Tax season

The Internal Revenue Service is warning tax professionals that starting October 1, it will no longer accept paper-based applications to become electronic filing providers.

With more than 127 million personal information records exposed in 2011, identity theft has led to a flood of fraudulent tax filings, and tens of thousands of honest taxpayers are now subjected to delays in their legitimate refund claims, according to the Internal Revenue Service.

Preparing accurate tax returns is still a challenge for all too many participants in the Internal Revenue Service’s Volunteer Program, according to a new government report.

The Internal Revenue Service does not yet have enough information to determine whether its self-assistance and virtual services are providing efficient and effective customer service to taxpayers.

If there’s a shortage of tax preparers for the 2014 season, it won’t be for lack of education providers.

The Internal Revenue Service is making progress toward its goal of processing tax returns on a daily basis, according to a new report.

The Internal Revenue Service is offering a sneak preview of its revamped Web site, which is slated to go live at the end of the month.

The tax preparation software industry experienced minimal overall growth over the past five years, averaging only 0.1 percent annually to reach an estimated $2.4 billion in 2012, according to new research.

A new Web site offers taxpayers free access to answers from local tax professionals who pay to be listed in its search engine.

The Internal Revenue Service said Tuesday that effective Oct. 1, 2012, applications to become an IRS e-file provider must be submitted online.

Odds have now turned against those hoping that the health care law passed in 2010 will "just go away."

The Internal Revenue Service is sending out warning letters to paid tax preparers who fail to submit Form 8867 checklists with tax returns that claim the Earned Income Tax Credit.

Thomson Reuters has released courses to help tax practitioners get ready for the Internal Revenue Service’s Registered Tax Return Preparer examination, meet annual continuing professional education requirements, and monitor their progress.

For accountants, “crunch time” comes around every year, from February to April and then again from June to September.

National Taxpayer Advocate Nina E. Olson has identified the priority issues the Taxpayer Advocate Service will focus on during the upcoming fiscal year.

While I’ve not yet been the victim of identity theft, the possibility—and the consequences—are beginning to loom.

The IRS Oversight Board said in its annual report to Congress that the Internal Revenue Service needs to reassess its goal of delivering tax refunds within 45 days given the prevalence of electronic filing.

Check out the digital edition of the June 2012 issue of Accounting Today.

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