Tax season

Right or wrong, the drop in expected refunds is creating fear and anger in accountants’ waiting rooms.

Tax pros have some requests -- and some strong words -- for legislators.

For the week ending Feb. 1, 2019, the service received 16,035,000 returns, compared to 18,302,000 returns last year, a 12.4 percent decrease.

Use tax season to identify those who need your help after April 15.

People who ended up with unexpectedly large tax bills after the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act have been tweeting their displeasure at President Trump.

Philly and Wayfair; better ways to tax the rich; how long to keep records; and other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers.

You may already be doing some of these, but take the time to step back and evaluate your entire process.

This simple checklist will reward you throughout the year.

Two major factors are shaping the filing season that just started.

NCCPAP's Neil Fishman talks about the issues facing small firms and sole practitioners.

The Internal Revenue Service reportedly had to cope with 5 million pieces of unopened mail when its employees returned to work after the 35-day government shutdown, and the agency posted advice on its website on how it was working to resume normal operations.

Clients' returns raise crucial planning questions.

Getting the word out (and the clients in) during filing season remains the holy grail for preparers.

During this stressful, deadline-driven season it’s especially important to remember to focus on client service.

Senators Chuck Grassley and Ron Wyden asked to keep the program going for tax practitioners in the wake of the government shutdown.

Open for business; new challenges for small biz; football-related tax tips; and other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers.

The 35-day partial government shutdown had a negative impact on the outlook for small business owners, although there was a slight uptick in hiring and wages last month, according to payroll giant Paychex.

Busy season has barely begun and you can expect it to be one of the most frenetic and stressful tax seasons ever. Take control of it with some handy apps.

Expats will have to wait to submit their returns and receive refunds.

The provider of cloud-based practice management software for tax pros and accountants will be launching tax prep software for next tax season.