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Becoming an Enrolled Agent might seem like a huge undertaking, but with the right plan in place, you can you can get on track to ace the exam this year. Enrolled Agent (or EA) is a type of tax advisor who is a federally authorized tax practitioner empowered by the U.S. Department of the Treasury. The enrolled […]

In late December of 2017, Congress passed the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, the most extensive piece of tax reform legislation implemented since the Reagan era. Because media buzz surrounding this reform has caused a substantial number of questions from many taxpayers and tax preparers, we’re here to break down the fundamentals in a way […]

When setting up your TaxAct Professional account, please make sure to provide the proper information: first and last name, full mailing address, e-mail address, mobile phone number and answers to security questions. If you received an invitation from another preparer, your name and address may be missing from the account. You can add or update […]

Time is running out to lock in the guaranteed lowest prices of the year on TaxAct 2018 Professional bundles. By prepaying for your tax preparation software, you can receive the following discounts:

Overview on some of the new features in the tax preparation software With tax season here, we wanted to remind you of time-saving features in the TaxAct Professional software. These features are built to make your job more efficient while putting your clients in the best possible financial situation. Ability to automatically lock returns after […]

All preparers who used TaxAct Professional for tax year 2017 should have received an email containing a link to our annual customer survey. This is a reminder that all responses are due by Sunday, June 3, 2018 at 11:59 PM central time. Thanks again for your valuable feedback and suggestions!

As a professional tax preparer, time is of the essence during tax season. To help save you time and be more efficient as a preparer, we have compiled several lesser known features of TaxAct Professional that will do just that.

TaxAct will be performing regular maintenance between 4:00 AM and 8:00 AM central on Thursday, May 10, 2018. As a TaxAct Professional user, you may experience intermittent disruptions to sign-in and accessing online returns. Maintenance is expected to conclude by 8 AM central. Thank you for your patience!

With tax season 2017 behind us, you may already be thinking ahead to how you can improve your tax practice in the “off season”. For many of you, attending trade shows is one way to not only earn valuable continuing education credits, but to browse the show floor for the latest and greatest tax preparation […]

We all know self-employed clients are immensely valuable. Want insider tips on how to maximize their business deductions, without relying on risky mileage estimates? Have questions about your small business, independent contractor or freelance clients? Wondering how other tax preparers are using Everlance to improve their practice? Learn insider tips from the creators of Everlance […]

The online data backup service included with your TaxAct 2014 Preparer’s Enterprise Edition(s) expires May 1, 2018. After this date, you will no longer be able to access your 2014 client data online. We recommend downloading your client data from our secure servers before May 1, 2018. Open your TaxAct 2014 Preparer’s Enterprise Edition software. […]

With the IRS extending the filing deadline an extra day, there’s a workaround for those of you filing extensions and requesting a direct debit for your client’s tax due. On this screen in the e-filing steps, it will default to today’s date of 04/18/2018, but it will need to be updated to 04/17/2018 in order […]

Via the Internal Revenue Service — The Internal Revenue Service announced today that it is providing taxpayers an additional day to file and pay their taxes following system issues that surfaced early on the April 17 tax deadline. Individuals and businesses with a filing or payment due date of April 17 will now have until midnight […]

We’ve been seeing intermittent issues with VPS systems not being able to process credit card payments of taxes due when attempting to “Pay Now” during the filing of the return. If you are seeing issues with this payment option, please have your clients pay their tax due by an alternate method: Pay by Debit or […]

*UPDATE (4/17/18 at 6:30pm central)* The Internal Revenue Service announced today that it is providing taxpayers an additional day to file and pay their taxes following system issues that surfaced early on the April 17 tax deadline. Individuals and businesses with a filing or payment due date of April 17 will now have until midnight […]