Every week, until the end of the year, we will be celebrating one of our top writers on TaxConnections.

This week we are honoring John Stancil.

John has been a practicing CPA for nearly 40 years. As a responsible tax advisor to small business owners, individuals and non-profits nationally and internationally, he also is well-versed foreign earned income, small business healthcare tax credits, and church and clergy tax issues.

He has written several academic papers in the area of taxation, and often serves as a speaker to professional and civic groups on various taxation topics. John is a member of the Florida Institute of CPA’s, the National Association of Tax Professionals, the Institute of Management Accountants, and Lakeland Business Leaders. He has spoken to many professional and community groups on various tax topics, including addressing the National Association of Tax Professional on Church and Clergy Tax Issues and the Small Business Health Care Tax Credit.

The following are some of John’s articles. Take a look if you have not already:

• IRS Audits—What Are My Chances?
• IRS Will Issue Identity Protection PIN on Request to Certain Taxpayers
• Passive Activities—What Is A Rental Activity?

We highly recommend that you read John’s articles and the rest of TaxConnections Worldwide Tax Blogs to stay informed of emerging tax trends and interact with our bloggers by commenting on their blog posts. Providing comments on a tax blogger’s post is a great way to let them know you appreciate the knowledge they have shared.

Also, take some time out to send a message to our bloggers on their TaxConnections profile. Simply click on their name at the bottom of the blog post and you will be redirected to their profile where you can connect with them easily by pressing the Send Message envelope button under their photo on their Professional Profile page.