As a staunch hold-out from the IRS’s pressures to force us to use electronic filing for income tax returns, I have been closely following the new stricter rules that are being phased in over this and next Tax Seasons.  The issue of who their new rules apply to is still being debated, as in this email I recently received from Ohio CPA Dana Stahl:

Mr Guru – Looks like the ballgame’s changing for you,
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New Rules Close Loophole for Tax Preparers Looking to Avoid E-Filing

My Reply:

Dana:

I had my suspicions that the preparing versus mailing issue was too good to be true.

I’m still sticking with paper returns and will see what IRS tries to do to enforce this idiotic rule.

Unfortunately, this rule doesn’t have as wide an impact on everyday people as the expanded 1099 rules did; so it’s not as likely to be repealed as the 1099 rules were.

Thanks for passing that article along to me.

Kerry

From Dana:

Kerry – So you did know that the Senate just voted to repeal that 1099 law. Our Glorious President is expected by most observers to sign the bill.  As to efiling, I’m doing that for most of my clients now anyway.  It actually helped my practice, so I don’t have any problems accordingly.

From the article:

However the final rules (T.D. 9815) clarified that the e-filing mandate will apply to any tax preparer who “prepares and/or files” a tax return.

“Don’t cheat on your taxes or someone close to you will turn you in.”

IRS Awards $4.5M to Whistleblower

“If we can nail rich celebrities, what chance do you mere mortals have against the awesome power of Big Brother IRS?”

Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne’s Massive IRS Tax Lien

 

 

Does anyone else find it ironic that this year’s official Tax Day, when we celebrate our slavery to Big Brother IRS, has been delayed due to the celebration of Emancipation Day in Washington, DC?

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