Scott, Scott & Co, CPA, P.C.

05/30/2026

The report from the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration finds that manual tracking and uneven workloads slow resolution of cases of unidentified payments.

05/14/2026

https://www.thetaxadviser.com/news/2026/may/cp53e-notice-tied-to-paper-check-transition-causes-confusion/

Taxpayers and practitioners are unsure whether the CP53E notices they have received are scams or simply sent in error, a confusion heightened by the inclusion of a QR code.

05/05/2026

https://www.cbiz.com/insights/article/irs-notice-cp53e-issued-in-error-what-taxpayers-should-know

Some CP53E IRS notices may be erroneous. Take a careful and informed approach to help avoid unnecessary action and reduce the risk of fraud.

06/27/2024

Interesting article. It's good to have some insight on IRS focus for tax audits.

The agency is zeroing in on those who make more than $400,000 instead of just multimillionaires, a watchdog report said.

12/14/2023

One more compliance item to add to your list for next year.

FinCEN has prepared the following Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) in response to inquiries received relating to the Beneficial Ownership Information Reporting Rule.

06/27/2023

Good read regarding itemized noncash charitable contributions and required appraisals.

Adhere strictly to the substantiation rules for charitable donations. A deduction worth thousands of tax dollars could be at stake.

08/25/2022

Great news if this applies to you and you've been assessed late filing penalties.

Taxpayers need not do anything to receive this administrative relief. The IRS is automatically removing (abating) failure-to-file penalties for 2019 and 2020 returns.

08/25/2022

It's a good start!

The Internal Revenue Service is planning to use the first big chunk of its $80 billion expanded budget to hire customer-service representatives to answer taxpayers’ phone calls during the 2023 tax-filing season.

08/03/2022

Proof that CPAs do have a sense of humor...sort of!

Members of the Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants share their favorite accounting jokes to lighten the mood this tax season. We hope it g...

06/16/2022

The IRS announced that the optional standard mileage rate is increasing by 4 cents per mile for the last six months of 2022. Effective July 1, the standard mileage rate for business travel will be 62.5 cents per mile.

https://www.thetaxadviser.com/news/2022/jun/standard-mileage-rate-increase-last-half-2022.html