Tax prep software

TaxDome brings practice management, e-signature, secure file storage and more to TaxAct's tax prep software.

Major providers will offer an option for MFA, and the IRS strongly encourages users to take advantage of this added security measure.

Intuit Inc., the software company behind TurboTax and QuickBooks, won antitrust approval for its $7.1 billion takeover of personal finance website Credit Karma Inc.

Corvee, which recently rebranded from AccountingTax.com, has released a new tax planning software billed as able to help accountants plan proactively and strategically for their clients.

Internal Revenue Service commissioner Chuck Rettig heard complaints from lawmakers about their constituents missing stimulus payments.

The recent announcement of potential financial transaction taxes in New York and New Jersey alongside new regulations represent a growing operational challenge.

The Internal Revenue Service is giving taxpayers and practitioners some extra time if they tried to file their returns on Sept. 15 through CCH Axcess, but were unable to do so because of a system outage.

The Internal Revenue Service is starting with the customer support area of its Exempt Organizations unit.

The Internal Revenue Service is temporarily allowing the use of digital e-signatures on some forms that can’t be filed electronically.

The service is now letting taxpayers submit Form 1040-X electronically when they want to file an amended tax return through commercial tax software.

Here are some lessons learned from the 2018 tax year compliance season.

New York State’s Department of Financial Services issued a report saying five tax prep software companies have been making it difficult for taxpayers to access the free versions of their tax preparation software, even though they belong to the Free File Alliance.

How hybrid tax technology helps companies address cloud migration scenarios.

The Internal Revenue Service is including a question at the top of Schedule 1 of the Form 1040 this year asking taxpayers whether they received, sold, sent, exchanged or acquired a financial interest in virtual currency in 2019, but most taxpayers won’t have any record from a Form 1099 about their cryptocurrency transactions.

The deadline for 1099-MISC filing for non-Box 7 amounts is March 31.

The latest: Bill.com offers 90 days free to new customers.

Several legal experts see parallels to a 2011 attempt by H&R Block Inc. to acquire another DIY tax software company that regulators blocked.

New practice management and crypto-tax tools for tax pros, along with extra tax season resources and much more.

The platform will be available for tax year 2020.

The software giant behind TurboTax is buying out a potential competitor in the tax prep market.