Sometimes the most challenging part of filing your taxes is simply knowing what to do with all the paperwork (or pdf-work? Is that a term?) that arrives in the mail (or your inbox). Similar names and unfamiliar…

IRS launches Identity Theft CentralFocuses on needs of taxpayers, tax professionals and businesses

The Internal Revenue Service today launched Identity Theft Central, designed to improve online access to…

What does tax topic 152 mean? What is a Tax Topic? Tax topics are used to group returns and they also outline general information pertaining to your personal tax situation. What is Tax Topic 152? Tax topic 152 is general information…

It's Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) Awareness Day! On January 26, 2024, the Internal Revenue Service, along with its partners across the nation, highlights the Earned Income Tax Credit during “EITC Awareness Day.” Celebrating its 18th year, this campaign serves as a…

Tax Refund Timing for Earned Income Tax Credit and Additional Child Tax Credit Filers Taxpayers who claim the Earned Income Tax Credit or the Additional Child Tax Credit may experience a refund hold. According to the Protecting Americans from Tax Hikes (PATH) Act, the IRS cannot issue these…

The tax filing season is upon us, and many people will be looking for someone to help them file a tax return. Taxpayers should choose their tax return preparer wisely. 

This is because it’s ultimately the t…

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

While many people are required to file a tax return, it’s a good idea for everyone to determine if they should file. Some people with low income are not required to file but will need to do so if they can get a…

Starting Tuesday, January 14, 2020, the Get an IP PIN tool will be available at IRS.gov/IPPIN for taxpayers who need to retrieve a lost/missing IP PIN or certain taxpayers who want to voluntarily enter the IP…

The IRS has announced that the 2020 tax filing season will begin on January 27, 2020. Tax preparation companies will be participating in the controlled launch of the e-file system (HUB Testing) with the IRS…

Most taxpayers can get an early start on their federal tax returns as IRS Free File – featuring brand-name online tax providers − opens today at IRS.gov/FreeFile for the 2020 tax filing seaso…

With tax season beginning soon, the Internal Revenue Service reminds taxpayers that choosing to have their tax refund directly deposited into their checking or savings account is the fastest way to get their…

The IRS will begin accepting tax returns on January 27, 2020, with nearly 155 million individual tax returns expected to be filed in 2020. The nation’s tax deadline will be April 15 this year.

Many so…

Initially, the ACA’s individual shared responsibility provisions required most individuals to obtain “minimum essential health insurance” coverage for themselves, and any dependents, or pay a penalty. Through…

The Internal Revenue Service confirmed that the nation’s tax season will start for individual tax return filers on Monday, January 27, 2020, when the tax agency will begin accepting and processing 2019 tax year…

The IRS has been no stranger to attacks by cybercriminals over the past few years, as we saw when Russian thieves stole $50 million in tax return money in 2015 as a result of a major flaw in the security of the…

No, you should NOT file your tax return using your last paycheck stub. It is against the law and it can and will cause major delays in receiving your tax refund.

Your last paycheck stub is not guaranteed to…