Filing As Head Of Household – Frequently Asked Questions

7 years ago

What You Need to Know About Filing as Head of Household Who Can File as Head of Household? To file…

IRS waives penalty for many whose tax withholding and estimated tax payments fell short in 2018

7 years ago

The Internal Revenue Service announced today that it is waiving the estimated tax penalty for many taxpayers whose 2018 federal…

Self-Employment Tax

7 years ago

Self-employed individuals, unlike employees, don’t have someone withholding Social Security or Medicare (FICA) taxes along with pre-payments toward their federal…

IRS Announces the Start of E-File Test Batch(HUB Testing) for 2019

7 years ago

The IRS has announced that the 2019 tax filing season will begin on January 28, 2019. Tax preparation companies will…

IRS Free File is Open Today!

7 years ago

The IRS announced the 2019 opening day of its Free File program, which provides free electronic filing to qualifying taxpayers,…

Tax Filing Season to Begin January 28, 2019

7 years ago

WASHINGTON ― Despite the government shutdown, the Internal Revenue Service today confirmed that it will process tax returns beginning January…

IRS Will Pay Tax Refunds During Government Shutdown

7 years ago

The White House will order the IRS to pay income tax refunds despite the government shutdown, Russ Vought, acting director of the Office…

Changes that might affect your 2019 Tax Return

7 years ago

Keeping up with the constantly changing tax laws can help you get the most benefit out of the laws and…

2019 Tax Refund Updates Calendar

7 years ago

Where's my Refund? Updates Calendar for 2019 Return Accepted Updates -  This is the intake process of your tax return meaning…

2018 Tax Law Changes

7 years ago

Are you wondering how the new IRS tax law changes will affect you? Be prepared with need-to-know answers to all…

IRS Changing Format of Tax Transcripts

7 years ago

A new transcript format is now in place to better protect your information from identity theft. This new transcript partially…

2019 IRS E-File Tax Refund Direct Deposit Dates

7 years ago

The IRS will begin accepting tax returns on January 28, with nearly 155 million individual tax returns expected to be filed…

2019 Tax Transcript Cycle Code Charts

7 years ago

A cycle code is an 8 digit code found on your account transcripts. The cycle code indicates the day your…

IRS Modernized E-File to Close December 27, 2018

7 years ago

The IRS Modernized e-file, the system that processes electronically-filed business returns, will shut down after December 27, 2018, so the…

The Government Shutdown Could Halt Many IRS Operations

7 years ago

Funding for many government agencies expired at midnight on Friday, which triggered a partial shutdown of the federal government. The…

Tax Preparation – Frequently Asked Questions

7 years ago

What are tax preparation options? There are multiple tax preparation options you can choose from. Once you’ve gathered all the…

IRS budget cuts strain rollout of 2019 tax filing season

7 years ago

The IRS faces a particularly challenging rollout to the 2019 filing season, best summarized in four words: more work, fewer…

2018 is the Final year for the Insurance Coverage Penalty

7 years ago

Yes, the ACA's individual mandate penalty is still in effect, and will continue to be in effect in 2018. If…

The IRS Integrity and Verification Operations

7 years ago

Integrity & Verification Operation (IVO) department provides leadership and direction to employees responsible for fraud detection and prevention, revenue protection,…

How Do You Get Your W-2 Online?

7 years ago

When you’re doing your income taxes, you will require a number of forms and probably the most significant one is…

Tax Problems? Avoid These Tax Filing Mistakes

7 years ago

Taxpayers generally want to avoid filing errors because they lead to tax problems and inconveniences. There are times when a…

What is the Dependent Tax Credit, Deduction and Exemption?

7 years ago

Are you wondering who can qualify as a dependent on your tax return? This is your guide to assessing whether…

New form 1040 for 2019 Tax Season

7 years ago

The Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service have announced a redesign of the 1040 individual income tax return form…

What Are The Penalties For Not Filing Your Tax Return?

7 years ago

Everybody knows the old saying about death and taxes, yet a surprising number of people fail to file an income…

Married Filing Separately Vs. Married Filing Jointly

7 years ago

If you’re married, you have the option to file one or two tax returns every year. While most people file…

Tax Reform

7 years ago

After months of intense negotiations, the President signed the $1.5 trillion tax reform legislation known as the “Tax Cuts And Jobs…

Standard Deduction vs Itemized Deduction – What’s The Difference?

