It is time for a little tough love. I don't care if you prepare your own return, have a friend or relative do it, use a national chain, CPA, or other tax professional.

It is that time of year. Leaves are changing, we no long try to save daylight, it's getting colder and tax preparers start to plan for the next season. That brings up lots of questions: do I increase prices, how can I bring in new clients, why can't...

A couple more tips to protect you from the unscrupulous preparers out there. Contingency Fees Are a No-No! Actually, they aren't always but they are on an original return. Ok, let's look at the real world. You call a new preparer and of course you ask...

Just a reminder, this is an intermittent series highlighting what you need to know about  dealing with a tax professional. This is from my vantage point. The IRS has a page of tips for chosing a preparers. Your W-2's Can't Be Held Hostage... ...but...

Tax season 2009 is over. Not all my extensions made it in so I will be doing a few returns the next month or so. I'll do some number crunching and special backing up this weekend but today is a half day since I have a show opening tonight. And I need a...

I will get back to my education series after the 15th but just a quick reminder based on a phone call I received this morning. With unemployment so high many people are at the point of taking the best job they can find not the the job they want. It...