The pool of tax preparation services just got a little smaller: a federal court judge has ordered Instant Tax Service (“ITS”), the fourth-largest tax preparation business in the United States, to stop all operations permanently for “extensive and egregious, indeed appalling” harm to taxpayers.
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Minnesota Tax Authorities Warn Taxpayers To Stop Using Intuit Products
Every year, we expect to see a few glitches in tax filings, including software bugs and processing issues. Generally, those are resolved pretty quickly and
Read MoreTax Preparers Speak Out Against New Regs, File Suit Against IRS
“Because I said so.” As a parent, I’ve grown to love the power of those words. But as a professional? Not so much. At work,
Read MoreAsk The Taxgirl: Comparing Tax Preparer Costs
Taxpayer asks: Before I got married, I used TurboTax to do my taxes. Now, my wife wants me to go somewhere to get our taxes
Read MoreBe Careful Of CPA License Termination Email Scam
Spam is infuriating. Porn and solicitations are bad enough but it’s even more infuriating when it targets good people and their livelihoods. The newest spam
Read MoreFree Tax Help Is Available
You can probably guess that I tend to recommend finding a competent, reliable tax professional to help you out come tax time. I’m not too
Read MoreTax Trivia Giveaways For Tax Season 2012
Yep, it’s that time of year: free tax software! I have 20 access codes for free CompleteTax online tax prep software to give away to
Read MoreTax Horror Stories Giveaway
Everyone has a story about a tax return gone bad. And this is your chance to turn your bad tax move into a good one…
Read MoreMy Best Tax Advice Ever, Part III: Make Friends With A Tax Pro
So I’m going to let you in on a little secret: I don’t prepare my own tax returns. Completely true. It is how I stay
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My Best Tax Advice Ever, Part II: Get Some Help
Last week, I advised that my best tax advice ever was to open the mail from the IRS. I find that to be, for many
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