And away we go …

Another busy season is under way -- albeit a few days late, courtesy of some guy named Cliff.

That means CPAs everywhere are disappearing down that deep, dark tax preparation hole, not to be seen again until mid-April.

Before they go, though, here are a few pieces of tax season wisdom to take with them -- minus the convoluted IRS-vs.-tax-preparers legal mumbo jumbo. We'll let the courts figure that one out.

• IRS promises better service as it kicks off tax season (from Accounting Today)
• Five tips for conquering the tax season marathon (from CPA Success)
• Nine healthy things to do during tax season (from CPA Trendlines)
• Twelve reasons to love tax season (from CPA Trendlines)
• IRS offers advice for coping with delayed tax season (from Accounting Today)
• Staying healthy during tax season (from Fins Finance)
• Six top tax season survival tips (from CPA2Biz)
• Five tips to ensure success during this busy season (from AccountingWEB)
• Tax season newbies: You will survive (from Accounting Today)

Happy filing, friends!