Tax prep software

The practice management software maker announced general availability Tuesday of Tax Prep, its professional tax preparation software.

Three distinct periods of e-filing during tax season can help accountants leverage audience insights to inform advertising strategies.

CPA firms were more concerned about various impacts of workload compression than with updating their clients and staff about the latest tax law changes, according to a new survey.

The software giant digs its heels in against accusations of deliberately leading taxpayers away from its free filing options.

Intuit Inc., maker of TurboTax tax-preparation software, lured customers into using the service with the promise of free filing of U.S. returns only to charge them anyway, according to a lawsuit on behalf of disgruntled customers.

Big Four firm Deloitte has upgraded 990Capture, its online data collection tool with reporting capabilities for nonprofit and tax-exempt organizations.

The Internal Revenue Service needs to improve its oversight of third-party cybersecurity practices by tax preparers and tax software providers, according to a new government report.

Security experts say the company is responding prudently.

Wolters Kluwer Tax & Accounting announced today at 1:45 p.m. E.T., that CCH Axcess is back up following a malware attack that occurred on Monday.

The Internal Revenue Service is launching an investigation of the Free File program amid complaints that tax software companies are making it difficult for qualified taxpayers to access free tax prep software, as Los Angeles and New York State also take action.

Senator Elizabeth Warren and other lawmakers asked the Internal Revenue Service and the Federal Trade Commission to investigate whether tax preparation companies are hiding their free services by manipulating search engines.

The 2017 tax law had no discernible impact on consumer tax filing patterns or the market share of tax prep vendors, according to a new report from Moody’s Investors Service.

The tax and accounting software maker reported a 5 percent increase in TurboTax units sold this tax season compared to last year, thanks to a 7 percent increase in TurboTax Online sales.

Data from advertising company Exponential found that walk-in tax preparation is more popular with older generations, while young people are more likely to file their taxes online or with tax prep software.

Based on cryptocurrency tax guidelines specified by IRS, anyone making cryptocurrency profits has to pay taxes.

Gusto names CSO, Vertex integrates with Elastic Path, Panaya releases tool for Oracle E-Business Suite.

The fast-growing practice management and tax software company laid off over 40 percent of its staff over the weekend.

The software provider recently alerted Vermont that a cybercriminal had gained access to a state resident's account.

Another possible sign of problems stemming from the new tax law may be showing up in the software developer's results.

National Taxpayer Advocate Nina Olson released her annual report to Congress, focusing on the partial government shutdown and the IRS's aging computer systems.