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2026 Form 1099 Reporting Rules Change Tips And Overtime

Sep 2, 2026

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2026 Form 1099 Reporting Rules Change Tips And Overtime

The IRS did not just add boxes to forms. It moved another client-data problem into the middle of tax season.

Larry Olson
Larry Olson

Tax

Illinois Tax Preparer Gets 3 Years For Filing False Returns

Sep 2, 2026

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Illinois Tax Preparer Gets 3 Years For Filing False Returns

The Illinois tax preparer kept the scheme alive under other people's names while her criminal case was already moving.

Emily Asher
Emily Asher

Tax

A K-1 Title Is Not Enough Anymore

Aug 26, 2026

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A K-1 Title Is Not Enough Anymore

The 5th Circuit changed the limited-partner self-employment tax test. Now tax teams need facts, not labels.

Emily Asher
Emily Asher

Tax

Sales Tax Just Hit A 10-Year High

Aug 17, 2026

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Sales Tax Just Hit A 10-Year High

Sales tax is turning from a back-office setting into a client systems problem.

Emily Asher
Emily Asher

Tax

IRS-CI Is Following $126M In Gambling Money

Aug 17, 2026

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IRS-CI Is Following $126M In Gambling Money

Illegal sports betting is becoming a client-file problem before football season even starts.

Larry Olson
Larry Olson

Tax

Romeo Santos alleges $2.3M in losses tied to accounting failures

Aug 14, 2026

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Romeo Santos alleges $2.3M in losses tied to accounting failures

The singer says bad tax filings, idle cash, insurance mistakes, and retirement misses turned business management into a $2.3 million lawsuit.

Emily Asher
Emily Asher

Tax

Corporate AMT Is Becoming A Modeling Trap

Aug 12, 2026

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Corporate AMT Is Becoming A Modeling Trap

The corporate minimum tax was supposed to hit a small group of very large companies. The messy part is that the bill can move when accounting assumptions move.

Larry Olson
Larry Olson

Tax

Depreciation Is Where Small Business Books Go To Lie

Jul 17, 2026

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Depreciation Is Where Small Business Books Go To Lie

Fixed assets look boring until the schedule stops matching reality. Then the tax position starts wobbling.

Emily Asher
Emily Asher

Tax

Seattle-Area Tax Preparer Gets 18 Months For False Client Returns

Jul 17, 2026

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1 min read

Seattle-Area Tax Preparer Gets 18 Months For False Client Returns

A Bellevue preparer near Seattle got prison time after prosecutors said he built a business around false client returns.

Hannah Olsen
Hannah Olsen

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