Practice Operations

  • Payday Loans and Tax Preparers

     Each year, 12 million borrowers spend approximately $7.4 billion on payday loans.  But the payday lenders have come under growing scrutiny in recent years, as regulators and think tanks such as the Pew Charitable Trust consider the impact of such loans on low-income families.  Pew has released a series of research reports on payday loans, focusing…

  • The IRS Office of Appeals

    People sometimes disagree on tax matters, and the decision of a tax examiner may not always be the final word.  For this reason, the Internal Revenue Service created an independent appeal system that seeks to settle differences without going to court.  Every year, this Office of Appeals helps over 100,000 taxpayers resolve their tax disputes. …

  • The Windows 8-back-to-Windows-7 Update Arrives

      So Microsoft announces the end of support for the one-third of the computing world that still uses Windows XP…and magically announces that on the same date they will release an update to Windows 8 that makes it look and work almost exactly like Windows 7.  Along with a hint that they may give the…

  • Journey to Success

    A tax professional recently elected mayor of his town shares the story of his journey to success. Pat DeBlasio, a tax professional and political leader, was recently elected mayor of Bridgeville, Pennsylvania.   In his new position, Pat will deal with the thorny issues of passing tax simplification laws and removing nuisance taxes such as the…

  • What is an intranet?

    An intranet, unlike the Internet, is generally a private network that is only accessible to directly connected or credentialed devices. Propriety business intranets house private resources that are used by employees during the course of their work, often serving as communication hubs for the entire company. Some businesses also host bulletin boards and other idea-sharing…