Tax season

Last week I conducted a breakfast meeting of the Withum Partners’ Network and I was asked a question that was not answered, so I’ll answer it in this column.

Time to exhale, sit back and think ahead to what you want 2018 to look like at your accounting firm.

Unchanged step-up; arguing PAL; this side of Paradise; and other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers.

The Internal Revenue Service is warning taxpayers not to believe reports circulating on the internet about a start date for the 2018 tax filing season, insisting it has not yet chosen a start date, and is waiting to see what Congress does with tax legislation.

Holiday lessons; getting and keeping female staff; how hackers come after firms; and other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers.

The Internal Revenue Service has posted a number of draft tax forms and instructions for tax year 2017, including Form 1040 and its related schedules, on its website.

Potential for season’s delay; murder and taxes; home is where the fraud is; and other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers.

The first of two articles on the draft tax forms and instructions for the 2017 tax year released by the IRS.

A stack of wants; the IRS and Equifax; limits to the Form 2848; and other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers.

Many accountants have just completed their “second” tax season finalizing the extended returns, and life must go on.

The IRS and Equifax; pass-through problems; and other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers.

Practitioners discuss how to hold onto an acquired book of business.

The Halloween tax; death during dishonor; define ‘gambler;’ and other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers.

Your firm’s tomorrow; quantifying clients; and other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers.

E-services ‘upgrade;’ state sales taxes; potential Equifax filing fallout; and other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers.

Uber problems; stay interviews; grandpa as dependent; in memoriam; and other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers.

Reform speeches; nurturing the best clients; using KPIs; write for Forbes; and other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers.

The ACA vs. indoor tanning; bitcoin on the radar; and other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers.

Jackson Hewitt Tax Service and its franchisees expect to hire more than 25,000 preparers and associates nationwide between now and the end of the year.

Back to school; a possible bitcoin bubble; good uses for reverse audits; and other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers.