This filing season was the first to feature almost all changes from to the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act—not to mention the new Form 1040 and Schedules 1 through 6. To learn whether these changes had a significant impact on tax professionals, Taxing Subjects surveyed more than 5,000 preparers.…

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Is the “new, improved” Form 1040 actually helpful to taxpayers – or do the design changes actually make filing taxes more of a chore? Two congressmen on the tax-writing Ways and Means Committee are trying to get some answers.…

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Drake Software Federal Tax Product Manager Robin Miles and Tax Team Lead Amanda Watson joined me in the Taxing Subjects Podcast studio to talk about what tax return preparers can expect from the new Form 1040.…

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In this episode of the Taxing Subjects Podcast, we're joined once again by Drake Software Vice President of Strategic Development John Sapp, CPA and the LTPA's Executive Director Carlos Lopez, EA and…

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Last week, draft copies of the new Form 1040 that is also rumored to be a replacement for the 1040A and 1040EZ began circulating. By the end of the week, the IRS confirmed several rumors when it issued a press release outlining the pending changes in broad terms.…

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