Practice Management

The IRS has released another in its series of reminders to ensure “smooth processing” of 2016 returns and avoiding delay in refunds.

Some Internal Revenue Service employees didn’t do enough to protect sensitive taxpayer information when they were sending emails, according to a new report.

With Thanksgiving approaching, we’re reminded of the goodness of giving to help the less fortunate by food banks, clothes for the needy, and many other worthy charitable organizations.

The Internal Revenue Service has launched the second year of its public awareness campaign aimed at improving taxpayer security in partnership with tax software companies, tax preparation chains and state tax authorities.

The Internal Revenue Service’s Office of Professional Responsibility has created a new online lookup table that allows the public to find out more easily if they have hired a rogue tax practitioner.

Outside the world of accounting, cost segregation is not a terribly well-known concept.

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

Venturing into the unknown is intimidating at first if you’re just getting started with value-based pricing in your accounting practice, but it gets easier over time.

The IRS has released a number of draft tax forms and instructions for the 2016 tax year on its website, including Form 1040 and its related schedules.

When I started writing these columns three years ago, I felt I could do about 25 or 30 short articles with autobiographical reminiscences colleagues might benefit from. I also wanted to give insights to students and people entering the profession about what accountants in public practice do and how they interact with clients. This column completes three full years: 156 weekly columns. And the ideas keep flowing, so I really feel good about what I am doing, and I hope they help you.