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How to Survive the 2026 Tax Busy Season (Without Losing Your Mind)

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Already deep in tax busy season? This survival guide helps accountants reduce hesitation, improve workflow, and work smarter during busy season.
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Unreported Income, Unsubstantiated Deductions, Late Filing – Three Strikes and Taxpayer Loses (Paulette Thompson and Johnnie Thompson v. Comm., TCM 2024-14)

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The Thompsons earned income from farming operations raising and selling cattle, chickens, eggs, and turkeys.

IRS Explains the Employer-Provided Childcare Tax Credit on New IRS.gov Page (IR-2024-34)

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IRS has provided several plain language explanations on claiming the employer-provided childcare credit (§45F). An

Taxpayer Was Willful in Failure to File FBARs When He Ignored Red Flags (US v. David Vettel, Apr. 11, 2024. US District Court for the District of Columbia, No. 4:21-CV-03099)

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David Vettel opened a Swiss bank account and, from 2006 to 2011, failed to file

Cannabis Tax Legislation Went Up in Smoke, but the DEA Decides It’s High Time for a New Leaf on Pot Policy

8 min read

The DEA has begun the process to reclassify marijuana from a Schedule I drug (like

Energy Credit Legislation Is Proving More Expensive Than Planned

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The centerpiece of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA22) was a myriad of new

EITC Improper Payments Increased Almost 50% from 2020 to 2023

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The GAO estimates that 34% of Earned Income Tax Credit payments issued in FY 2023

Sam Bankman-Fried Sentenced to 25 Years

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Sam Bankman-Fried, the former wunderkind of the cryptocurrency world, was sentenced to 25 years in

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