Tax season

It took Nina Olson three attempts to figure out her own withholding.

Michael Anderson and his wife, Kathy, spun his tax preparer’s electronic “prize wheel” and won a promise from the company to double their refund.

Stress and other disasters; federal deductions and income segregation; Olson’s retirement; and other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers.

The government shutdown and the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act will continue to cause friction throughout tax season.

Tax pros share the things they overlooked or wish they'd done differently this year.

When I started working, in 1963, the IRS had a policy where everyone preparing and signing tax returns had to be an enrolled agent.

The Minnesota Society of CPAs has a list of outrageous questions clients have asked their tax preparers this tax season.

The average tax refund increased 1.3 percent compared to last year, but the total value of those checks and the number of people receiving the payments continued to drop steadily in the first filing season under the new tax law.

Tax refunds in the U.S. jumped 17 percent week over week, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said.

Using LinkedIn right; this year’s sales-tax holidays; alternative methods of apportionment; and other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers.

The IRS is warning those who haven't made quarterly estimated payments to file and pay by the deadline.

The IRS's latest data shows filings are off to a slightly slower start than last year -- but not much slower.

PricewaterhouseCoopers is supporting calls from the Institute and lawmakers who are asking to lower the penalty threshold for taxpayers.

Consumers are confused this year about how the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act will affect them and are asking tax professionals for assistance with their taxes, according to a new survey.

Another possible sign of problems stemming from the new tax law may be showing up in the software developer's results.

A pair of leaders on the House Ways and Means Committee are asking whether the IRS did enough testing and why the results haven't been released to the public.

The price of SALT; raining in New Jersey; using cause-related marketing; and other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers.

Kids don’t say the darnedest things -- tax clients do.

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin faces an uphill battle convincing Americans that smaller tax refunds don’t mean they paid more taxes.

The Treasury Department is defending the declining numbers of tax refunds, saying taxpayers already saw the benefits of the new tax law in their paychecks.