Learn what an accredited tax preparer is, including qualifications, services offered, and the benefits of hiring. Find out ...

Tax preparers do a big chunk of America’s tax returns — more than 80 million a year, according to the IRS — but if you’re nervous about handing confidential information to someone in a largely ...

If you want a smoother experience, be organized when you get your taxes prepared, and the whole process will be much more ...

Choosing a tax preparer can be as complicated as doing the return yourself. There are myriad options, and they are not created equal. That's because there is no federal law regulating paid tax ...

A pair of lawmakers introduced bipartisan legislation to regulate tax preparers in the latest effort to ferret out unqualified preparers. Rep. Jimmy Panetta, D-California, and Tom Rice, R-South ...

A decade ago, a Pew Research Center study found that 33% of Americans claimed that they did their own taxes while 56% said someone else prepared their returns. Over the years, as the IRS implemented ...

A Georgia man has pleaded guilty to wire fraud conspiracy related to a “ghost” tax preparation business. Brown trained his employees to prepare false income tax returns with bogus medical and dental ...

Stephanie Murrin underpaid her taxes from 1993 to 1999 because her tax preparer, Duane Howell, placed false or fraudulent entries on her tax returns with an intent to evade tax. Murrin did not intend ...

The Social Security Administration has issued a crucial alert for millions of Americans: starting December 26, beneficiaries ...

Dear Liz: I have a question about an unethical accountant. I am a retiree living on my investments. My accountant continually put me on extension and every October told me how much to pay. Finally, I ...