Taxes January 26, 2026
Welcome to Tax Season 2026
The IRS today opened the 2026 tax filing season and began accepting and processing federal individual income tax returns for tax year 2025.
November 5, 2014
3 Serious Mistakes to Avoid When Offering Tax Advice to Clients
When advising clients about important financial decisions, tax advisors have a tremendous responsibility to think about all aspects of transaction in the context of a client’s specific situation.
November 5, 2014
IRS Poorly Managing Mobile Devices, Says Report
The agency's system of records designed to document wireless device inventory was not consistently updated as changes occurred, which resulted in almost 57 percent of inventory records being inaccurate.
November 5, 2014
The Best and Worst States for Taxes in 2015
The Multistate Tax Foundation (MTF) recently issued its 2015 State Business Tax Climate Index report, a benchmarking report that enables state governments and others to compare their tax systems with other states. Ideally, those states that rank ...
November 5, 2014
2014 Review of Thomson Reuters Source Document Processing
The Source Document Processing (SDP) application takes a different approach to tax document automation in that it is a proprietary solution designed to work exclusively with the FileCabinet CS and the UltraTax CS applications. It is also unique in that it
November 5, 2014
2014 Review of SurePrep 1040SCAN
The value of 1040SCAN increases with the size of your organization and the complexity of your returns. The modular approach to their products facilitates using this in small practices as well. If you are serious about automating your tax preparation ...
November 5, 2014
2014 Review of CCH ProSystem fx Scan
ProSystem fx Scan works best when it is used in conjunction with ProSystem fx Tax and the other paperless applications from Wolters Kluwer CCH. However, ProSystem fx Scan can be used on a stand-alone basis, so it has appeal for virtually any tax practice.
November 5, 2014
2014 Reviews of Tax Document Automation Systems
Life can be funny. There are times when no matter how much we are told something is bad for us, we often ignore the message and continue down our current path. Whether it is smoking cigarettes, excessive drinking, texting while driving, you name it...
November 5, 2014
Checking Off Your Client’s Year-End Payroll To-Do List
Year-end planning and preparation for your clients is crucial. With holidays and deadlines fast approaching, payroll practitioners want to work with their clients to ensure they meet all year-end deadline
November 4, 2014
Higher Education Tax Breaks Aren’t as Easy As 1-2-3
Prior to 2014, parents could generally claim one of three sizeable tax breaks for higher education expenses on their personal tax returns: the tuition deduction, the American Opportunity Tax Credit (formerly the Hope scholarship credit) or the Lifetime Le
November 4, 2014
Income Tax Credit Helps Low Income Workers Save for Retirement
Low- and moderate-income workers can take steps now to save for retirement and earn a special tax credit in 2014 and years ahead, according to the Internal Revenue Service.
November 3, 2014
Accounting Firm Raises $70K for Breast Cancer Group
CohnReznick was the top team contributor and the sixth national Making Strides contributor, raising over $70,000.
November 3, 2014
Report Looks at Tax and Financial Planning for Baby Boomers
A new report focuses on three key tax and financial planning opportunities tax practitioners can provide for their baby boomer clients who are approaching retirement and planning for their children’s and grandchildren’s college costs.