Tax preparers

The American Institute of CPAs is urging the IRS not to merge its Office of Professional Responsibility with its Return Preparer Office to avoid confusion.

The tax prep giant is looking to hire as many as 80,000 tax pro associates for 2026.

The IRS is lowering the fee for PTINs from $11 to $10.

The Internal Revenue Service's Criminal Investigation unit has been experiencing ups and downs in recent years due to budget boosts and cuts from Congress.

Practitioners are working to get clients in line so they can fulfill IRS requirements to prove their clients qualify for particular credits.

With the number of extensions, many practitioners are seeing tax season continue through the summer and fall.

Filing before the deadline is an attractive trait for a potential date, say young daters.

Are tax prep clients' weird questions actually weirder this year, or does it just seem that way?

Rep. Steve Cohen has reintroduced a bill that would give the IRS the authority to set and enforce standards for tax pros.

Hiring freezes at the IRS to a potential end to contingency fees have created a complicated start to the year for accountants and tax pros.

Neil Fishman of NCCPAP shares what they're paying attention to on the way to April 15 — and what they're keeping an eye on for the rest of the year, too.

The newly appointed council members will serve three-year terms.

The change would come as part of the first big amendments to Circular 230 since 2014.

The tax preparer known as 'the Magician' will pay $145 million in restitution.

If enacted, the regs would require practitioners to maintain a certain level of technological competence, among other things.

The Electronic Tax Administration Advisory Committee is a forum for issues in electronic tax administration, such as ID theft and refund fraud.

The IRS Advisory Council's annual report covered 37 different areas of concern and recommendations.

The tax prep giant is once again looking to bring on 18,000 seasonal workers.

The IRS is reminding tax pros to register for or renew their professional ID number by Dec. 31.

The run-up to Oct. 15 requires its own set of strategies and tactics.