Drake Software blog for tax pros, covering tax, IRS news, and more

Ryan Norton

Whether designing superheroes, penciling caricatures, or just doodling, I always knew I was going to earn some sort of art degree while in college. That was my goal before I decided to trade Edgar Degas for Edgar Allan Poe during a Freshman English class. The BA in English soon morphed into a double-major in English and Philosophy, eventually becoming an MA in English. It only makes sense that I learned of a writing opportunity for a local marketing firm while teaching a first-year college English course. Before I knew it, I was writing and editing tax-related articles for Taxing Subjects, and this has been my home since 2014.

Drake Gets High Marks in Journal of Accountancy Software Survey

Ryan Norton - August 23, 2016

Drake Software had a strong showing in areas that are important to CPAs when the Journal of Accountancy released their annual tax software survey on August 1, 2016.The survey polled 3,851 AICPA…

Drake Employees' "Let's Can Hunger" Food Drive a Success

Ryan Norton - August 15, 2016

Employees at Drake Software’s Hayesville, NC call center recently gathered and donated enough canned goods and nonperishable food items to feed more than 300 families as part of their “Let’s Can…

Individual Income Tax Return Statistics at a Glance

Ryan Norton - August 15, 2016

After reviewing the 2014 tax data that was recently released by the IRS, Drake Software broke down the information according to income-, deduction-, and credit-related statistics.Simply follow the…

Tax Preparer Regulation Survey - Responses by Credential

Ryan Norton - July 18, 2016

Drake Software surveyed more than 8,500 tax professionals in April to determine what they thought about regulation of the tax industry. This infographic breaks down those responses according to…

Taxpayer Advocate Issues Mid-Year Report

Ryan Norton - July 08, 2016

The IRS Future State Plan features prominently in the first volume of yesterday’s Fiscal Year 2017 Objectives Report to Congress from National Taxpayer Advocate Nina Olson. Three subjects of the…

IRS: PTC Payment Recipients Should Report Changes in Income or Family Size

Ryan Norton - July 07, 2016

The IRS yesterday issued a reminder to taxpayers who receive premium tax credit (PTC) advance payments, noting that some circumstance changes could result in the household owing additional money next…

Terry Durkin, EA, MBA: Two Generations of EAs; Two Generations of Drake

Ryan Norton - July 01, 2015

“You’ll know what to do.” Terry and her mother had always been close. After Barbara Durkin was diagnosed with lung cancer in 2003, Terry decided to come home and help with her mother’s tax practice. When talking about their relationship, Terry reminisces, “I can’t describe my mother in just one word: She was my role model, my friend, my mentor, and so much more. She was influential in every part of my life.”…