Your Tax Practice in Depth: Preparing for Busy Season Amid IRS Shutdown and Tax Law Changes

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Speaker - Christine Gervais

Topic: Preparing for Busy Season Amid IRS Shutdown and Tax Law Changes

Tax practitioners face an unprecedented challenge as the 2026 filing season approaches: a federal government shutdown that has furloughed over half the IRS workforce, combined with sweeping tax law changes from the One Big Beautiful Bill Act that take effect immediately. With IRS services operating at minimal capacity—no live phone support, closed walk-in centers, suspended appeals, and stalled issue resolution—practitioners must fundamentally transform their approach to serving clients while implementing complex new provisions.

This session provides actionable strategies for maintaining practice efficiency despite these dual crises. You'll learn how to implement proactive systems to avoid bottlenecks, leverage technology to replace unavailable IRS services, and navigate the critical compliance requirements of new tip and overtime deductions, expanded SALT caps, and permanent business tax provisions.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

After completing this session, participants will be able to:

1. Implement proactive client engagement strategies that shift client behavior toward earlier submission and reduce peak-season workload
2. Navigate the IRS shutdown's operational impacts by understanding which services remain available, developing workarounds for suspended functions, and managing client expectations when standard resolution procedures are unavailable.
3. Apply the key provisions of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, including the qualified tip income deduction, overtime deduction, expanded SALT cap limitations, permanent bonus depreciation, and Section 199A QBI deduction to client situations.

Cost: Must be Premium Content Member (Join Here)

CPE Credits - 1.5 Hour

Field of Study - Computer Software & Applications

Course Level: Basic

Instructional Method - Group Internet Based

Prerequisites: None

Advanced Preparation: None

Who Should attend: CPA, Bookkeeper, Accountant, Enrolled Agents, Tax Preparer

This is a premium content member's only training event.  You can learn more and join the program here.  Annual membership is $599. The program includes 3 monthly CPE webinars with 1-2 hours of Q&A following each event plus access to members only content throughout the year.