Tax franchises

The price of SALT; raining in New Jersey; using cause-related marketing; and other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers.

Reform and the classroom; RALs this season; love and brackets; and other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers.

Open for business; new challenges for small biz; football-related tax tips; and other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers.

Tax prep franchise Happy Tax has filed a lawsuit against H&R Block in a federal district court in New York, accusing the tax prep chain of false advertising.

Pluses of filing early; shutdown fallout; CAF problems; and other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers.

Some customers felt their refunds weren’t as much as the tax prep chain’s campaigns had suggested.

Phishing and the season’s latest scams; FBAR whistleblowing returns; best sales-tax questions; and other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers.

The year’s worst ideas; cyber-currency phrase book; the shutdown and taxes; and other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers.

S corp misconceptions; Spanish authorities go after pop singer; changes to withholding under FATCA; and other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers.

The no-interest loans can go as high as $3,000.

Reform and job creation; Ohio takes bitcoin; getting everyone to agree; and other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers.

The tax prep giant has also added a new security offering.

A 199A formula; changes in gifting; scams and scandals; and other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers.

History of the poll tax; leaders and bosses; worthless securities; and other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers.

Election day tax choices; 199A decisions; data mining; and other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers.

The ramifications of tax reform could significantly impact the low end of the tax prep market.

Social Security bump; what accountants do; no IRS taxpayer rights training; and other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers.

Firms’ winter policies; SALT county by county; new forms and a potentially delayed season; and other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers.

Recovering the EITC; unwrapping sales tax; gambling losses and other natural disasters; and other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers.

China and children; memories of McCain; building a practice’s brand; and other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers.