IRS Reminds Preparers of Continuing Education Requirements. Tax preparers who are required to pass the new Registered Tax Return Preparer competency exam must complete 15 hours of continuing education this year, and those hours must come from IRS-approved providers.
Plums as good as fiber supplements for constipation: study. Plum juice is as effective in boosting digestive health as fiber supplements among those with chronic constipation, according to a peer-reviewed study partly funded by leading North American plum juice maker, SunSweet Growers.
Report Abuse. They're both dried fruits, but not the same fruit. Dates come from a date tree, prunes are a type of dried plum. They are both high in fiber, and if you're sensitive to the preservatives sometimes used, they will both probably get things moving when you eat quite a few.I think prunes probably work a little better, raisins too, if you eat enough...ates are soft, almost sticky and grow on the date palm. Prunes are simply dried plums. Both dates and plums are categorized as a fruit called drupe and both are said to help with constipation.