The Internal Revenue Service will stop its tax transcript faxing service as of February 4. The decision applies to business tax and individual tax transcripts. The IRS said it is another step in protecting data, which started with the IRS’ masking personally identifiable information on the transcription starting last September.

A California CPA has been sentenced to eight months in prison for helping client avoid $4.7 million in taxes. Marc Howard Berger, 68, of Walnut Creek, Calif., drew the sentence for aiding and assisting in the filing of false tax returns.

 Intuit has introduced a free Tax Reform Calculator, along with a Standard vs. Itemized Deduction Interactive Tool. The software company said this week the utilities are designed to educate taxpayers about how tax reform impacts them.

The Internal Revenue Service has issued interim guidance transportation fringe benefit expenses paid or incurred after Dec. 31, 2017. The rues assist taxpayers in determining which parking expenses are no longer tax deductible also aid tax-exempt organizations in determine how nondeductible parking expenses create or increase unrelated business taxable income.