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Tax

Mar. 27, 2010

Tax Preparer Mistakes You Should Know

With April 15 fast approaching, watch out for these tax preparer mistakes, writes David Howard of Hoge Fenton Jones & Appel.

By David Howard

I have great sympathy for tax return preparers. A nearly endless stream of virus-like complex tax laws and rules are making them ill. New, stiff penalties for preparers who don't have substantial authority are like the Internal Revenue Service standing on their oxygen hose. Throw in a dose of new, revised and confusing tax forms and we've got an epidemic.

Congress, the President and the IRS do not deserve all the blame for this epidemic,...

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