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NIU’s Department of Accountancy is proud to once again partner with Goodwill to host the Voluntary Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program. This program will take place from January 31st until tax week (April 10-15) in the Holmes Student Center Gallery Lounge. We need volunteers to help us bring this great program to NIU and the...
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Ordinarily, the topic of accounting wouldn’t stimulate an exciting discussion for most. However, the way that professor Tim West teaches his Accounting 679 class makes it a topic worthy of debate. In an effort to “better help students develop an ability to think on their feet,” West created a learning experience that simulates the climate...
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Tax season is here and the IRS deadline is nearing. NIU’s Department of Accountancy will help you accurately complete your taxes by providing on-campus tax preparation to students, faculty, staff and the DeKalb community. The free service is sponsored by NIU’s Financial Cents, and is available from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesdays through April 10...
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W-2 wage and tax statements for 2012 will be available online for employees after Tuesday, Jan. 22. Employees may opt this year to suspend the printed statement, which would mean the W-2 would be available only online through MyNIU. The Self Service option for W-2 wage and tax statements allows individuals to obtain their W-2 information...
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No government can exist without monetary support from its populace, and no democratic nation can thrive without the moral support of its citizenry.
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As U.S. presidential election campaigns heat up, candidates can expect an earful of complaints over taxes. Now a new study led by a Northern Illinois University sociologist argues that American middle-class hostilities toward the federal income tax follow a common discourse rooted in moral beliefs. “We propose that everyday tax talk among the middle class...
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In Springfield … Last week, both chambers of the Illinois General Assembly continued to move bills through committees and through third readings. However, the three big issues remaining are the FY 2013 appropriations, pension stabilization, and Medicaid reform and cuts. Most of the discussions on these three issues have taken place behind closed doors, but...
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The IRS deadline for filing income tax returns is quickly approaching, and the Department of Accountancy at NIU wants to help by providing free tax preparation to students, faculty, staff, and the DeKalb community. In conjunction with the Volunteer Income Tax Association (VITA), IRS-certified volunteer tax preparers from the Accountancy Department in the NIU College...
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The 2011 W-2 forms are ready for distribution. As in past years, the printed forms will be mailed to campus mail addresses for current employees and to the home addresses of individuals not active as of Jan. 1, 2012. As of this year, the 2011 W-2 forms will also be available to current employees online...
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The Office of the Bursar is informing all students about 2011 IRS 1098-T Form preparation instructions. To receive 2011 IRS 1098-T tax forms in a timely manner, students must review and update their billing/permanent mailing addresses by Saturday, Dec. 31. To review addresses: Login to MyNIU > Self Service > Campus Personal Information > Addresses....