Practical, no-fluff articles on tie-out, automation, and running a modern tax practice.
On a March Saturday, a senior reviewer sits between two monitors. One screen holds scanned 1040 source documents. The other shows a working trial balance and a draft return. Somewhere
A 58-year-old W-2 client's retirement deferral often looks simple until the reviewer compares the source documents. The W-2 may show $23,000 in Box 12, code D, while the workpaper's elective-deferral
A client calls after receiving an underpayment notice. They paid most of the tax shown on the return, filed on time, and expected the remaining balance to be the only
A client's HSA often looks straightforward until the source documents arrive. Payroll records show regular elective deferrals, the W-2 reports an employer contribution, and the HSA custodian's statement reflects a
A draft 1040 arrives with student loan interest already populated on Schedule 1, line 21. The preparer has attached a Form 1098-E, the number looks reasonable, and the return is
A client's return can look routine until one equity-compensation document changes the entire federal result. The W-2 is entered, Schedule A is complete, the brokerage statement ties to Schedule D,
The earned income credit is no longer a small tax break at the edge of the 1040. IRS figures show that about 23 million returns claimed roughly $64 billion for
