If your stimulus check is lost in the mail, or something else happens to it before you get it, you can ask the IRS to trace your payment. It’s bad enough if a new shirt you ordered on Amazon gets lost in the mail – but you’re really going to get mad if the post…
The Internal Revenue Service is reminding taxpayers that organizing tax records is an important first step for getting ready to prepare and file their 2020 tax return. Taxpayers should keep all necessary records, such as W-2s, 1099s, receipts, canceled checks and other documents that support an item of income, or a deduction or credit, appearing…
The Internal Revenue Service today reminds taxpayers that the fastest way to get their tax refund is by filing electronically and choosing direct deposit. Direct deposit is free, fast, simple, safe and secure. Taxpayers can even split their refund to have it deposited into one, two or three different accounts. Eight out of 10 taxpayers…
Join us in making the 15th annual Awareness Day as successful as last year’s. We partnered with more than 1,500 supporters with a combined social reach of over 2 million. And, partners sponsored over nearly 220 live events and other activities such as news releases and articles for EITC Awareness Day. With your help, we want to even make it bigger…
Following an unpredictable year with many changes and challenges, the Internal Revenue Service today shared important reminders for taxpayers who are about to file their 2020 federal tax returns. Choose direct deposit The safest, most accurate and fastest way to get a refund is to electronically file and choose direct deposit. Direct deposit means any…
This week, Congress will start working on a stimulus package proposed by President Biden. The relief bill will likely include a stimulus check worth $1,400 that will go out to millions of Americans, but that’s not the only financial benefit the legislation might boast. According to the Washington Post, House Democrats have drafted a proposal that will see the…
The mess of education-related tax breaks available to taxpayers will become a bit easier to navigate in the coming years if the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 is signed into law. The year-end act, which provides for regular government funding, coronavirus-related relief, and various other congressional priorities, would clean up a temporary education-related tax break that has caused confusion…
Where’s my Refund? Updates Calendar for 2021 IRS Transcript and the Where’s My Refund? Updates Calendars! Tuesday Transcript Updates – Daily accounts are processed Friday, Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday. Tax returns that follow Daily processing will see transcripts update on Tuesdays mornings. Wednesday WMR Major Updates – Daily accounts are processed Friday, Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday.…
Your taxes might be a rollercoaster you’ll have to tackle this year, thanks to COVID-19’s economic impact on 2020. If you lost a job, turned to gig work, or even got unemployment benefits, you may have to navigate landmines you’re not used to. Not to mention, you might have to request your stimulus check on your…
The Internal Revenue Service today urged taxpayers who receive Forms 1099-G for unemployment benefits they did not actually get because of identity theft to contact their appropriate state agency for a corrected form. States issue Forms 1099-G to the taxpayer and to the IRS to report what taxable income, such as refunds or unemployment benefits,…