7 years ago

The Premise It’s one of the most important questions that every American tax filer has to answer: should I itemize or…

What Day Does Where’s My Refund Update?

7 years ago

Where's My Refund?  is an IRS online tool you can use to check the status of your tax return within…

Check withholding, make estimated payments now

7 years ago

Many taxpayers, at risk for having too little tax withheld from their pay, can avoid a surprise year-end tax bill…

Unpostable Tax Return

7 years ago

Every year, the IRS works a large batch of ''unpostable'' tax returns. An Unpostable tax return happens when your tax…

More families will be able to get more money under the newly-revised Child Tax Credit

7 years ago

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

Find a Tax Return Preparer

7 years ago

Before you start your search, you might be wondering about all the different kinds of tax pros out there or…

Systemic Verification

7 years ago

Systemic verification is one element of the IRS’s Return Review Program (RRP), its primary system to detect fraud and noncompliance.…

What Is An IRS Tax Transcript And How Can I Get A Copy

7 years ago

What Is an IRS Tax Transcript? An IRS tax transcript serves as a record of an individual’s tax-related information. This…

What Is The IRS Taxpayer Advocate Service And How Can It Help Me?

7 years ago

Need Help with Your Tax Troubles? Dealing with tax issues can be frustrating, confusing, and frightening. The IRS Taxpayer Advocate Service…

Tax Advocate Service

8 years ago

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

Tax Refund Offsets for Unpaid Child Support

8 years ago

The Department of Treasury’s Bureau of the Fiscal Service (BFS) issues IRS tax refunds and Congress authorizes BFS to conduct the Treasury…

IRS Fraud Filters Delay Tax Refunds

8 years ago

The IRS’s Failure to Establish Goals to Reduce High False Positive Rates for Its Fraud Detection Programs Increases Taxpayer Burden…

Return Review Program

8 years ago

A system the IRS uses to identify potentially fraudulent electronically filed tax returns. It enhances the IRS’s capabilities to detect,…

IRS Still Being Processed vs. Being Processed

8 years ago

There are two different being processed messages. One is “still being processed” and the other is “being processed” and they…

Bank’s, Cards, & Credit Unions that offer customers early Direct Deposits on Tax Refunds?

8 years ago

Early Direct Deposit Accounts Direct deposit is the “fastest, safest way to receive your tax refund,” According to the IRS.…

Today will be the End of the 2018 PATH HOLD

8 years ago

The Protecting Americans from Tax Hikes Act of 2015 (the PATH Act), was enacted on December 18, 2015. The PATH…

Avoid the Rush: Track Tax Refunds Online at IRS.gov

8 years ago

With millions of tax refunds being processed, the Internal Revenue Service reminds taxpayers they can get fast answers about their…

You Can Forget Trying to Call the IRS and Find Your Answers Online

8 years ago

Even without a government shutdown, taxpayers are having trouble getting through to the IRS at the start of the 2018…

Key IRS Identity Theft Indicators Continue Dramatic Decline in 2017; Security Summit Marks 2017 Progress Against Identity Theft

8 years ago

The Internal Revenue Service today announced steep declines in tax-related identity theft in 2017, attributing the success to the Security…

Avoid the Rush over Presidents Day Holiday; Online Tools, Resources Can Help

8 years ago

With the surge of tax returns expected during the upcoming Presidents Day weekend, the Internal Revenue Service is offering taxpayers…

Seven Things to Do When an IRS Letter Arrives

8 years ago

The IRS mails millions of letters to taxpayers every year for many reasons. Here are seven simple suggestions on how…

2018 Tax Transcript Cycle Code Chart

8 years ago

If your Where's My Refund? Status Bars Have Disappeared PLEASE READ! One way to determine what is going on with…

IRS Transcript Transaction Codes

8 years ago

Transaction Codes (TC) consist of three digits. They are used to identify a transaction being processed and to maintain a history…

What Should You Do If Someone Claims Your Children On Their Tax Return?

8 years ago

No matter how hard you try to safeguard personal information, there is still a chance that someone could steal or…