Tax preparation

Frictionless tax compliance; ATGs; giving up bonus depreciation and other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers.

Some clients see preparers as overpriced or even a scam.

The IRS is seeking members from across the country for an important advisory committee.

Accountants can help clients achieve their philanthropic goals while preparing their taxes.

Tax pros share the issues they’re most concerned about for this year’s returns.

H&R Block Inc. reported that its revenues declined $22.7 million in the third fiscal quarter of 2017 due to the delayed tax season.

The IRS is seeking nominees for its Electronic Tax Administration Advisory Committee.

The tax prep chain credits its marketing and fast refunds.

Tax attorneys who didn’t file, 19 suspended preparers in Maryland, and other highlights of recent tax fraud cases.

The future of the estate tax; tax prep in the gig economy; and other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers.

A California tax prep office is robbed, plus our weekly roundup of tax fraud cases.

Ranking state taxes; Schedule M-2 spreadsheets; corporate income tax with no physical presence; and other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers.

H&R Block is out to wrest back market share from its online tax-prep rivals with such aggressive measures as free services and interest-free advances on refunds—oh, and plunking a supercomputing Jeopardy star down on the desks of its 70,000 tax preparers.

Fraudster faces charges for soliciting taxpayer info for false returns, plus other highlights of other recent cases.

ACA penalties; helping with OICs; tax policy under an anti-policy president; and other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers.

Intuit’s exec Angela Camp and National Consumers League VP John Breyault appointed to the Electronic Tax Administration Advisory Committee.

The free course from the National Association of Tax Professionals was a joint venture with the IRS and the Federal Trade Commission.

Using your late mother’s Social Security number for fraud, and other highlights of our favorite recent tax fraud cases.

What a tax overhaul might look like; owing $.00 to the IRS; tax season security and other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers.

Tax pros are divided on whether donating their time to file returns for the needy is worth it.