Industry Tax Insights: 2026 Filing Season Fundamentals

The tax season may seem challenging to navigate. To be prepared for tax season, learn from an IRS Stakeholder Liaison what you should and shouldn't do throughout the year.

Learn:

• Tips for remaining organized and maintaining receipts when doing your tax returns
• Proper forms that must be presented in accordance with the business you operate
• How to avoid being audited for incorrectly processing payroll, filing I9 forms, selecting the wrong filing status, and preparing freelancers' taxes, among other things
• Where and how to find the most recent tax laws
• Which tax records you should keep and for how long. Plus, how to properly discard them.

Presented by: Shani Descieux, Sr. Stakeholder Liaison with the Internal Revenue Service