ONLINE CPE REGISTRATION UPDATE
As NCACPA completes its system migration, registration for online CPE courses will temporarily close at 12:00 a.m. on the day prior to each program to allow for accurate attendance and CPE processing. We appreciate your understanding and will share updates once this step is no longer necessary. Please contact Solutions Support at 800-469-1352 with questions.
E-Services Users, Here’s a quick update on critical issues currently affecting e-Services users. Because the IRS is still reviewing its contract options for an identity-proofing vendor, the move of e-Services to Secure Access authentication will be delayed. The transition was originally planned for later this month. As of today, we do not have a new…
WASHINGTON – The Internal Revenue Service today reminded the nation’s more than 727,000 federal tax return preparers that they must renew their Preparer Tax Identification Numbers (PTINs) for 2018. All current PTINs will expire Dec. 31, 2017. Anyone who prepares or helps prepare any federal tax return, or claim for refund for compensation must have…
Congratulations to Samantha Winogrond and Wendy Ruggiero for winning the 2017 annual Women to Watch awards! Both women were presented their awards at this year’s Professional Women’s Conference on October 19, 2017 at the Grandover Resort in Greensboro. The awards recognize female leaders of the accounting profession in North Carolina, and are presented in partnership…
On October 10, the IRS warned all e-Services users to beware a new phishing scam that tries to trick tax professionals into “signing” a new e-Services user agreement. The phishing scam seeks to steal passwords and data. All tax professionals should be aware that as e-Services begins its move later this month to Secure Access authentication…
The Sales and Use Tax Division has issued Form E-505 (9-17), which provides an overview of sales and use tax and privilege tax changes primarily enacted by the 2017 NC General Assembly. Form E-505 can be found at https://www.dornc.com/taxes/sales/2017_form_e-505.pdf Questions about the information provided in this document, can be directed to the Taxpayer Assistance and Collection…
The AICPA Tax Teams have compiled comprehensive information about disaster relief and the effects on tax filing and tax planning to help practitioners: 2017 Hurricane Tax Filing Relief state-by-state spreadsheet IRS information on tax relief for Hurricane Irma victims Preliminary Thoughts on the Tax Implications of Hurricane Irma AICPA TV webcast and PowerPoint presentation on…
WASHINGTON—Hurricane Irma victims in parts of Florida and elsewhere have until Jan. 31, 2018 to file certain individual and business tax returns and make certain tax payments, the Internal Revenue Service announced today. Today’s relief parallels that granted last month to victims of Hurricane Harvey. This includes an additional filing extension for taxpayers with valid…
By Mark Phillips It may come as no surprise that 1,200 executives in 44 countries believe technology is having the greatest impact...
Online Services (OLS) has sent emails to 120,000 individual taxpayers and some of them thought that this was a scam and may have reported it. The IRS has confirmed this is a legitimate correspondence. Notice the e-mail does not require you to click on anything, nor does it provide you a link to click on—it…
As those affected by Hurricane Harvey begin the arduous process of recovery, there are things the CPA community can do to help clients, small businesses, and fellow CPAs living and working in affected areas get back on their feet. The AICPA Benevolent Fund provides assistance to AICPA members undergoing financial hardships. If you’d like to…