Tax prep software

H&R Block’s use of IBM’s Watson technology this past tax season is only one sign of the increasing involvement of artificial intelligence in tax preparation, with even Big Four firms like PricewaterhouseCoopers making major investments in AI for servicing their tax clients.

Intuit CEO Brad Smith is seeing some strong competition for TurboTax this year.

(Bloomberg) Tax preparation isn't rocket science -- or so contends Kenneth Lin, in his pitch to get taxpayers to use Credit Karma, his popular credit-monitoring site, to do taxes online for free.

The developers plan to partner with accounting firms and payroll service providers.

The company has raised $30M to date, and the funds will be used to further develop its tax filing software.

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

A new alert cautions practitioners about phishing emails purporting to come from tax app companies.

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