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Tax Resources for CPAs
Recent PA DOR Updates
- NEW! Resources: IRS orders immediate stop to new Employee Retention Credit processing. IRS Senior Stakeholder Liaison, Rich Furlong, shares details of the Sept. 14, 2023 announcement. - Sept. 15, 2023
- Pa. DOR reminds corporate taxpayers of the requirement to submit estimated tax payments which meet the applicable safe harbor thresholds in order to avoid imposition of interest on the underpayment. Beginning January 2024, the DOR will begin issuing assessments to taxpayers for failure to meet this requirement. - June 16, 2023
- Pa. DOR Offers Clarifications and Instructions for Making Sales and Employer Tax Payments - March 24, 2023
- Pa. DOR Schedule DC - Child and Dependent Care Enhancement Tax Credit Guidance - March 7, 2023
- Pa. DOR Updated Guidance on Treatment of IRC Sec. 174 Expensing, as well as IRC Secs. 179 and 1031 - Feb. 22, 2023
- Third-Party Users Can Now Register Additional Tax Accounts for Clients They Have Access to in myPATH - Jan. 20, 2023
- Common myPATH Withholding Concerns - Jan. 20, 2023
- e-TIDES Shut Down February 2023 - Jan. 12, 2023
- Pa. DOR Update: Notice of Waived Penalty - Nov. 1, 2022
- Pa. DOR Bulletin Reflects Act 53 Changes to 1031 Like-Kind Exchanges - Sept. 27, 2022
- Changes to Minimum Wage Act Regulations Affecting Tipped Workers and Nonexempt Salaried Workers Who Work a Fluctuating Work Week - Effective Aug. 5, 2022
Previous Recordings
- PICPA Legislative Update: State Budget 2023-2024 Proposal - March 21, 2023
- Pa. DOR Business Tax Updates to the myPATH System Webcast - Jan. 12, 2023
- Federal Taxation: End-of-the-Year Update Webcast with Edward Jenkins - Jan. 5, 2023
- Philadelphia Department of Revenue: Tax Center Update Zoom Webinar - Oct. 27, 2022
- State Taxation Steering Committee Q&A with the Pa. Department of Revenue - Oct. 26, 2022
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Pennsylvania State and Local Tax
State
Pennsylvania Department of Revenue
- Contacting the DOR:
- Pa. DOR Contact List - May 25, 2023
- Pa. DOR myPATH Technical Support - email or call (717) 425-2495 Ext. 72841 - May 25, 2023
- Schedule-A-Call e-mail Portal for Tax Professionals - May 25, 2023
- Tax Professional e-mail Service - May 25, 2023
- Pa. DOR Tutorial Video - How to Get Answers to Your Tax Questions Without Waiting to Speak with a Phone Representative - Oct. 19, 2022
- PA DOR Online Customer Service Center
- 2023 Tax Deadlines
- Full Transcripts from PICPA's Q&A Sessions with the DOR
- Tax Appeals
- Tips from the Pennsylvania Board of Appeals - Dec. 5, 2022
- Tax Forms, Instructions, and Publications
- Tax Laws, Policies, and Bulletins
- Tax Seminars
- State Tax Summaries
- myPATH Information
- Common myPATH Withholding Concerns - Jan. 20, 2023
- myPATH W-3 and REV1667 Help Guidance - Jan. 13, 2023
- Revenue 411 Videos: myPATH system tutorials (creating a third-party user profile, migrating e-TIDES access, requesting account access, and creating a primary user profile), making estimated, extension, and return payments, paying a bill, and responding to a letter in myPATH - Dec. 16, 2022
- Guidance on Nonresident Withholding
- Pa. PIT Guide
More Resources
Local
- Pennsylvania Department of Economic and Community Development
- City of Philadelphia Revenue Department provides tax forms and instructions, information on technical rulings, and more.
- City of Pittsburgh Department of Finance offers numerous downloadable forms and information.
Internal Revenue Service
Latest Blogs, Articles, and Podcasts
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CPA Now Blogs
PICPA-Supported Tax Proposals in Play as Legislative Year Winds Down
Sep 25, 2023
The Pennsylvania General Assembly’s fall session is in full swing. Lawmakers have an array of tax measures potentially still in play as final bills for the year are being considered. Several have all been developed in coordination with the PICPA State Tax Thought Leadership Committee and subcommittees.
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6 Steps to Elevate Tax Season from Good to Great
Aug 14, 2023
For many practices, as soon as one tax season is over, an immediate triage takes place and preparation for the next one starts in the fall. These firms can better position themselves if they take certain actions aimed at reaping the rewards from a tax practice.
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