Tax franchises

Highlights of some of our favorite tax-related blogs from the past week.

A new tax prep franchiser called Happy Tax is hoping to make a dent in an already crowded industry with a new business model involving CPAs.

Highlights of some of our favorite tax-related blogs from the past week.

Highlights of some of our favorite tax-related blogs from the past week.

Internal Revenue Service Commissioner John Koskinen met with the heads of some of the major tax software companies, tax preparation chains, state tax commissioners and other officials in an effort to combat the growing problem identity theft and tax fraud.

Highlights of some of our favorite tax-related blogs from the past week.

Taxpayers are willing to go through more steps when preparing their tax returns, such as confirming their identifications and proving additional documentation, if it can help combat tax fraud and identity theft, according to a new survey.

Nearly half of all American adults believe that the deadline to register for 2015 health care coverage under the Affordable Care Act has expired, a new survey has found.

The owner of several Liberty Tax Service franchises has been arrested after he was caught by police in the act of trying to drown his baby in a sink after brutally assaulting his wife.

Highlights of some of our favorite tax-related blogs from the past week.

H&R Block reported that six weeks into tax season, a 52 percent majority of taxpayers who enrolled in health insurance coverage through a state or federal marketplace have needed to pay back a portion of the Advance Premium Tax Credit, and the average amount they paid back is $530, decreasing their tax refund on average by 17 percent.

H&R Block is warning that taxpayers in 12 states will be unable to use certain federal tax breaks on their state tax returns because of Congress’s late passage of tax extenders legislation, leading to lower state tax refunds.

Highlights of some of our favorite tax-related blogs from the past week.

Highlights of some of our favorite tax-related blogs from the past week.

The U.S. Treasury Department and the Department of Education are working with H&R Block and Intuit this tax season to raise awareness of the income-based repayment options for federal student loan borrowers.

Highlights of some of our favorite tax-related blogs from the past week.

Highlights of some of our favorite tax-related blogs from the past week.

John Hewitt, the president, CEO and chairman of Liberty Tax Service, is anticipating increased business for preparers this tax season thanks to the Affordable Care Act and the boost in employment from the increasingly robust jobs market.

Highlights of some of our favorite tax-related blogs from the past week.

Highlights of some of our favorite tax-related blogs from the past week.