But for those who have started a business, taken on freelance work or received unemployment benefits, it can be much more complicated. That’s where a qualified, local tax preparer can help.

Because it’s so easy to become a tax preparer, the business is ripe for fraud, say consumer groups. The average cost to prepare itemized federal and state tax returns for 2014 is $273 ...

As in any business, the more you know and the better your skills are, the more you will potentially earn. Though tax preparation is a seasonal service, additional income can also be gained by ...

The case is another illustration of the harsh treatment tax return preparers can receive. Blanchard and Pittman admitted that they created and inflated fictitious and fraudulent tax credits ...

A New Jersey tax preparer faces a 16-count federal indictment for allegedly falsifying tax returns and fraudulently obtaining ...

non-business bad debt and other deductions. The feds, led by Assistant U.S. Attorney Linda Lane, said that Droege caused a ...