Tax season

The new IRS Tax Withholding Estimator accounts for changes to tax credits and deductions introduced by the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.

What are taxpayers currently asking their preparers?

The new Schedule 1-A and updated instructions enable taxpayers to claim the new tax breaks for tips, overtime, car loans and senior citizens for tax year 2025.

The tax-filing season for individuals just opened recently, but businesses already got a head start on various tax incentives in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.

The threat of a government shutdown receded Friday, but the IRS would nevertheless still operate during tax season, even at lower capacity, in the event of a shutdown.

Everyone knows tax pros don't make mistakes, but it can't hurt to doublecheck for these mistakes before filing.

The newest edition of the Internal Revenue Service's Dirty Dozen tax scams shows that fraudsters going at it as strong as ever.

A group of former commissioners at the Internal Revenue Service is sounding the alarm about the thousands of layoffs at the agency in the midst of tax season.

The threatened layoffs appeared to be underway Thursday, with estimates of between 6,000 and 7,000 employees being fired in the middle of tax-filing season.

The IRS kicked off tax season facing a hiring freeze imposed by President Trump in an executive order and uncertainty over $20 billion in budget cuts.

The Internal Revenue Service issued its annual inflation adjustments for tax year 2025, including changes in the standard deduction, marginal rates, tax credits and more.

After my last column about spreading out the tax season, several readers contacted me to share their experiences about making busy season more sane.

The Internal Revenue Service is looking at improvements in services and technology for both taxpayers and tax professionals.

Turns out clients are as mistaken about tax preparers as they are about taxes.

There are just three things clients want to know at tax time, and video summaries can provide the answers.

The annual rush to pay Uncle Sam means the Treasury doesn't need to issue as much short-term debt as in other months to fund the U.S. government.

With tax authorities scrutinizing partnerships, CPAs and tax pros need to think more strategically about filing for extensions.

WTF CPAs has used artificial intelligence to get a jump on busy season, just in time for April 1.

The reality is that traditional 'one and done' software training is insufficient.

What if you viewed busy season as an opportunity to make continuous improvement?