Monday is Tax Day, the federal deadline for individual tax filings and payments. Monday is Tax Day — the federal deadline for individual tax filing and payments — and the IRS expects to receive tens of millions of last-minute filings electronically and through paper forms. As of April 8, the IRS had received more than…
Was your identity stolen? Request an Identity Protection PIN from the IRS The Internal Revenue Service today reminded all taxpayers – particularly those who are identity theft victims – of an important step they should take to protect themselves from tax fraud. Some identity thieves use taxpayers’ information to file fraudulent tax returns. By requesting…
To help people during this year’s filing season, many IRS Taxpayer Assistance Centers across the country will have special Saturday hours. These centers provide taxpayers with in-person help. The TACs are open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., local time, March 12, April 9, and May 14. No appointments are required. Taxpayers can receive walk-in…
IRS Letter 5071C – Potential Identity Theft During Original Processing The IRS is requesting additional information to validate your identity before they will continue to process your tax return. What does it mean if I received a 5071C letter? Thanks to the many moving parts of stimulus packages and new tax laws, scammers have been…
Faced with a class-action suit filed on behalf of customers who claim they were tricked into paying to file their taxes, TurboTax-maker Intuit knocked the case down. The company insisted its customers had agreed to forego their right to take their grievances to court and were required to use the private arbitration system instead. But…
Most people think of the IRS as the agency that collects taxes, but you may not know that every year, our agency distributes billions of dollars in tax credits to eligible individuals, families and businesses. The IRS has been especially busy in the past year and a half issuing credits like advance payments of the…
Please take part in the poll below if you have received your tax refund in 2022 How many early filers have received a Direct Deposit Date already? If you filed your taxes prior to February 15, 2022, have you received your money or date yet? Please participate in the poll so that we can determine…
The IRS’s “Where’s My Refund?” tool will be updated by February 19, 2022, for many taxpayers who claimed the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) or the Additional Child Tax Credit (ACTC). Before February 15, some taxpayers may see a PATH ACT Disclaimer message or an intermittent message (Being Processed) informing you that the IRS is…
The IRS has announced the suspension of over a dozen additional letters including the mailing of automated collection notices. These mailings include balance due notices and unfiled tax return notices. Several million original and amended returns filed by individuals and businesses have not been processed due to pandemic-related challenges. The IRS has taken this step…
The Protecting Americans from Tax Hikes (PATH) Act was created in order to protect taxpayers and their families against fraud and permanently extend many expiring tax laws. The law, which was enacted December 18, 2015, first impacted tax returns filed starting in 2017 and will continue to impact all future tax returns until the law…
