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Eva Rosenberg, MBA, EA, is the publisher of TaxMama.com, and author of the weekly syndicated Ask TaxMama column. She provides answers to tax questions from taxpayers and tax professionals worldwide.

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Mar
02
Registering with New York State
There's been quite a bit of talk about who must and must not register with NYS as an out of state preparer.I still don't know the exact answer and how it applies to Enrolled Agent.
Feb
08
Taxes for Lovers
 With Valentines Day coming up, let's explore the theme of just how romantic income taxes can be - or how it can totally bust up relationships!
Jan
15
Cost of MBA is Deductible - Amateur Wins Case in Tax Court
Did you read the recent Wall Street Journal Article about Lori Singleton-Clarke? She is a nurse who brought her own case t
Jan
07
IRS Issues Proposed Regulations Adjusting Use of Some Taxpayer Information
LOS ANGELES (TaxMama.com) - IRS has been busy this week, with announcements about testing tax preparers and tax tips, and proposed regulations.
Dec
09
Tax Season is Coming - Things to do
You've been in business for a long time and you have your pre-tax season routine down pat, don't you?
Nov
20
1099s May have Truncated Taxpayer ID Numbers
IRS just released Notice 2009-93 allowing us to issue 1099s to our payees using the kind of truncated numbers we generally use when we pay credit card bills and other bills.
Nov
11
Don't Throw Anything Away
This note came to me from James Chapman, EA as a lesson we can learn. The scenario he describes is not unusual. Of course, this would never happen to your clients! Or would it?
Nov
02
The $2400 Unemployment exclusion
At a recent CSEA breakfast meeting, one of the Enrolled Agents asked a question about dependents.
Oct
29
Why Can't the First Time Homebuyer Credit Fraud be Prevented?
Reading Gail Perry's article today got me steamed up again. She published the information from the TIGTA report that explains why IRS's hands are tied.
Sep
22
1.4 Million Families Have Filed for First-Time Homebuyer Credit
Whew! Have we done that many amended returns already?

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