Tax franchises

E-services ‘upgrade;’ state sales taxes; potential Equifax filing fallout; and other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers.

Reform speeches; nurturing the best clients; using KPIs; write for Forbes; and other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers.

Liberty Tax said Wednesday its board terminated founder John Hewitt as the tax preparation chain’s CEO on Tuesday.

The tax prep chain grew its income by more than $12 million.

The ACA vs. indoor tanning; bitcoin on the radar; and other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers.

Happy Tax has acquired Opportunity Tax and Insurance, a franchise network of eight storefront tax preparation and insurance sales offices in North Carolina, Georgia and Florida, and announced a partnership Monday with Santa Barbara Tax Products Group, a subsidiary of Green Dot, to provide refund advances and refund transfers.

Jackson Hewitt Tax Service and its franchisees expect to hire more than 25,000 preparers and associates nationwide between now and the end of the year.

Uber and Target vet Jeffrey Jones will take the helm of the tax prep giant in October.

Repatriation wrinkles; PLR pricetags; state and local tax info; and other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers.

Starting a practice; recruiting only gets tougher; deducting vacation; and other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers.

The tax prep chain is looking to acquire mid-market tax firms.

Poker winnings and taxes; the costs of valuation mistakes; and other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers.

Phone-sex workers sue for wages; American sports and betting; 10 states without budgets; and other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers.

‘Nobody likes lawyers;’ attacks on the CBO; so you want to be a tax preparer?; and other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers.

Madoff victims still wait; suing the IRS anonymously; where tax dollars go; other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers.

Audit myths; credits and whistleblowers; details of reform; and other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers.

Reasons to focus on complicated returns; 529 Day; in memory and in thanks; other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers.

General counsel and chief admin officer Tom Gerke will take the reins in July.

Summer plans; evaluating clients; succession planning; e-wills; other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers.

Deduction alternatives; the death of Medicare tax; a phony Social Security number; other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers.