IRS launches ‘Tax Pro Account’ feature
Online submissions of POAs and client account authorizations are processed automatically.
Practice management & professional standards
2021 tax software survey: Shares of respondents and product and company information
Bonus: The percentages for all 13 products, including a breakdown of their usage among firms ranked by ranges of numbers of preparers, in the 2021 tax software survey.
2021 tax software survey
See how the brands compare in CPAs’ annual assessment of their tax preparation programs.
Energize your practice with a tax innovation challenge
The skills and ingenuity the accounting profession showed in reacting to the pandemic can be applied proactively with a new type of competition.
Time to opt in for an IP PIN?
Now that most taxpayers may obtain an identity protection personal identification number, should they?
Avoiding fallout from aggressive tax strategies
CPAs must understand the significant risk that emanates from “too good to be true” tax strategies even if they “just make introductions,” provide tax consulting services, or prepare returns that reflect these strategies.
How CPAs can help clients combining households during the pandemic
CPAs share their thoughts on how to help clients through changes in households.
Expert advice on defending tax and other claims
Learn what CPA firms can do (and should not do) to assist those defending tax professionals against professional liability claims.
Going virtual with client communications
Firms need to have technology in place to enable virtual interactions with clients.
2020 tax software survey
Alistair M. Nevius, J.D., editor-in-chief, tax -- AICPA Magazines & Newsletters, discusses results of the annual tax software survey.
2020 tax software survey
CPA tax preparers take stock of an indispensable tool of the trade.
2020 tax software survey: Shares of respondents and product and company information
Bonus: The percentages for all 13 products, including a breakdown of their usage among firms ranked by ranges of numbers of preparers, in the 2020 tax software survey.
Tools to help nonfilers receive economic impact payments
The IRS provided information and tools that tax practitioners can use to inform individuals who are eligible to receive economic impact payments but did not receive one automatically.
New conflict-of-interest guidelines for tax services
AICPA rules are expanded to cover situations that arise in all tax services, not just federal tax services.
Help your staff make it through busy season
Eustis Corrigan, CPA, senior managing director at CBIZ MHM in Memphis, Tenn., a veteran of more than 30 tax seasons, shares what his firm does to support staff during busy season.
Onslaught of the tax procrastinators
Consider these ways to protect billable time while cultivating new clients.
2020 tax filing season preview
CPA firms venture into the new decade of serving taxpayers.
Practitioners need a written information security plan
The IRS places fresh emphasis on tax preparers’ responsibilities under the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act safeguards rule.
Robotic process automation for tax
See what “bots” can do for tax practices and departments.
Updating the Statements on Standards for Tax Services
An AICPA task force is evaluating how these key guidelines for tax practices need to be updated to account for changes in technology and law.
