Tax refunds

Hung Ha, 41, was convicted of threatening a federal official after aggressively seeking a tax refund.

Jackson Hewitt Tax Service and its franchisees expect to hire more than 25,000 preparers and associates nationwide between now and the end of the year.

‘Refund locks’ would make taxpayer information useless to identity thieves.

General overpayments and underpayments remain at 4 percent.

Foot Locker Inc. suffered its worst stock decline in more than eight years after first-quarter results missed analysts’ estimates, an outcome the retailer blamed in part on slow income-tax refunds.

The tax prep chain saw 4 percent revenue growth, and a 6.6 percent jump in same-store sales.

Much like last year, tax season will end with an intense rush.

Health care changes and the possibility of tax reform dominate the conversation.

The Internal Revenue Service saw a sharp drop-off in tax returns in the first half of filing season, according to a new report.

A new report from the Government Accountability Office questions the usefulness of services such as identity monitoring, credit monitoring and identity theft insurance, particularly when it comes to safeguarding against tax refund fraud.

This year’s filings are still behind last year; more and more tax pros won’t be vacationing after April 18; and other statistics as of the middle of the this year's filing period.

One scheme asks preparers and taxpayers to redirect their tax refunds.

Applications will now be returned if the taxpayer hasn't filed all the required returns.

Preparers prepare for extra steps on returns with the EITC, CTC and AOTC.

More than halfway through the 2017 filing season, the IRS reported receiving 5.7 million fewer individual returns than at a comparable point last year.

More than halfway through the 2017 filing season, the IRS reported receiving 5.7 million fewer individual returns than at a comparable point last year.

The tax prep chain credits its marketing and fast refunds.

They also helped clients get $4.3 million in refunds.

The future of the estate tax; tax prep in the gig economy; and other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers.

From a trickle to a flood, returns have started to flow in after initial delays.