Tax season

The Internal Revenue Service cautioned practitioners to be on the alert for the re-emergence of a cybercriminal scam that is helping fuel a dramatic uptick in reports of stolen information from firms.

More rush regulation; figuring reasonable compensation; software versus you; and other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers.

Many preparers report a flood of early clients with questions about tax reform.

The following is some of the advice I give when I train or mentor a new tax specialist:

As an accounting professional in the midst of tax season, you probably feel locked into never-ending workdays with the constant pressure of meeting deadlines.

The Internal Revenue Service said Friday it’s ready to process tax year 2017 returns claiming four additional tax benefits recently renewed retroactively into law, including tax breaks related to energy conservation and production.

The blockchain gang; buying vs. leasing biz cars; real estate defined for Sec. 199A; and other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers.

Fewer than four out of 10 taxpayers are happy with President Trump’s recent tax reform law, according to a new survey.

At some point in my practice I had to ask a staff person if he would want to specialize in taxes. The first time occurred over 35 years ago when my main tax reviewer left for a position with another firm where he would be “more important than just a tax reviewer.”

How do you measure the success of your tax season?

Implications of Kill Quill; Oscar, Oscar, Oscar; Sec. 199A questions; and other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers.

The TCJA has preparers focusing on both 2017 and 2018

Despite legislation in 2015 giving the tax agency more time to double-check returns claiming the EITC and the ACTC, the process often doesn't work.

He who must be named; what’s changing and what isn’t; spins of the Coin; and other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers.

The Internal Revenue Service is beginning to release tax refunds for taxpayers who claim the Earned Income Tax Credit or the Additional Child Tax Credit after subjecting their tax returns to some extra scrutiny.

Every client, from the largest to smallest, pays part of your salary, so every client should be treated with respect, care and importance.

The IRS is reminding farming and fishing taxpayers of a helpful rule.

The software maker's results contrast with preliminary data from the Internal Revenue Service.

Consumers say they would give up the internet and social media if they could avoid Uncle Sam.

The Internal Revenue Service is getting blitzed with phone calls from taxpayers to the help desk it has set up for tax professionals, and it’s asking tax pros to stop referring their clients there.