ITINs? IRS.gov - Useful Tools for Tax Season New IRS Commissioner Focuses on Compliance Helpful Links
IRS Presses for "E-Everything" Pushing the Accelerator on Tax Relief Quicker Refunds Postoned Depreciation "Un" Recapture IRS Resolves Attainment of Age Confusion 1120 / 1120S E-File Is Here and Now! Online Filing Gains Momentum Tax Relief Software is History IRS Creates New EITC Certification Program The Check’s in the Mail! Helpful Links
EF Growth Remains Strong Expensive January 1 Birthdays Tax Tips for Members of the US Armed Forces Dramatic Proposals Included in Bush's Tax Plan Grow Your Business NOW! Tax Preparers Go to Jail E-filing Returns... Reduce the Chances of Rejection! Standard Mileage Rate Change for 2003 New Subscription Services Available from IRS Important 2003 Dates to Remember (pdf) 2003 IRS Nationwide Tax Forums Spotlight on Exemplary EROs "Get My Refund Status" – Online! Editor's Notes Helpful Links
Get Ready for Tax Season Early with Drake Block Settles for Coupons in Texas Schedule B Filing Change Affects Millions Access Real Time Status of E-filed Returns with Drake’s Online Database Use the PIN, Not the Paper Consortium Update 2D Barcodes and Why You Should Care $80 Million in Undelivered Refunds State Only E-filing Becomes Reality Drake EXPANDS Online Filing Partnership with Customers IRS E-file Calendar (pdf) Earn Additional Income While Serving Current Clients The Byrd Rule – Why the 2001 Tax Act Sunsets in 2010 Nine Drake Customers Named Exemplary ERO Nanny Tax Threshold Rises Helpful Links
Will IRS and Software Vendors Compete w/ Tax Preparers? 30 States Say "No" to Bonus Depreciation New Deductions for Teachers Ethics Q & A Final Stats for 2001 (pdf) IRS Warns of New Scam IRS Stops K-1 Notices Tax Law Changes for 2003 Filing Season* New EIC Rules for 2002 Ahora en Español Helpful Links *CORRECTION: In the article Tax Law Changes for 2003 Filing Season," we incorrectly stated that Dependent Care Credit Expenses would increase in 2002. In fact, these expense changes are effective for tax years after 2002.
Will IRS and Software Vendors Compete w/ Tax Preparers? 30 States Say "No" to Bonus Depreciation New Deductions for Teachers Ethics Q & A Final Stats for 2001 (pdf) IRS Warns of New Scam IRS Stops K-1 Notices Tax Law Changes for 2003 Filing Season* New EIC Rules for 2002 Ahora en Español Helpful Links
*CORRECTION: In the article Tax Law Changes for 2003 Filing Season," we incorrectly stated that Dependent Care Credit Expenses would increase in 2002. In fact, these expense changes are effective for tax years after 2002.
Things to Know about the New Tax Law New Retrospective Tax Changes Electronic Filing Still HOT Larger Refunds in 2002 No Tax Worries for Frequent Fliers Guidelines for Reporting Potentially Abusive Returns Over $2 Billion in Unclaimed Refunds Are You Properly Accounting for the Rate Reduction Credit? Extend Your Tax Season Mileage Rate Changes for 2002 Improved Process for Obtaining EINs Practitioner Priority Service E-Service to Roll Out Summer 2002 Paying Taxes Has Never Been Easier etiquette@email.com 1065 E-filing Hardship Helpful Links
Tax Rebate Confusion Easy & Professional Websites at 1040.com Compete in the Online Filing Market From the Pocket Protector Keeping Up with the Latest News Smart Marketing Tactics for Your Practice The Past & Future of Electronic Filing Bank Products in the Tax Office 2001 Update Schools
A First Look at the Tax Relief Act of 2001 Your Check's On the Way Income Tax Rate Cuts EIC Changes Money in the Bank Miscellaneous Changes Child Credits Retirement Planning Changes Timing of Tax Law Changes Questions Your Clients May Ask Education Credits
TAASC Sells Out 2001 Filing Statistics Released No Relief in Sight for Tax Relief On the Lookout for Frequent Flier Miles? Confusing Tax Code Contributes to Overpayment by Taxpayers Cheney Just Says NO to Internet Taxes The NASDAQ Blues IRS Announces Leadership Change Drake Software 2001 E-filing Statistics Helpful Links
Tax Season Review ... The Buzz New Demands on Preparers from the FTC Notes from the Pocket Protector It Pays to Go Electric Spotlight on Exemplary EROs A Second EFIN May Be the Answer And Free Electronic Filing for All Don't Lose that Refund! Compromising Situations Online Help for the Self-Employed & Small Business Owners IRS Tax Tip 2001-31 – Gift Giving Earning CPE Credit Has Never Been So Simple Assistance for Your Clients in Crisis Most Common Rejects on Form 1040 & 1040A Paper Returns(pdf) Most Common Rejects on Form 1040 EZ Paper Returns (pdf) Top 10 Ways to Know You've Been Working Too Much IRS Announces Extension of Time Unclaimed Refunds by State (pdf) IRS Looks for Owners of Undelivered Refunds Tax Talk Today Education Doesn’t Have to be All Work (pdf) 2001 IRS Nationwide Tax Forums & Exhibitions (pdf) Helpful Links
Early Statistics Show Increase in E-filing & Refunds IRS Proposes Voluntary Electronic W-2s From the IRS ... Notes from the Pocket Protector Exemplary EROs "When Will I Get My Money?" IRS Issues Correction to EITC Letter IRS State E-file Coordinators (pdf) Practitioner Hotline Numbers (pdf) Let the Games Begin Helpful Links
Debt Indicator Problems Avoiding EF Rejects Notes from the Pocket Protector Stress Full 1040.com Online Filing Hits a Bump Important Dates (pdf) New Year, New President, New Rules New IRS Director Helpful Links
RAL Disclosure Put on Hold Pin Without Paper Straight from the Source New Year, New President, New Rules Helpful Links 2001 Desk Reference (pdf) State of Mine Drain Times
