Tax season

As an accountant, you know there’s no way around it: Stress levels ratchet up during tax season for you and your clients.

Much of this filing season is being given over to planning for the next one.

The changes from the December's reform act make it important for taxpayer's to review their W-4s.

An IRS survey looks at why they pay, who they trust, and more.

Simplicity of tax penalties; refund request after five years; amnesty national; and other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers.

Tax professionals are doing their best to warn the public, but it’s a never-ending task.

A selection of jokes, quips, anecdotes and more to help brighten filing 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.