Nine Tips for a Relaxing Vacation for Tax Pros Who Can’t Unwind

I am terrible at taking vacation. My colleagues at Bloomberg Tax will back me up on this—as will almost everyone who has ever worked with me. Also? This isn’t something I’m proud of, and it’s something I have been actively working to improve.

I know that I am not alone. Americans are not great at taking vacations. Before the pandemic, over a third (36%) of Americans reported that they had not taken a vacation—defined as a leisure trip of at least a week to a destination 100 miles or more from home—in two years. Just ...