Blackbird Accounting, PLLC

Highlights from our company picnic! Thank you Alderbrook Park! Good food, good company, and a well-earned break from tax season. Bear with us on a couple of blurry candids — everyone was having too much fun to hold still for the camera.

We're honored to be voted Clark County's Best CPA for the second year running, and a finalist for Best Tax Preparer, in The Columbian's Best of Clark County 2026! Thank you to everyone who voted for us — we're so grateful for this community.

We are looking for an Experience Bookkeeper. Are you ready to join the flock?

Learn more on Indeed: https://www.indeed.com/job/experienced-bookkeeper-69fff594eb2fcd3b

Thank you Uptown Screen Printing & Personalized Gifts for sponsoring our article in the Active Media Publishing Group's Battle Ground Community Advantage Magazine! Read the article here or find it here: https://www.activemediapublishing.com/read

The IRS announced a new Automatic Exemption from Penalty (AEP), replacing the old First Time Abate (FTA) process. Key points:

What it does: Automatically waives failure-to-file, failure-to-pay, and failure-to-deposit penalties for taxpayers with a clean compliance history — no request needed.

Eligibility: Taxpayer/business must have timely filed and paid for the prior 3 years (or 12 consecutive quarters for quarterly filers).

Not covered: Information returns and one-off/infrequent filings (e.g., Form 706 estate tax, Form 709 gift tax) are generally excluded.

Timeline: Rolling out this summer (2026) for tax year 2025 returns and 2026 quarterly returns. During the transition, some eligible taxpayers may still get penalty notices — they can call the IRS to request FTA manually in the meantime. AEP fully replaces FTA for returns with original due dates on or after Jan. 1, 2027.

Process: No taxpayer action required — the IRS applies it automatically and mails a confirmation notice

Doesn't cover: Tax and interest still owed; only certain penalties are waived. Taxpayers who don't qualify can still request reasonable-cause relief.

Impact estimate: The Taxpayer Advocate Service estimates AEP would have covered over 1.5 million taxpayers in FY2025, versus the ~220,000 who got relief via the manual FTA process that year.

Call Blackbird today to see if we can help you!
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Today is the last day to vote for your The Columbian Best of Clark County!

We would appreciate your vote for Blackbird Accounting as your CPA (Accountants) and Tax Preparation.

https://www.columbian.com/contests/best-of-clark-county-2026/ #/gallery/?group=537311

Thanks to your nominations, Blackbird Accounting PLLC has once again made The Columbian's Best of Clark County 2026 voting ballot!

This year, we're honored to be nominated in both the CPA and Tax Preparation categories. Voting is open now through June 19, and we'd be grateful for your support.

Vote here:
https://www.columbian.com/contests/best-of-clark-county-2026/

While you're there, don't forget to vote for your other favorite local businesses and share the voting link with friends and family throughout Clark County.

Thank you for your continued support. We truly appreciate being part of such an amazing community.

The IRS has already sent over 1.4 million of the IRS Notices CP53E to tax payers this year as they step away from sending paper checks and encourage everyone to receive refund via direct deposit. You can respond to these notices by logging in or setting up an ID.me account and updating your bank account information. If this isn't an option, a paper check will be issued after 6 weeks. You can continue to check your refund status at https://www.irs.gov/refunds.

Read more at https://www.irs.gov/individuals/understanding-your-cp53e-notice

Today is the last day to nominate your favorite businesses for Best of Clark County 2026!

We would love to have your support for best CPA (Accountants) and best Tax Preparation!

Nominations end tonight at midnight and you will be able to vote on the top 8 nominees starting June 1st!

Use our QR Code or go to https://www.columbian.com/contests/best-of-clark-county-2026/