From the moment the first taxpayer looked at their tax bill and asked their accountant, "What can we do to make this less next year?," tax planning was born. Tax professionals were asked — and expected — to play both offense and defense. But the primary product remained the completed tax return. Years after, variations have emerged.

In this series, Accounting Today explains how practitioners have always shared advice as part of tax prep, but the future of the field is in proactive, intentional tax advisory services.

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