🌈 Celebrate Pride Month with a look at LGBTQ+ visibility, wins in tax policy, and how inclusive voices are reshaping the profession for the better.
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Gaining Italian citizenship through descent (jure sanguinis) is more complicated than most people realize. It’s not as simple as saying, “I have an Italian grandmother, so I qualify.” If only it were that easy! Not only are the rules complex, but the Italian government keeps changing them—sometimes even mid-process. Last October, a new rule appeared
Even more news from Italy on Italian Citizenship! What you need to know now! Read More »
OK, we’re starting a new year and many firms are having employees sign an annual acknowledgement to firm policies. This year, we’re adding an AI & ChatGPT usage policy for our employees. Yes, I used ChatGPT to create this policy, but it took a few iterations and I pieced together different elements from different iterations.
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If you haven’t been following the Texas legislature, and I wouldn’t blame you if you haven’t, they just concluded their second called Special Session on July 14, 2023. Special sessions can only be called by the Governor and are limited to topics that the Governor lists in his announcement calling the sesssion. This time the
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This is just a quick post to alert everyone who needs to file a Texas Franchise Tax Report that the Texas Comptroller’s webfile eSystem is down, as of 3pm on May 15, 2023. I’ve been trying to access the system for about 4 hours and haven’t been able to log into the system. The Comptroller
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I asked ChapGPT for 3 easy tips that small businesses can use for 2023 to reduce their taxes.
Let’s see what it came up with. Do you agree with these tips?
#TaxTipTuesday #TaxTwitter
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OK, we’re already a couple of days into 2023 and hopefully you’re ready to hit the ground running! I know I posted a while ago about a new #AccountantsWhoCook Cookbook and had a form to fill out on this website. To kick off the new year, I’ve created a new website for Accountants Who Cook!
Are you ready for a 2023 cooking challenge? Read More »
IRS issues draft instructions for Partnership Schedules K-2 and K-3 for 2022 tax returns. On October 25, 2022, the IRS issued a draft set of instructions for partnership’s 2022 Schedule K-2 and K-3. An important element is the “Who Must File” section, because some partnerships might not have to file these two international schedules, but
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I am just now reading the IRS Notice 2022-36 and wanted to share the news to help spread it around. I guess it was initially released last night (August 23, 2022) and then pulled off their website. It was then re-released to their website today, August 24, 2022. The notice proves relief for certain taxpayers
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UPDATE 8/9/2023 – I have updated the dates in this post to apply to the 2023 Tax Year which covers tax years that ended during or on 12/31/2022. If your goal was to create a complicated state tax, you’d probably want to take a look at how Texas has crafted the Texas Franchise Tax as
Do you need a 2nd Texas Franchise Tax Extension? Read More »