Taxes
IRS Promotes E-Filing of Payroll Tax Forms
While paper filing is available, the IRS strongly encourages e-filing. E-filing is the most secure, accurate method to file returns, and it saves time.
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Prior to CPA Practice Advisor, O'Bannon was a consultant at firms in San Francisco, Denver and Tulsa, serving clients that included Logitech, Polycom, Hilti, Microsoft, the Stanford Research Institute, the University of Oklahoma's College of Engineering and other technology leaders. He is a U.S. Navy veteran.
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Payroll
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