Tax season

Tax practitioners talk about the lessons clients are still learning about the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.

As if tax season isn’t already stressful enough, the coronavirus pandemic is making things that much harder.

Cyber-safety at home; next for PPP and other relief; IDs not confidential; and other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers.

The Internal Revenue Service is urging some benefits recipients to register their children and other dependents for the extra $500 per child stimulus payments by May 5 if they haven’t already filed a tax return for 2018 or 2019.

We just got through a most unusual “tax season,” with taxes pushed aside at the beginning of April to be consumed with the SBA and PPP.

Stimulus troubles; insuring biz operations; watch those dependents; and other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers.

Pandemic or not, taxpayers are making many of the same blunders, according to tax professionals.

The Internal Revenue Service announced new tool Get My Payment, enabling taxpayers to check on their Economic Impact Payment date and update direct deposit information.

IRS slowdown; relief checks and debt collectors; oil and gas reporting; and other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers.

The Internal Revenue Service is encouraging taxpayers to file their taxes electronically during the three-month extension period for this year’s tax season.

The guys in the brown uniforms became United Problem Solvers; why are you still pushing tax returns?

The novel coronavirus pandemic has forced the Internal Revenue Service to dramatically scale back operations late in tax-filing season, according to a new report.

The Internal Revenue Service introduced an online tool on its website to help people who don’t normally file their taxes receive their stimulus payments sooner in response to the novel coronavirus pandemic.

The Internal Revenue Service and the Treasury Department are extending a number of tax deadlines for individuals, trusts, estates, corporations and others due to the impact of the novel coronavirus.

The American Institute of CPAs has posted a set of frequently asked questions and answers aimed at helping CPAs and their clients with tax filing and tax relief in response to the novel coronavirus pandemic, while pointing out the various shortcomings in the federal government’s response.

The PPP; customer service now; answers and CARES; and other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers.

Keeping in touch with clients is very important, especially during this period of isolation. Here is a way to provide updates to clients regarding their tax returns and to keep in touch generally.

This is normally the time of year when the federal government is collecting taxes due, but the devastating coronavirus now has the U.S. trying to rapidly dole out hundreds of billions of dollars in aid and tax breaks to businesses large and small.

Accounting and tax professionals are especially in the throes of the evolving situation as federal and state governments discuss how they will provide relief to struggling families and American businesses.

During these unprecedented times, here are some tips for navigating your team through one of the most tumultuous tax seasons it has ever seen.