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If you’re like most taxpayers, you may not need either a tax preparer or a certified public accountant (CPA). There are exceptions, though. Maybe you’re self-employed, own a small business or have ...

The IRS announced that some taxpayers can use a new IRS "direct file" system to file their taxes. As a CPA who has helped hundreds of clients over 15 years, I want to warn taxpayers and policymakers: ...

The chief lobbying group for the accounting industry says an Internal Revenue Service proposal to fingerprint all tax preparers is an unnecessary and costly intrusion for CPA firms. But until it ...

The software that CPA tax preparers use to prepare clients’ income tax returns is one of their most important professional tools. These products vary not only in such basic features as how tax return ...

The IRS issued guidance on new regulations governing tax return preparers (Notice 2011-6), and provided an exception to its return preparer regulation plan for nonsigning preparers supervised by a CPA ...

With three out of four CPAs approaching retirement and accounting program enrollment declining nationwide, the traditional ...

The reasons vary from happenstance to heredity, but tax preparers report standing by the reasons they choose this profession — even in the wake of a brutal tax season. Enrolled Agent Twila Midwood of ...

CPA and tax preparer Jeffrey B. Travis has pleaded guilty to bank fraud involving a scheme to defraud US Bankcorp and five of his clients of more than $1.8 million. Travis, who does business as Gross ...