The Transaction Code TC 810 Refund Freeze is a Freeze Code the IRS uses that will hold/stop a refund from being issued until the impact of the action being taken on the account and the refund is determined and processed. We know this can be stressful for you, but there are reasons for it, including…
The Internal Revenue Service issued a consumer alert today to warn taxpayers of new scams that urge people to use wage information on a tax return to claim false credits in hopes of getting a big refund. One scheme, which is circulating on social media, encourages people to use tax software to manually fill out Form…
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) recognized Presidents Day as a federal holiday and is therefore closed. In anticipation of the upcoming holiday, the IRS warned people who planned to call before and after the holiday that they could experience longer wait times. The organization added that Tuesday, February 21, 2023, the day after Presidents Day…
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 on December 18, 2015, first impacted tax returns filed starting in 2017 and will continue to impact all future tax returns until the…
The IRS’s “Where’s My Refund?” tool will be updated by February 18, 2023, 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 them that the IRS is…
IRS has improved its services this tax season, people e-filing filing their Form 1040-X, Amended U.S Individual Income Tax Return, will for the first time be able to select direct deposit and enter their banking or financial institution information for quicker delivery of refunds. In the latest improvement for taxpayers, the Internal Revenue Service announced…
As part of a continuing effort to improve service this tax season, the Internal Revenue Service today announced special Saturday hours for the next four months at Taxpayer Assistance Centers (TACs) across the country. The special Saturday availability across the nation will take place from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., on Feb. 11, March 11, April 8,…
The Internal Revenue Service and partners nationwide today kicked off their Earned Income Tax Credit Awareness Day outreach campaign to help millions of Americans who earned $59,187 or less last year take advantage of the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC). “This is an extremely important tax credit that helps millions of hard-working people every year,” said IRS Acting…
Opening Day for the IRS is Today January 23, 2023. The Internal Revenue Service kicked off the 2023 tax filing season with a focus on improving service and a reminder to taxpayers to file electronically with direct deposit to speed up refunds and avoid delays. Following a successful opening of its systems today, the IRS is now…
During the coronavirus pandemic, the American Rescue Plan temporarily boosted the maximum Child Tax Credit amount to $3,000 (children between the ages of 6 and 17) and $3,600 (children under age 6) for the 2021 tax year. It also allowed eligible taxpayers to receive a portion of the credit through automatic monthly payments instead of…
