Tax preparation

Info direct from an IRS site; $15 million in phony refunds; school’s out; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

History of the poll tax; leaders and bosses; worthless securities; and other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers.

The penalty has been extended from the Earned Income Tax Credit to other types of refundable tax credits.

IRSAC will expand its functions, incorporate two other groups, and focus on the service's operating divisions.

Ex-IRS agent gets four years; Select sentence; ticket to jail; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

Election day tax choices; 199A decisions; data mining; and other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers.

The ramifications of tax reform could significantly impact the low end of the tax prep market.

The Internal Revenue Service needs to be more timely and transparent in resolving tax appeal cases, according to a report from the Government Accountability Office.

The agency’s information technology organization is under the gun.

Escorted to prison; going to Disneyland; FATCA conviction; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

Beyond the politics of reform; unanswered questions about Opportunity Zones; the value of meetings; and other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers.

Speedy time; embezzling from the dead; thousands in gold coins; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

Social Security bump; what accountants do; no IRS taxpayer rights training; and other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers.

Preparer for illegal aliens pleads; wheat tricks; Ace goes down; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

Firms’ winter policies; SALT county by county; new forms and a potentially delayed season; and other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers.

Surety you can’t be serious; Take Your Daughter to the Scam Day; God and tile work; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

Hail Nexus Monday; startups using tax losses; advantages in the season’s choices; and other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers.

Looking ahead to 2019, preparers share what they’re gearing up for.

Services, stock, shenanigans; fuel for fraud; Mo’ plea; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

Reform 2.0 versus reality; a child’s taxes; tailoring EITC education; and other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers.