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AI Accounting Benchmarks Show Strong Results, With Important Limits

Oct 16, 2026

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AI Accounting Benchmarks Show Strong Results, With Important Limits

IRS & Regulation

GAO Finds Gaps in IRS Efforts to Track Ghost Preparers

Oct 16, 2026

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GAO Finds Gaps in IRS Efforts to Track Ghost Preparers

Fragmented databases and work spread across six offices leave the agency without a clear count of the preparers it has identified or addressed.

Hannah Olsen

Practice Management

IRS Sets October 19 Training Week Ahead of the 2027 Filing Season

Oct 16, 2026

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IRS Sets October 19 Training Week Ahead of the 2027 Filing Season

Refundable credits, due diligence and client-data protection lead the agenda, including an October 21 webinar.

Emily Asher

Tax

IRS Starts Automatic Adoption Credit Refunds for More Than 50,000 Taxpayers

Oct 16, 2026

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IRS Starts Automatic Adoption Credit Refunds for More Than 50,000 Taxpayers

A one-year carryforward interpretation may increase 2025 refunds without an amended return. Firms should reconcile the adjustment before filing anything new.

Larry Olson

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IRS & Regulation

GAO Finds Gaps in IRS Efforts to Track Ghost Preparers

Fragmented databases and work spread across six offices leave the agency without a clear count of the preparers it has identified or addressed.

Hannah Olsen

Oct 16, 2026

Tax

IRS Starts Automatic Adoption Credit Refunds for More Than 50,000 Taxpayers

A one-year carryforward interpretation may increase 2025 refunds without an amended return. Firms should reconcile the adjustment before filing anything new.

Larry Olson

Oct 16, 2026