Tax preparers

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.

Tax pros share their thoughts on what's driving the pipeline problem, and some short-term fixes.

Expiring provisions and a misunderstanding of how tax law is made top the list of client worries, practitioners say.

Tax professionals will need to take extra steps to get access to certain systems and information.

Turns out clients are as mistaken about tax preparers as they are about taxes.

From BOI reporting to tax legislation in limbo, even the most 'normal' filing season in a several years still has unresolved questions.

The tax prep giant settled a proposed class-action suit that claimed it schemed to prevent employees from moving between corporate and franchisers.