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By Kip Dellinger April 15, 2026 -- One of the interesting aspects of a universally known day, such as April 15k “tax day” -- which with automatic extensions has become largely symbolic for CPAs and their clients -- is that for those most impacted the date -– the tax preparer -- one can vividly remember precisely where he or she was many, many years before.
Preserving legally recognized "privileges" that shield what was said between client and accountant from compelled disclosure is a fundamental duty of the CPA tax professional. Generally, this desire for privilege is to prevent a tax authority — for example, the IRS — from accessing communications and related work product, such as written advice, analysis, and recommendations, between the taxpayer and the tax adviser pertaining to a tax issue in dispute.
Editor: April Walker, CPA, CGMA COVID-19 has upended the world, and its impact will likely be visible throughout society and the economy for years to come. The immediate impact on tax professionals was significant with myriad extensions of tax return filing and payment deadlines. Payments for 2019 taxes were delayed, along with 2020 estimated tax payments. Payments were also suspended for prior-year taxes pursuant to installment agreements and offers in compromise.
In anticipation of enactment of the House and Senate proposed federal tax legislation, some commentators and tax practitioners are suggesting that — in view of the likely elimination of the state income tax deduction for 2018 and subsequent years — individual taxpayers prepay their 2018 state income tax liability and claim the deduction on their 2017 federal income tax returns.
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