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Tax Info:
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New E-service Revolutionizes Transcript Delivery
- Tax practitioners can now request transcripts of their client’s tax records and receive them within minutes using a new online tool delivered through the IRS Business Systems Modernization program. The Transcript Delivery System (TDS) is the latest in a series of e-services that are changing how tax practitioners work with the IRS on behalf of their clients.
IRS Extends Tip Compliance Agreement Program
- The IRS announced it is indefinitely extending its Tip Rate Determination and Education Program, a voluntary compliance tool that has helped nearly double the reporting of tip income. The tip program, which was set to expire in 2005, will continue without a sunset date.
Keep current on tax issues. Join the GSCPA Taxation Section
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Tax Speech and PowerPoint Presentation Available:
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To market your tax expertise this fall, the AICPA has developed a tax speech and PowerPoint presentation, entitled Tax Training Tips for 2004. The materials include tax-planning considerations such as Health Savings Accounts; family, homeowner, and education related tax strategies; investment strategies; and tax breaks for small business owners. To obtain a free copy, contact Jamie Etzbach.
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Golf Tournament Postponed:
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The 2004 Golf Tournament, scheduled for October 18, is postponed until spring 2005. |
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Technology Update :
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Never Buy Technology in a Crisis
Columbus Business First (09/13/04); Steve Weber - Small businesses tend to purchase technology piece-by-piece or only when things must be replaced, while their larger counterparts have extensive technology budgets that allow them to plan such purchases well in advance and make productivity their top priority. However, there are a number of things small businesses can do to make wise investments in technology. This update is sponsored by Information, Inc.
Keep current on IT issues and developments by joining the GSCPA Information Technology Section.
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The Accounting Institute
(course no. 13035) – Your Roadmap for Providing Assurance Services. October 1; 8 hrs A&A; NEW LOCATION - The Classic Center is just a short distance from the former site (Georgia Center for Continuing Education). General sessions include Dennis Dycus, "Walkin’, Talkin’, Lookin’, and Listenin’, or Things That Most Auditors Don’t Do Well" and John McAllister's, "Principles-Based Accounting Standards and Other Developments."
2004 Fall Decision Makers Conference
(course no. 13045) - You Hold the Key to Your Organization's Success. October 22; 8 hours CPE (incl. 5 hours A&A); Cobb Galleria Centre. Session topics include Think Like a Thief: Fraud Issues & Answers for CPAs; Wage and Hour Issues; Terrorism in Accounting; Ethics: Shifts in Behavior and Culture; and Levels of Financial Knowledge. Early registration discount ends October 1.
The GSCPA offers five easy ways to earn CPE credits. Customize your credit hours to fit your needs - click on the links below:
•Upcoming GSCPA Courses
•Upcoming GSCPA Conferences
•Webcasts
•Self-Study
•CPE-to-Go
Want to plan ahead?Click here for a quick view of courses offered over the next three weeks.
Credits is now available online. To view the most recent issue, please click here.
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September 24, 2004
