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Foster & Schmalkuche, P.C. has been providing quality accounting services to the Hudson Valley area for more than 35 years. The philosophy of our firm is one that stresses communication with our clients. Our team is available to assist you not only with tax preparation services, but also with a wide variety of other auditing and accounting services.

We are pleased to announce our new SafeSend program that will allow us to safely deliver your tax return to you electronically.

We continue to urge our clients not to divulge personal or financial information in any unsolicited phone calls, texts, or emails. Starting in 2021 you may voluntarily opt into the Identity Protection PIN (IP Pin) program as a proactive way to protect yourself from tax-related identity theft. We have a link in our Info Center to the IRS with more information.

Our office phone number is (845) 255-1813

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CORPORATE TRANSPARENCY ACT:Please see our letter regarding a very important new filing that may apply to your business, here.

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Supreme Court Rules Tax Court Lacks Jurisdiction Where IRS Withdraws Levy (Commissioner v. Zuch, SCt.)
The U.S. Tax Court lacks jurisdiction over a taxpayer’s appeal of a levy in a collection due process hearing when the IRS abandoned its levy because it applied the taxpayer’s later year overpaymen...
IRS Collects More Than $5 Trillion In 2024 (IR 2025-63)
The Internal Revenue Service collected more than $5.1 trillion in gross receipts in fiscal year 2024. It is the first time the agency broke the $5 trillion mark, according to the 2024 Data Book, an a...
Change of Accounting Method Procedures Updated (Rev. Proc. 2025-23)
The IRS has released guidance listing the specific changes in accounting method to which the automatic change procedures set forth in Rev. Proc. 2015-13, I.R.B. 2015- 5, 419, apply. The latest guidan...
Additional Transition Relief Provided for Brokers Required to File Form 1099-DA (Notice-2025-33; IR-2025-67)
The Treasury Department and IRS have issued Notice 2025-33, extending and modifying transition relief for brokers required to report digital asset transactions using Form 1099-DA, Digital Asset Proc...
Tax Court Lacked Jurisdiction as IRS Failed to Establish Valid Notice of Deficiency (Cano, TCM)
The IRS failed to establish that it issued a valid notice of deficiency to an individual under Code Sec. 6212(b). Thus, the Tax Court dismissed the case due to lack of jurisdiction....
TEFRA Partnership not Entitled to Exclude Partners’ Distributive Shares from Self-Employment Income (Soroban Capital Partners LP, TCM)
A limited partnership classified as a TEFRA partnership was not entitled to exclude its limited partners’ distributive shares from net earnings from self-employment under Code Sec. 1402(a)(13). The...
Supreme Court Rules Tax Court Lacks Jurisdiction Where IRS Withdraws Levy (Commissioner v. Zuch, SCt.)
The U.S. Tax Court lacks jurisdiction over a taxpayer’s appeal of a levy in a collection due process hearing when the IRS abandoned its levy because it applied the taxpayer’s later year overpaymen...
IRS Collects More Than $5 Trillion In 2024 (IR 2025-63)
The Internal Revenue Service collected more than $5.1 trillion in gross receipts in fiscal year 2024. It is the first time the agency broke the $5 trillion mark, according to the 2024 Data Book, an a...
Change of Accounting Method Procedures Updated (Rev. Proc. 2025-23)
The IRS has released guidance listing the specific changes in accounting method to which the automatic change procedures set forth in Rev. Proc. 2015-13, I.R.B. 2015- 5, 419, apply. The latest guidan...
Additional Transition Relief Provided for Brokers Required to File Form 1099-DA (Notice-2025-33; IR-2025-67)
The Treasury Department and IRS have issued Notice 2025-33, extending and modifying transition relief for brokers required to report digital asset transactions using Form 1099-DA, Digital Asset Proc...
Tax Court Lacked Jurisdiction as IRS Failed to Establish Valid Notice of Deficiency (Cano, TCM)
The IRS failed to establish that it issued a valid notice of deficiency to an individual under Code Sec. 6212(b). Thus, the Tax Court dismissed the case due to lack of jurisdiction....
TEFRA Partnership not Entitled to Exclude Partners’ Distributive Shares from Self-Employment Income (Soroban Capital Partners LP, TCM)
A limited partnership classified as a TEFRA partnership was not entitled to exclude its limited partners’ distributive shares from net earnings from self-employment under Code Sec. 1402(a)(13). The...