Bette Hochberger, CPA, CGMA

About Bette Hochberger, CPA, CGMA

Bette is the founder of the firm that bears her name. After launching her career in private accounting with technology startups and nonprofits in Boston and Miami, she transitioned to Public Accounting at large regional firms. She founded her firm so she could focus on the needs of small business owners instead of chasing billable hours with large corporations.

12-16 week processing time for amended returns submitted during the government shutdown

By |2021-03-19T12:52:24-04:00November 12th, 2013|Categories: Quickies with Bette|Tags: , , , , |

Today I called the IRS regarding a client's amended tax return. The agent told me that due to backups caused by the government shutdown amended returns will take 12 to 16 weeks to process.

IRS Makes Billions of Dollars of Wrong Earned Income Tax Credit Payments

By |2021-03-19T12:45:23-04:00October 23rd, 2013|Categories: Quickies with Bette|Tags: , , , |

I find this shocking. If the government wants to know where to focus IRS audit efforts it should take a look at the earned income credit program. I'm sure there are plenty of needy people who benefit from the program, but the abuse is outrageous.

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