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J.K. Lasser’s Your Income Tax 2027: For Preparing Your 2026 Tax Return delivers practical and hands-on guidance for everyday people preparing to file their taxes for the 2026 calendar year. You’ll find timely and up-to-date info about the latest changes to the US tax code, as well as worksheets and forms you can use to make filing your taxes easier. You’ll get the most current insight on how to maximize your credits and deductions, keeping more money in your pocket.

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Dr. Eagan, DTech, MBA, EA, has over 20 years of professional tax experience. He began his tax career in Big 4 serving large clients specializing in State and Local tax. His experience includes the development and implementation of tax technology solutions, individual and business compliance, controversy and planning, merger and acquisition due diligence, and tax education development for trainings and seminars. He serves as a contributor to McGraw-Hill Education's taxation textbooks, is the Gleim Publications Instruct Professor and Contributor to their Enrolled Agent and CPA review courses, is a frequent speaker on tax matters at various professional and academic seminars, and is published in the American Taxation Association Journal of Emerging Technologies in Accounting. He has served in numerous Board positions for various organizations and currently serves as Vice President of the Indiana Society of Enrolled Agents. Dr. Eagan is currently appointed Clinical Assistant Professor of Accounting at Purdue University Mitch Daniels School of Business. He is also an active practitioner as Managing Partner in the firm NWI Tax, LLC.

Dr. Jaclyn Barkow, DBA, EA, CPA, has more than 16 years of experience teaching accounting in Higher Education and is currently a Clinical Associate Professor of Accounting at Indiana University Northwest. In her work in the College of Business and Public Affairs, she teaches tax and accounting courses at the undergraduate and graduate level. She helps students gain experience in the tax industry through her work as a Site Coordinator for the "Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA)" IRS program. She holds a Doctor of Business Administration degree with a specialization in Accounting, an Enrolled Agent credential, and a Certified Public Accountant license in the state of Indiana. She has over 14 years of tax return preparation experience, including a primary focus on individuals and small businesses. She contributes to McGraw-Hill's tax content and serves as a technical reviewer to Gleim Publications Enrolled Agent and Continuing Education content. She is also an active practitioner as a partner in the firm NWI Tax, LLC, and currently serves as President of the Indiana Society of Enrolled Agents.