Tax season

Many firms fire staff after tax season. The reason being that they feel they needed to get through tax season and those who are not good are let go as soon as practical. I did it differently.

The IRS has advice for tax clients who missed the April 18 deadline.

Top firms carefully analyze their profitability. productivity, client satisfaction and more.

Avoiding double taxation; memorable marketing; the United mess; different kinds of returns; and other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers.

Victims of natural disasters, military personnel and others may not have to file by April 18,

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

The annual life cycle for accountants traditionally ends and begins with April 15 (or whatever the actual due date is). The early months of the year are involved or consumed with tax season. After tax season ends, normality begins.

A recent report from Adobe offers a host of insights into how consumers look at tax filing,

The IRS is reminding taxpayers and tax pros that income tax returns aren't the only things that need to be in by next Tuesday.

As taxpayers and tax professionals race to finish up their tax returns by April 18, or opt to file for an extension, there are still a few last-minute things they can do, along with plenty to think about for next year.

Intuit CEO Brad Smith is seeing some strong competition for TurboTax this year.

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

Cybersecurity must remain a central concern as filing is increasingly digitized.

Technology may play a central role in helping the tax man get his due from cannabis companies.

Tax Day giveaways; a big scammer busted; Sec. 475(f) elections; Generation C; and other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers.

Compared with the rest of the world, we don't pay that much, according to the OECD.

Not that there's a lot of down-time, mind you ...

The traditional family is no longer so traditional. Increasingly children are living in blended families, bringing complex tax issues to their parents’ accountants.

The home stretch of tax season will see fraudsters’ biggest push – but cybersecurity expert Kevin O’Brien says that taxpayers and tax professionals accountants will still need to protect themselves after that.

I never liked counting down months, weeks or days. To me, it makes the time seem to go by too quickly and decreases my appreciation of today.