Revamped child credit benefits; docs and tax help; Social Security scams; and other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers.

Profs. Miller and Bahnson reprise an old column to take down an old proposal that’s gained some new adherents.

President Donald Trump’s former attorney admitted that he violated campaign finance laws ahead of the 2016 election — at the direction of his then-boss, presidential candidate Donald Trump.

Since professional services are intangible, the prospect is most likely probing for assurance to offset their natural skepticism.

Windes has added Allen, Haight & Monaghan, expanding its presence in Southern California.

Accountant Allan Ratafia was tired of absorbing payment processing fees on client payments — so he built an app.

The TCJA’s changes to alimony deductibility make good advice more important than ever.

A lesser-known provision of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act may offer a major investment for clients.

The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board released a report Monday on its inspections last year of auditors of brokers and dealers, indicating a continuing high number of audit deficiencies overall, albeit with fewer independence violations than in previous years.

The Financial Accounting Standards Board released a proposed accounting standards update Monday to amend the transition requirements and scope of the credit losses standard that it issued in 2016.