Tax preparers

The worst five states for tax preparer scams averaged more than 32 million reported scams in 2023.

Whitman Transition Advisors made a strategic investment of an undisclosed amount in Tax Titans, a veteran-owned company that operates an online marketplace connecting small businesses and qualified tax professionals.

The association's biannual fee study also points to an industry shortage of professionals.

Practitioners' biggest worries for the rest of the year are tried and true: Talent and technology.

Tax pros have very mixed feelings about the potential impact of artificial intelligence.

Tax practitioners share their biggest problems on the road to April 18.

Tax pros share how they fight back against scope creep.

'So far, so good,' say many practitioners about this year's tax season — but they're not letting their guard down.

The service is largely blaming third-party promoters, but it's putting some of the burden of fixing the problem on tax preparers.

Shady operators and questionable calculators make the Employee Retention Credit a risky area for practitioners.

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.