Are you wondering who can qualify as a dependent on your tax return? This is your guide to assessing whether one of your family members may be able to be classified as a qualifying dependent when you file your…

The Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service have announced a redesign of the 1040 individual income tax return form that is being touted as one that will fit on a single postcard. The new, postcard-size…

Everybody knows the old saying about death and taxes, yet a surprising number of people fail to file an income tax return. If you’re one of those people and you think you’ll be able to slide by, you need to rec…

If you’re married, you have the option to file one or two tax returns every year. While most people file together on one return due to the increased standard deduction, in some situations, it makes more sense to f…

After months of intense negotiations, the President signed the $1.5 trillion tax reform legislation known as the “Tax Cuts And Jobs Act Of 2017” (the “New Law”) on December 22, 2017 – the most significant tax refo…

The Premise

It’s one of the most important questions that every American tax filer has to answer: should I itemize or take the standard deduction instead? With the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 making some fai…

What Day Does Where's My Refund Update? Where’s My Refund?  is an IRS online tool that allows you to track the status of your tax return. You can check it within 24 hours of the IRS receiving your e-filed return, or four weeks after mailing a paper…

Many taxpayers, at risk for having too little tax withheld from their pay, can avoid a surprise year-end tax bill by quickly updating the withholding form they give to their employer, according to the Internal…

Every year, the IRS works a large batch of ”unpostable” tax returns. An Unpostable tax return happens when your tax return is unable to be posted to the master file. An unpostable condition occurs if there is a…

More families will be able to get more money under the newly revised Child Tax Credit, according to the Internal Revenue Service.

The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA), the tax reform legislation passed in December…

Before you start your search, you might be wondering about all the different kinds of tax pros out there or who can do your taxes. Basically, anyone can call himself a tax preparer and file your return for you.…

Systemic verification is one element of the IRS’s Return Review Program (RRP), its primary system to detect fraud and noncompliance. The Return Review Program is a platform that runs individual tax returns through a…

What Is an IRS Tax Transcript?

An IRS tax transcript serves as a record of an individual’s tax-related information. This document contains details about one’s previous tax returns, with information such as…

Need Help with Your Tax Troubles?

Dealing with tax issues can be frustrating, confusing, and frightening.

The IRS Taxpayer Advocate Service is made up of individuals who are knowledgeable about the inner…

The Taxpayer Advocate Service (TAS) is an organization within the Internal Revenue Service that is designed to help taxpayers resolve problems with the IRS. 

HOW IT WORKS
The TAS was first formed in 1978. Over…

Tax Refund Offsets for Unpaid Child Support The Department of Treasury’s Bureau of the Fiscal Service (BFS) issues IRS tax refunds and Congress authorizes BFS to conduct the Treasury Offset Program (TOP). Through the TOP program, BFS may reduce your refund (ov…

A system the IRS uses to identify potentially fraudulent electronically filed tax returns. It enhances the IRS’s capabilities to detect, resolve, and prevent criminal and civil noncompliance and reduces issuance o…

IRS Still Being Processed vs. Being Processed There are two different being processed messages. One is “still being processed” and the other is “being processed” and they both have different meanings. What does “Your tax return is still being p…