Tax season

Workload compression is a ubiquitous drain on our energies. It appears that staff tax season hours still increase every year.

Changes for the year; partnerships’ reporting; building your brand; and other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers.

Stephen Mankowski of NCCPAP shares the service’s latest initiatives to prepare for 2021.

The coronavirus slowdown has hit the IRS and tax professionals,

The leaders of Congress’s main tax-writing committee are wondering if the Internal Revenue Service will be ready to handle next tax season as it’s still processing millions of pieces of correspondence that went unopened for months during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The tax prep chain will be participating in two National Hiring Weeks, starting Oct. 26 and Nov. 16.

Practitioners share their concerns and hopes in the run-up to the final filing deadline.

We started 2020 with hopes of a solid season after a rebuilding year following the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. Instead, this season threw us more curveballs, changeups, game delays, and empty seats than any season in history.

It's been a most unusual year for tax pros, and National Conference of CPA Practitioners president Neil Fishman dives into the major issues — and what's to come.

The coronavirus delay to July 15 helped the tax preparation chain launch its FY 2021.

Practitioners share which part of the service’s pandemic-driven drop in service was most inconvenient to them.

The Internal Revenue Service has released a draft version of the Form 1040 for tax year 2020 with several significant changes probably in store for next tax season.

It was the best of times for some tax pros — and the worst for others.

Down on Main Street; the non-filer initiative; refund interest; and other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers.

It’s time to start building the profession’s year around different time scales.

Tax pros share lessons from this July 15 — and for next year.

Here are some lessons learned from the 2018 tax year compliance season.

Trusts and taxes; recovering revenues; advising clients who needed more than three extra months; and other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers.

IRS Commissioner Chuck Rettig expressed his appreciation to tax professionals Tuesday for their cooperation during the extended tax season that was prolonged by the novel coronavirus pandemic and pledged to deliver any future stimulus payments approved by Congress.

New York State’s Department of Financial Services issued a report saying five tax prep software companies have been making it difficult for taxpayers to access the free versions of their tax preparation software, even though they belong to the Free File Alliance.