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5 Tax Breaks the IRS Isn’t Advertising (2)

5 Tax Breaks the IRS Isn’t Advertising (2)

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Emily Asher
The IRS Just Released Schedule 1-A. Here's What Your Clients Can Claim Right Now.

The IRS Just Released Schedule 1-A. Here's What Your Clients Can Claim Right Now.

Tips, overtime, car loans, and the enhanced senior deduction all land on one form. Here's what CPAs need to know this filing season.

Emily Asher
26% of Americans Are Using AI to File Taxes. Here's What CPAs Need to Know.

26% of Americans Are Using AI to File Taxes. Here's What CPAs Need to Know.

AI tax prep is doubling yearly. The problem: AI tools do not know about OBBBA changes. Clients will file wrong.

Emily Asher
65% of Tax Firms Say AI Won't Replace CPAs. Here's Why That's Complicated.

65% of Tax Firms Say AI Won't Replace CPAs. Here's Why That's Complicated.

1 in 5 Americans use AI for taxes. The NATP director says it makes things up. Here is what CPAs need to tell clients.

Emily Asher
This Small Business Owner Built an AI C-Suite. Here's What CPAs Should Tell Clients.

This Small Business Owner Built an AI C-Suite. Here's What CPAs Should Tell Clients.

Kyle Ray uses AI for the first pass, then hands it to his CPA. The new workflow is spreading fast.

Emily Asher
The IRS Just Published 2026 Auto Depreciation Limits. Here's What Changed.

The IRS Just Published 2026 Auto Depreciation Limits. Here's What Changed.

First-year cap is ,300 with bonus depreciation, ,300 without. Updated lease tables released.

Emily Asher
The IRS Just Proposed Killing Paper Crypto Tax Forms. Your Account Could Get Closed.

The IRS Just Proposed Killing Paper Crypto Tax Forms. Your Account Could Get Closed.

Form 1099-DA goes digital-only. Refuse consent, lose your Coinbase access.

Emily Asher
The AICPA Just Asked the IRS to Give Farmers a Break. Here's Why.

The AICPA Just Asked the IRS to Give Farmers a Break. Here's Why.

Delayed Form 8995 release squeezed farmers into a one-week filing window. Now the AICPA wants penalty relief.

Emily Asher
The IRS Just Added a New Scam to Its Dirty Dozen List. CPAs Need to Watch For This.

The IRS Just Added a New Scam to Its Dirty Dozen List. CPAs Need to Watch For This.

Fabricated Form 2439 claims are the first new entry on the Dirty Dozen in years. Here's what to look for.

Emily Asher
Sax Acquires CoMetrics Partners, Expanding into NYC Management Consulting

Sax Acquires CoMetrics Partners, Expanding into NYC Management Consulting

Top 75 firm Sax keeps rolling up: CoMetrics brings management consulting, tech advisory, and 500+ professionals.

Emily Asher
5 IRS Audit Triggers Getting More Common in 2026

5 IRS Audit Triggers Getting More Common in 2026

High income, excessive deductions, unreported income, filing errors — what triggers IRS attention in 2026.

Emily Asher
IRS Audit Notices Are Spiking This Season. Here's What CPAs Need to Know.

IRS Audit Notices Are Spiking This Season. Here's What CPAs Need to Know.

IRS staffing cuts, AI-powered DIF scoring, and OBBBA complexity are driving a wave of audit notices.

Emily Asher