
Jeff Stimpson
Freelance writerJeff Stimpson is a veteran freelance journalist who previously served as editor of The Practical Accountant.

Jeff Stimpson is a veteran freelance journalist who previously served as editor of The Practical Accountant.
Walls of straw; fuel for fraud; silver and gold and evasion; and other highlights of recent tax cases.
What Amazon may have been offered in return for relocating; firing problem clients; Nexus looms over holiday shopping; and other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers.
Info direct from an IRS site; $15 million in phony refunds; school’s out; and other highlights of recent tax cases.
History of the poll tax; leaders and bosses; worthless securities; and other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers.
Roughly a third of EAs are due to re-enroll before Jan. 31, 2019.
IRSAC will expand its functions, incorporate two other groups, and focus on the service's operating divisions.
The IRS announced upward adjustments for 401(k), 403(b)s and other plans.
Ex-IRS agent gets four years; Select sentence; ticket to jail; and other highlights of recent tax cases.
Election day tax choices; 199A decisions; data mining; and other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers.
The ramifications of tax reform could significantly impact the low end of the tax prep market.
Filing deadlines for affected taxpayers have been pushed back as late as Dec. 17.
The agency’s information technology organization is under the gun.
Beyond the politics of reform; unanswered questions about Opportunity Zones; the value of meetings; and other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers.
The IRS is reminding tax pros that their ID numbers will expire Dec. 31.
The IRS offers tips on what practitioners should do immediately after discovering they’ve been breached.
Speedy time; embezzling from the dead; thousands in gold coins; and other highlights of recent tax cases.
Social Security bump; what accountants do; no IRS taxpayer rights training; and other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers.
Taxpayers now have until Feb. 28 to file a number of returns and make certain payments.
Preparer for illegal aliens pleads; wheat tricks; Ace goes down; and other highlights of recent tax cases.
Firms’ winter policies; SALT county by county; new forms and a potentially delayed season; and other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers.