Tax season

In the midst of busy season, Philadelphia-based tax accountants Drucker & Scaccetti are taking a moment to enjoy the lighter side of taxes -- by hosting a special exhibit of great cartoons about taxes.

The union representing Internal Revenue Service employees is warning that budget cuts will hamper IRS efforts to combat identity theft and assist taxpayers.

As the April 15 deadline for filing taxes approaches, a federal prosecutor and the head of the IRS Criminal Investigation’s Newark Field Office are reminding taxpayers to accurately and completely fill out their returns and make sure they file them on time, while pointing out that not all tax preparers are honest.

Those that know me, know that I do not like extensions. However, there are valid reasons for extensions, and here are 15 of them:

More than a third of U.S. adults expect to spend their tax refunds this year on meeting everyday expenses, according to a new survey by the American Institute of CPAs, as the expiration of the payroll tax cut takes a bite out of workers’ take-home pay.

As tax season enters its last two weeks, the IRS has offered a number of tips on how taxpayers can make sure that their charitable gifts also lower their tax liability.

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With the clock ticking down to April 15, Ernst & Young is offering taxpayers some last-minute tips if they haven’t yet filed their taxes.

The Internal Revenue Service is expanding a program nationwide to help law enforcement get access to tax return data.

The Internal Revenue Service has reduced the amount of time it is estimating it will take to process hundreds of thousands of delayed tax returns claiming refunds from education tax credits.

A federal appeals court has refused to lift an injunction by a lower court against the Internal Revenue Service’s tax preparer regulation regime.

While its figures for the overall season were flat, Intuit reported today that from January 30 through March 16, sales of TurboTax Online units increased 29 percent versus the comparable prior-year period, and that total TurboTax federal units were up 26 percent in the same span.

The Internal Revenue Service has stepped up its examinations in the past year of taxpayers with high adjusted gross incomes, according to newly released IRS figures.

The Internal Revenue Service is giving relief from late-payment tax penalties to individuals and businesses that request a tax-filing extension because they are attaching to their returns any of the forms that couldn’t be filed until after January.

The Minnesota Department of Revenue has reinstated Intuit’s consumer and professional tax products to its approved vendor list.

As the April 15 tax filing date draws closer, millions of taxpayers still find themselves somewhere between putting the final touches on their tax return and just starting the process.

New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman issued advice Tuesday to taxpayers on hiring tax preparers, saying it is needed to avoid “deceptive and fraudulent practices this tax season.”

Some small businesses have shown questionable judgment in claiming SpaghettiOs, dog clothes, plastic surgery and undergarments as tax deductions, according to a new survey of accountants.

The Internal Revenue Service is reminding tax professionals that they must implement safeguards to protect taxpayer data.

While the Internal Revenue Service has made progressing in addressing weaknesses in its information security controls and improving its internal control over financial reporting, the Government Accountability Office said in a new report that serious weaknesses remain that could affect the confidentiality, integrity and availability of financial and sensitive taxpayer data.