
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.
The tax prep giant is aiming to help freelancers, rideshare drivers and other self-employed workers file their taxes.
The value of different color pens to tax fraudsters, and other highlights from our favorite recent tax fraud cases.
The consequences of not signing a return, price spikes at the pump, Congress gets off to a strong start, and other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers.
The tax prep giant is giving no-interest loans of up to $1,250 to current and new clients.
The service has released its guidance for tax preparers on income tax refunds for 2017, including information on potential delays.
A tax preparer charged with video voyeurism, as well as some more run-of-the-mill false medical and dental expenses in this week’s roundup of (loosely) tax-related cases.
Victims of the October storm in parts of North Carolina may qualify for tax relief from the IRS.
Kicking off the New Year with: Four Good Tax Moves; “Tax Offender of the Year; “Social Media Checklist for Tax Preparers;” and other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers.
The annual question has come around again: How much should you charge clients for preparing and filing their returns?
Stealing from Toys for Tots, inflated refunds, Honduran birth certificates and more from our favorite recent cases.
The service saw a record number of filings this year, and collected $1.4bn in income tax.
The tax prep chain is offering qualified customers an "Express Refund Advance" of up to $1,300.
The new promotions feature "Mad Men" star Jon Hamm, and started earlier than usual.
More last-minute tax strategies to cram in before Dec. 31; an overview of prevalent tax scams; and other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers.
The IRS has tips for tax preparers to prevent identity theft in the approaching filing season.
Teaching your nieces to file false returns; thousands of gallons of fake gas purchases; and other highlights of our favorite recent cases.
The IRS announced that one of its filing pages for nonprofits will be closed for maintenance over the next few weeks.
When snow removal is taxable, and other highlights of some of our favorite tax-related blogs from the past week.
The IRS has set prescribed rates for federal income tax purposes in Revenue Ruling 2017-02.
With Republican control of Congress and the presidency, most practitioners think some kind of change is coming to the Tax Code – but they differ wildly on what form it will take.