Tax franchises

Return changes in FAFSA; Trump and the AMT; charitable donation overstatements; and other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers.

The 36 franchisees added in the last year have bought 125 territories from the tax prep chain.

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

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 tax prep chain credits its marketing and fast refunds.

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

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.

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

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

Preparers from the tax chain will use the cognitive computing solution to improve recommendations to clients.

A survey by tax prep chain Liberty Tax Service found that most taxpayers are waiting on paperwork, and aiming to file this month.

W-2 scams, e-mail scams, phone scams, and other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers this week.

Every year, TurboTax battles H&R Block for dominance in tax preparation, while smaller players fight over the rest of the market.

Alan Ferber is joining the tax preparation chain from home security company ADT.

The implications of delaying ACA repeal, getting media exposure during filing season, and other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers.

The tax prep giant has upgraded its online presence with a range of new tools.

The tax prep giant is aiming to help freelancers, rideshare drivers and other self-employed workers file their taxes.

The consequences of not signing a return, price spikes at the pump, Congress gets off to a strong start, and other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers.

The tax prep giant is giving no-interest loans of up to $1,250 to current and new clients.