Tax season

Teach preparers how to prepare error-free returns that will elevate their overall quality and that of the entire practice.

When it comes to getting up to speed for filing season, everyone has a different hurdle.

From blogging and social media to email marketing and prize drawings, preparers share how they lure in new clients.

When your client employs someone to work in their home like a nanny, housekeeper or senior caregiver, they may owe household employment taxes or “nanny taxes.” A lack of preparation, knowledge and/or communication can cause unneeded stress during busy season.

Payroll rigmaroles; bloggers’ taxes; the most out of seasonal staff; and other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers.

My tax season checklists have been updated and are ready for you in a Word file so you can use them as you want.

The Internal Revenue Service began accepting tax returns on Monday for tax season, while the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration highlighted the results of last year’s tax season.

Taxpayers are feeling good about their tax-filing abilities, according to a new survey, with 89 percent indicating they feel confident they have their withholding set up correctly and 95 percent saying they're confident that they're taking all the deductions they can.

Popular forms’ deadlines; sharper eye on S corps; when restitution has mattered; and other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers.

American Citizens Abroad, a group that promotes the interests of U.S.-born expatriates, has updated and relaunched its online Expat Tax Services Directory of firms providing tax services, tax preparation, accounting services, financial advisory and legal services.

The Internal Revenue Service did a good job last tax season dealing with the many changes in the tax law, despite the 35-day government shutdown, but it still needs to improve its dealings with taxpayers who have limited proficiency with the English language, according to a new report.

Barry Pennett has been named to the new role of vice president and general manager of Intuit’s ProConnect Group, just in time for tax season.

Filing taxes last year was a nightmare for taxpayers, their accountants and the Internal Revenue Service. This year might not be much better.

Tracking refunds; an extra deadline; the Advocate’s report; and other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers.

Far fewer are concerned about the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, unlike last year.

Changes should make it easier for taxpayers to find the free versions of tax prep software from vendors who have been accused of misleading consumers into paying for the products.

The IRS’s new anti-fraud filters are unnecessarily flagging millions of tax returns and delaying legitimate tax refunds for weeks or months.

Sometimes it can feel like now, it’s up to the client to do their part so you can do your job. In many ways, you’re right.

Get working on it now, before the filing season rush begins.

Top posts of last year; decades of breaks; parenting credits; and other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers.