As part of our response to the COVID-19 situation, we have taken steps to protect employees, taxpayers, and their representatives by minimizing the need for in-person contact. Taxpayer representatives have expressed concerns with securing handwritten signatures during these times for forms that are required to be filed or maintained on paper. To alleviate these concerns…
The IRS will have two online child tax credit portals open by July 1. That’s where you’ll change your status and more. The child tax credit payments are coming — the good news is 88% of American families will qualify for at least some money. However, to make sure you get the right amount (and to make sure you’re not overpaid),…
What does N/A on my tax transcripts mean? When checking your tax transcripts and if you see a N/A in place of the most recently filed tax transcripts. The N/A is letting you know that your transcripts for the current filed tax year are Not Available yet. If you are seeing a N/A when checking…
The IRS enables you to check when your 2021 Economic Impact Payment is available. The tool updates once each day, usually overnight. The IRS asks that you do not call them and encourage you to use this feature to check the status of your payment. Previous payment information is no longer available in the feature…
The Treasury Department and Internal Revenue Service announced today that the federal income tax filing due date for individuals for the 2020 tax year will be automatically extended from April 15, 2021, to May 17, 2021. The IRS will be providing formal guidance in the coming days. “This continues to be a tough time for…
Do student loans affect my tax returns? It depends. If you are still in school and receiving money from student loans, you should not consider that income, since you are obligated to pay it back. If you have graduated and are making payments on your student loans, then your student loans may affect your tax…
Earlier in February 2021, the IRS issued notices to approximately 260,000 taxpayers stating they haven’t filed their 2019 federal tax return. These notices, referred to as CP59 notices, are issued yearly to identify taxpayers who have failed to file a tax return that was due the prior calendar year (Tax Year 2019). Due to pandemic-related shutdowns,…
Millions of Americans have already received refund payments after completing their tax filing, but there are concerns that tax return processing could soon face delays. This year’s tax season is expected to be a bumper year for tax refunds and rebates with millions of Americans expecting to get money back after their filing. Those who suffered a…
If 2020’s economic downturn put you in the position of needing to apply for unemployment benefits, you may have been under the impression that those benefits were not subject to state or federal taxes. Unfortunately, that’s not the case, and the same is true for independent contractors and the self-employed individuals who applied for and…
The Internal Revenue Service has issued an urgent warning to tax professionals over a new scam in which cyber-criminals impersonate the IRS over email in an attempt to steal Electronic Filing Identification Numbers (EFINs). Carrying the subject line “Verifying your EFIN before e-filing,” the scam email purports to be from “IRS Tax E-Filing.” In the…
