Practice Management

The IRS has posted a list of 30 additional tax forms that 1040 filers can begin filing in late February or into March.

The Internal Revenue Service is giving tax preparers a chance to make up their continuing education hours if they didn’t complete all of the required hours by the end of last year.

National Taxpayer Advocate Nina Olson told Congress in her annual report that the Internal Revenue Service is not doing enough to assists victims of tax-related identity theft and tax return preparer fraud.

The Internal Revenue Service warned electronic filing providers Wednesday that they must not submit tax returns electronically before receiving all Forms W-2, W-2G and 1099-R from taxpayers.

The Internal Revenue Service said Tuesday that it plans to open the 2013 tax filing season and begin processing individual income tax returns on Jan. 30, more than a week after the initially planned start date of Jan. 22, but some returns cannot be processed until late February or March.

Crowe Horwath LLP has announced that it plans to add the Microsoft Dynamics automotive consulting team of ExtOrg to its roster.

New York-based Tinari Economics Group has agreed to join the New York and New Jersey regional CPA firm Sobel & Co. as a wholly-owned subsidiary.

Warren Averett LLC has merged with Atlanta-based Gifford, Hillegass & Ingwersen and Pender Newkirk & Company of Tampa, Fla.

The Internal Revenue Service has begun accepting electronic signatures on requests for tax transcripts.

BlumShapiro has merged with the Providence, R.I.-based firm Sullivan & Company.