California’s MCTR has raised a lot of questions in the tax industry. At this point I don’t think anyone has a definitive answer and honestly, I see valid arguments on both sides of the ultimate question of whether it is taxable.

One take away I did have from this topic is that this is another example of how relevant you are as a tax professional verses DIY software being the tax preparer. Having you as a resource to talk through the pros and cons with the taxpayer, in a way they can understand, so they can be part of the overall decision. In my opinion, this is something that can’t be replaced.

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Taxware Systems Family,

We are thrilled to announce that we will be taking balance due payments through our new payment processing systems. HYFIN, a division of Heartland, is the credit card processing company that will generate emails and text links to process your account payments. Your account will be updated within 1 business day to reflect your payment. You will receive a receipt immediately after completing transactions. Read more

The IRS, state tax agencies and the tax industry – working together as the Security Summit recently concluded its summer series, Protect Your Clients; Protect Yourself. This campaign was a reminder for tax pros to focus on fundamentals of security and watch out for emerging issues when using cloud-based services for their practice. Read more

WASHINGTON — With identity thieves continuing to target the tax community, Internal Revenue Service Security Summit partners today urged tax professionals to learn the signs of data theft so they can react quickly to protect clients. Read more

WASHINGTON – With tax season in full swing, the Internal Revenue Service, state tax agencies and tax industry today warned tax professionals of new email scams that attempt to steal their tax software preparation credentials.

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