Tax practice

The tax prep chain foresees fewer customers coming in to have their returns prepared as a result of the new tax law.

The tax prep chain is one company that's not happy with the Trump tax cuts.

Thomson Reuters has introduced the Checkpoint Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Toolkit to help accounting firms advise clients about the new tax law.

It can be easy to fall into a slump as your work days start to ease into a more manageable pace.

Take the time now to re-energize staff and rededicate yourself to the firm's mission.

Get off the hamster wheel and into the Learning Zone.

Do a structured debrief right now — while the wounds are still fresh — to ensure busy season goes better next year and beyond.

Hold a meeting with everyone in your firm and discuss what occurred.

Uncle Sam is getting less after the White House and Congress agreed to cut taxes — but not the guy with the green eye shade. At least not yet.

An EY tax partner says she was sexually harassed by colleagues, including one who groped her in front of other employees at the Walt Disney World Resort.

Tax season ends tomorrow, and hopefully you will take off April 18, so you’ll be ready to start the rest of the year on Thursday. How will you manage this?

Clients don’t care how much you know about accounting; they care how much you know about their situation.

If you thought trading Bitcoin was wild, try figuring out how to pay taxes on it.

I’ve always loved tax season. While some of the work can be grueling and even a relief when it ends, I always miss it afterwards.

What happens after busy season is pretty much under your control.

As an accountant, you know there’s no way around it: Stress levels ratchet up during tax season for you and your clients.

The following is some of the advice I give when I train or mentor a new tax specialist:

As an accounting professional in the midst of tax season, you probably feel locked into never-ending workdays with the constant pressure of meeting deadlines.

At some point in my practice I had to ask a staff person if he would want to specialize in taxes. The first time occurred over 35 years ago when my main tax reviewer left for a position with another firm where he would be “more important than just a tax reviewer.”

Diversity and inclusion efforts lag in some quarters, according to a new survey.