RefundtalkThe Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has announced the official start of the 2025 tax filing season, which begins on Monday, January 27, 2025. This year’s season will include expanded tools, modernized features, and an improved taxpayer experience thanks to the agency’s ongoing efforts to enhance its services. Key Dates and Expectations The IRS emphasizes the…
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IRS to Issue Special Payments: Up to $1,400 for Eligible Taxpayers
The IRS recently announced that approximately 1 million taxpayers will soon receive special payments of up to $1,400. These payments, part of a $2.4 billion distribution effort, will either be directly deposited into eligible individuals’ bank accounts or sent as paper checks via mail. The payments stem from the Recovery Rebate Credit for the 2021…
Prepare Now for the 2025 Filing Season: Key Updates and Tips from the IRS
As the 2025 tax filing season approaches, the IRS encourages taxpayers to take proactive steps to ensure a smoother, stress-free experience when filing their 2024 federal income tax returns. With enhanced digital tools and updated guidelines, here’s what you need to know to get ready. IRS Online Account: Your Tax Hub An IRS Online Account…
IRS Initiates Tax Return Acceptance Today, Marking the Start of the 2024 Tax Filing Season.
The Internal Revenue Service successfully opened the 2024 tax season today by accepting and processing federal individual tax returns as the agency continues focusing on expanding options to help taxpayers. The IRS expects more than 146 million individual tax returns for 2023 to be filed this filing season, which has a deadline of April 15,…
Government Shutdown Looms: How it Could Impact IRS Operations and Taxpayers
As October approaches, there is growing concern over the possibility of a government shutdown, which could have significant repercussions for the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and taxpayers across the United States. The looming shutdown could disrupt crucial IRS operations, potentially affecting the timely processing of various tax returns and creating challenges for taxpayers and tax…
April 18, 2023, is the Tax Deadlines for 2022 Returns
The Internal Revenue Service reminds taxpayers that IRS.gov provides last-minute tax return filers with the resources they need to get taxes done before the April 18 deadline. IRS.gov remains a great resource to help people working on their taxes in the final days before the deadline. The website has numerous resources ranging from tax preparation and refund…
IRS advises early filers to consider filing an amended return if they reported tax refunds as taxable.
The Internal Revenue Service said that taxpayers who filed their federal income taxes early in this year’s filing season and reported certain state 2022 tax refunds as taxable income should consider filing an amended return. On Feb. 10, 2023, the IRS provided details clarifying the federal tax status involving special payments made to taxpayers by…
IRS Warns of Dangerous New Tax Scam Involving W-2 Forms
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…
Avoid the holiday rush after Presidents Day. Get help with IRS online tools
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…
IRS announces special Saturday hours for face-to-face help at Taxpayer Assistance Centers across the nation
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,…
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