A tax practitioner, frustrated by a six-week wait for a Taxpayer Advocate Service (TAS) response about a tax refund, complained to a federal watchdog. That complaint, related to a client facing ...

The extension applies to all SAIPA-registered tax practitioners nationally.

Although the IRS says it has made great strides in customer service to taxpayers over the past year, “We have a lot more work to do,” Commissioner Danny Werfel said Thursday. That work includes ...

Fraudsters were able to access the information using the Practitioner Priority Service (PPS), a hotline set up for tax professionals. The nation's top tax watchdog, the Treasury Inspector General for ...

Technological competency and outdated provisions are two areas refreshed by proposed regulations from the Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service for certain tax pros who practice before ...

Tom O’Saben has seen plenty of angst from clients in his more than 30 years as a tax practitioner. “They’re holding their breath as to the outcome," O'Saben, the director of tax content and government ...

Ignorance is bliss! This common phrase has a practical application in many areas of life. However, when the IRS is considering a tax professional's conduct, ignorance is not bliss. In fact, "Ignorance ...

Opinion: Taxpayers should enhance international tax and transfer pricing planning to include scenario analyses ...