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Connecticut joins IRS Direct File free tax prep system

Accounting Today

The Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service said Friday that Connecticut will be the latest state to join the IRS Direct File program for free tax preparation.

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Accountant Pleads Guilty to Filing False Tax Returns in Connecticut

CPA Practice

Mark Legowski, 60, a self-employed accountant who did work filing tax returns in Farmington, underreported gross receipts from 2015 to 2017 as part of an effort to reduce his income tax liability, according to a news release from the U. S Attorney’s Office for the District of Connecticut. Attorney’s Office.

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Sales tax and accounting services

TaxConnex

It’s that time of year again when everyone suddenly thinks about preparing their income taxes. But does tax preparation incur sales taxes – and if it does, where and how? Several states levy their sales tax or its equivalent on services, among them Hawaii (which has a general excise tax, or GET), and New Mexico.

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S Corporations and State Income Taxes

Cherry Bekaert

S corporations are corporations that elect to pass corporate income, losses, deductions and credits through to their shareholders for federal tax purposes. Shareholders of S corporations report the flow-through of income and losses on their personal tax returns and are assessed at their individual income tax rates.

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IRS: Connecticut Residents Affected by Recent Flooding to Get Tax Relief

CPA Practice

TNS) The IRS announced Monday that tax relief for individuals and businesses in flood-stricken parts of Connecticut would be made available. IRS officials announced the agency would extend its April 15 filing deadline for those taxpayers, who now have until June 17, 2024 to submit tax returns and make tax payments.

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IRS Says State Issued Stimulus Payments are Not Taxable

CPA Practice

This means that people in the following states do not need to report these state payments on their 2022 tax return: California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Maine, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania and Rhode Island.

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Friday Footnotes: PwC Scandal Somehow Gets More Scandalous; Deloitte Denied in Court; Withum Embiggens in Florida | 11.8.24

Going Concern

District Court for the district of Connecticut on Oct. Tax Steps companies should take now to prepare for major tax legislation in 2025 [ EY ] Whether you call it the “Super Bowl of Tax” or “Taxmageddon,” one thing is clear: Congress is all but certain to consider major tax legislation in 2025.

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