How to Attract and Convert Tax Representation Leads to Clients
Tax Representation leads are just different. They don't proudly brag about their problems, making them difficult to find if you don't...
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Timalyn S. Bowens
- Sep 27
- 7 min
Establishing Your Legacy as a Tax Professional - Creating Your Roadmap Part 2
When you become a tax professional you have more decisions to make than what you may realize. If you're reading this you are most likely...
Timalyn S. Bowens
- Aug 2
- 4 min
What is Tax Representation?
A question I often get is, "what exactly is tax representation?" Initially I would think to myself," what? How do you not know?" But...
Timalyn S. Bowens
- Jun 7
- 4 min
Understanding Your CP14 Notice
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is currently sending 5-8 million CP14 notices to taxpayers. Earlier in the year they announced that...
Timalyn S. Bowens
- Sep 11, 2022
- 3 min
How to Make an Online Payment to the IRS Using Your Bank Account
Originally, taxpayers could only make payments to the IRS by check and money order. Today the IRS offers a variety of ways to pay,...
Timalyn S. Bowens
- Sep 9, 2022
- 4 min
5 IRS Penalties to Avoid in Your Business
When taxpayers don't meet their tax obligations the IRS charges penalties. The reasons range from not filing on time to not providing...
Timalyn S. Bowens
- Sep 7, 2022
- 3 min
How to Get an IRS Transcript Online in 3 Steps
It used to take taxpayers a long time to access their tax records from the IRS. Now the IRS has several online tools to make IRS...
Timalyn S. Bowens
- Sep 6, 2022
- 3 min
What is a Tax Transcript? The 5 Different IRS Tax Transcripts
A tax transcript is the raw version of your financial story that the IRS has on record. Your tax return is your interpretation of what...
Timalyn S. Bowens
- Sep 5, 2022
- 4 min
Innocent Spouse vs Injured Spouse Tax Relief
Just because your spouse is in trouble with the IRS does not mean that you have to go down with them. Two common forms of relief the IRS...
Timalyn S. Bowens
- Sep 4, 2022
- 4 min
Innocent Spouse Relief from Back Taxes
Have you ever heard of a couple getting in legal trouble due to back taxes? Maybe you remember the summer of 2013. When the Real...
Timalyn S. Bowens
- Sep 2, 2022
- 4 min
Failure to File: The IRS Penalty for Late Filing
If you owe the IRS you may have noticed that the balance due is higher than what you saw on the return. You aren't alone. The culprit in...
Timalyn S. Bowens
- Sep 1, 2022
- 3 min
IRS Forgives $1.2 Billion in Penalties for Income-Tax Returns
On August 24th, 2022 the IRS announced they will be forgiving $1.2 billion in penalties. The details of this relief are in Notice...
Timalyn S. Bowens
- Jul 5, 2022
- 7 min
5 Keys to Prevent a Small Business Tax Nightmare
Timalyn at the 2022 Diverse Entrepreneurship Summit giving a presentation. This past June, I spoke at the Diverse Entrepreneurship Summit...
Timalyn S. Bowens
- Sep 18, 2021
- 4 min
What is an Enrolled Agent?
CPA, EA, AFSP, USTCP... there are so many different professional credentials that exist right now that if you’re searching the internet...
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