As the end of the year creeps up on us and the holiday parties pile up, it’s necessary to remain focused on preparing yourself, your tax office, and your employees for the upcoming tax season. If you’ve hired new tax preparers, training…
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Important Items to Secure Before Tax Season
Are you ready for the upcoming season? If you haven’t renewed your PTIN then the answer is no. Anyone who prepares or helps prepare federal tax returns for compensation must have a valid Preparer Tax Identification Number (PTIN) from the IRS. The…
Expressing Our Thanks this Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving is a time for family, comfort food, and feeling thankful for the things we have and the people we love. Here at The Income Tax School we are thankful for our students, our amazing instructors, our hard working employees, our many…
6 Reasons Why Education on IRS Tax Code Is Essential
Relying on tax software is a slippery slope – one that tax preparers should not fall for. Sure it’s convenient, but nothing can replace a deep knowledge of tax law. The tax law is extremely complicated and there is a lot to…
5 Ways to Increase Conversions on Your Website
Your website is a major marketing tool that, if set-up properly can produce calls, walk-ins, appointments, newsletter sign-ups, or really anything your business needs. Setting up a website is one thing. Getting it to convert visitors into clients or newsletter subscribers is…
2016 Presidential Candidate Tax Plans
In less than one week, Americans will vote for our next President. While we won’t make a political endorsement or take a stance on any candidate running, we think it’s important to know the tax plans of both candidates and more importantly, to…
The Many Advantages of Learning Tax Preparation Online
As an eLearning provider, we get a lot of questions about online education and how it compares to time in a classroom. In our connected world, where we spend hours a day online doing everything from shopping to banking, eLearning is just…
A Dozen Tips to Prepare for Tax Season
Are you gearing up for tax season yet? You should be! There’s a lot to do in preparation and the holiday season can sometimes get the best of us. Here are a dozen tips to help you prepare for tax season.…
Get More Done During Tax Season with Technology
Staying on the cutting edge is important. It lets your clients know you’re paying attention to current trends and it helps you get more done! In preparation for tax season, we’ve rounded up these great technology tools that may help you stay…
The Private Tax Collectors are Coming
The U.S. Treasury is taking measures to collect on the over $400 billion dollars worth of tax bills out there. To do this, Congress has passed a section of the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (or FAST) Act that instructs the IRS to use private…
IRS Tax Forum Recap
It has been a busy couple of months for the team at The Income Tax School! We’ve been on the road to exhibit and attend IRS Tax Forums across the country! From Chicago to New Orleans, to Maryland, Orlando, and San Diego…
9 Fall Marketing Ideas to Prepare for Tax Season
If you run a tax business, there are always things to do year round to prepare for the current, next or upcoming tax season. Taxes are a seasonal business but as a business owner, you should always be in building and planning…