Tax preparers

Practitioners share what they tell clients who insist on preparing their own tax returns.

The average refund is smaller, but the IRS has been keeping up on processing returns so far.

Practitioners are hoping for a more normal filing season.

The new Rocket Tax offering pairs taxpayers with CPAs or EAs to prepare their returns.

The service hopes to use voice recognition to curb the use of robocalling services as a way to cut to the front of the line on phone calls to the Practitioner Priority Service.

As the fall tax deadlines approach, practitioners share their concerns — and how they handle late clients.

Declining GDP, inflation surges and labor shortages and supply chain disruptions had deepened economic worries.

While it still wasn’t good, a study by the NATP found that some tax preparers’ worst fears didn’t materialize.

'There have been some tax seasons when I questioned my intelligence for choosing this profession, but this one didn’t give me that feeling,' said one preparer.

The event, to be held at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, will feature 50 courses for tax professionals.