E-filing

How long should tax professionals hold onto the e-file signature authorizations of their clients? It depends on where they and their clients reside.

The Internal Revenue Service is encouraging taxpayers to file their taxes electronically during the three-month extension period for this year’s tax season.

Tax forms and payments won’t be due to the Internal Revenue Service until July 15 this year, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said in a tweet, as the government looks for ways to respond to the coronavirus.

The states with the most tax-filing procrastinators are California and Nevada, while Las Vegas and Denver were the top cities for those who wait until the last minute, according to a new survey.

The Internal Revenue Service announced that it is going to let charities and nonprofits electronically apply for tax-exempt status with a newly revised Form 1023, starting later this month.

The Internal Revenue Service has signed a new agreement with Free File, Inc., formerly known as the Free File Alliance, after controversy erupted during tax season this year over the difficulty of finding free versions of consumer tax filing software like TurboTax.

The service intends to make the criminal background checks and tax compliance checks it performs more consistent, with more up-to-date fingerprint information from the FBI.

Accounting firm owners and partners who did not get their own tax returns in on time face losing their licenses, being expelled from their professional societies, losing their livelihoods and possibly being imprisoned.

The Statistics of Income Division’s latest report looks ahead to a new filing landscape.

The new members will serve three-year terms.

Ten issues taxpayers and their advisors should be paying attention to right now.

The Modernized e-File system will be unavailable for two short periods in July and August.

The practice management software maker announced general availability Tuesday of Tax Prep, its professional tax preparation software.

Three distinct periods of e-filing during tax season can help accountants leverage audience insights to inform advertising strategies.

Some IRS systems will be unavailable from midnight on May 24 through 7 a.m. on May 28.

The service offered instructions on how to claim an extension, among other things.

Now that the dust has settled, IRS statistics give a glimpse into the issues surrounding busy season

Wolters Kluwer is working with state agencies to obtain similar relief.

The advisory committee covers issues in electronic tax administration, including prevent ID theft.

Some 50 million taxpayers have not yet filed their tax returns.