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 ...

A local tax professional offers guidance on preparing for tax season, emphasizing the importance of early document gathering ...

The average fee for preparing Form 1040 with Schedule A to itemize personal deductions and a state income tax return was a ...

If the thought of preparing your own tax return feels overwhelming — even with do-it-yourself software — there’s always the option of hiring a professional preparer. Even people who have done their ...

When you hire a tax preparer, you’re giving them your most sensitive information, including identification numbers and financial data. With that in mind, the SCDOR wants you to be sure you are hiring ...

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 ...

The Justice Department’s tax division has obtained injunctions against hundreds of unethical tax preparers in the past decade ...

We've all heard complaints from disgruntled taxpayers about tax preparers that they claim did a lousy job. A Connecticut state senator believes she has a solution: make them pay. Patricia Miller, who ...