
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.
Simplicity of tax penalties; refund request after five years; amnesty national; and other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers.
Tax professionals are doing their best to warn the public, but it’s a never-ending task.
The service’s annual list of the worst tax scams, frauds and general bad behavior.
Stopped for Speedy; hitting the Breaks; Interior motive; and other highlights of recent tax cases.
The tax prep giant will help taxpayers safely dispose of documents they don’t need on March 24.
December’s reform law could help drive down the take.
More rush regulation; figuring reasonable compensation; software versus you; and other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers.
Many preparers report a flood of early clients with questions about tax reform.
Scheming from coffee shops; disbarred and behind bars; AOTC on 3,000 returns; and other highlights of recent tax cases.
The blockchain gang; buying vs. leasing biz cars; real estate defined for Sec. 199A; and other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers.
The IRS is allowing many companies extra time to file the income tax returns.
The tax prep chain has partnered with online lender LendingTree.
Audits aren’t the only ways the service can put them on the spot, the tax prep chain warns.
Procrastinating clients may have money waiting: Some $1.1 billion in unclaimed federal income tax refunds await an estimated 1.4 million taxpayers who didn’t file a 2014 federal income tax return.
Bogus W-2s; dependents, complete with numbers; underreporting supplemental money; and other highlights of recent tax cases.
Implications of Kill Quill; Oscar, Oscar, Oscar; Sec. 199A questions; and other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers.
Status guilty; felony charges dropped against New York CPA; sales fails; and other highlights of recent tax cases.
He who must be named; what’s changing and what isn’t; spins of the Coin; and other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers.
The IRS is reminding farming and fishing taxpayers of a helpful rule.
International schemes sought millions; an asset shuffle; time’s up for temp agency; and other highlights of recent tax cases.