Tax

Our weekly roundup of tax-related investment strategies and news your clients may be thinking about.

Tax season may not be the easiest time for preparers to develop new business, but it may be the best time, according to Chuck McCabe, president of Peoples Income Tax.

Millennials are more fearful of filing taxes than most Americans, according to a new survey.

The Internal Revenue Service is being urged to fix a security vulnerability that makes it all too easy to get an Electronic Filing PIN used by tax preparers.

The Internal Revenue Service warned Thursday it has seen a fourfold surge this tax season in email phishing and malware incidents, targeting consumers and the tax industry.

A federal court in Chicago has ordered Servicios Latinos Inc. to close its nationwide tax preparation business.

The IRS urged tax professionals in an email Wednesday to verify their Electronic Filing Identification Number activity to safeguard against tax fraud.

The Internal Revenue Service has begun conducting on-site inspections of tax preparers who continue to have problems with verifying their clients’ eligibility for claiming the Earned Income Tax Credit, and warned that the penalty has increased.

While some farms may raise cattle, poultry or fish and others grow fruits or vegetables, all will report their farm income on Schedule F, Profit or Loss from Farming. If your clients own a farm or ranch, here are 10 tax tips from the IRS.

The number of changes in sales and use taxes declined in the fourth quarter of last year, according to a new report.