Tax tools

The company offers a guarantee that the filings will be made on time — or it’s free.

Phone-sex workers sue for wages; American sports and betting; 10 states without budgets; and other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers.

Accountants with clients in India are facing a new goods and services tax regime that launched in July.

Not all tax pros are rejoicing about the court ruling striking down fees for the ID number.

‘Nobody likes lawyers;’ attacks on the CBO; so you want to be a tax preparer?; and other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers.

The tax compliance software company now offers over 550 pre-built software partnerships.

The IRS is warning a new set of Individual Taxpayer ID Number holders to renew.

The solution provides guidance on tax inquiries input by practitioners who need more information on localized laws.

The Internal Revenue Service reopened its Preparer Tax Identification Number system Wednesday after closing it earlier this month because it lost a lawsuit over registration and renewal fees. 

Madoff victims still wait; suing the IRS anonymously; where tax dollars go; other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers.

Asian-Americans and the EITC; trusting the IRS; and other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers.

The Internal Revenue Service has supplemented its online tax account tool with some new self-service features for taxpayers and their preparers.

Audit myths; credits and whistleblowers; details of reform; and other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers.

The Internal Revenue Service has updated its online registration system for the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act to allow foreign financial institutions to renew their agreement with the IRS.

Reasons to focus on complicated returns; 529 Day; in memory and in thanks; other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers.

The Big Four firm will offer tax analysis, research and newsletters through the Wolters Kluwer product.

The IRS will conduct its annual Memorial Day systems maintenance beginning Friday, May 26, at 6 p.m. EDT and ending on Tuesday, May 30, at 5 a.m. EDT.

Attorneys and leeches; poker, pro sports and debt; effects of IRS tardiness; and other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers.

Summer plans; evaluating clients; succession planning; e-wills; other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers.

H&R Block’s use of IBM’s Watson technology this past tax season is only one sign of the increasing involvement of artificial intelligence in tax preparation, with even Big Four firms like PricewaterhouseCoopers making major investments in AI for servicing their tax clients.