To claim your child as your dependent, your child must meet either the qualifying child test or the qualifying relative test:

To meet the qualifying child test, your child must be younger than you and either younger than 19 years old or be a “student” younger than 24 years old as of the end of the calendar year.
There’s no age limit if your…[Read more]

New law for all taxpayers claiming the EITC after Dec. 31, 2016, the IRS will have additional time to review the claim and will not be required to pay the refund before the 15th day of the second month following the close of the tax year.

Taxpayers that claim EITC will not receive any tax refunds prior to February 15th every tax year moving…[Read more]

The IRS is sending you this letter because they received a copy of the Form 1095-A, Health Insurance Marketplace Statement, your Health Insurance Marketplace sent you. Form 1095-A shows advance payments of the premium tax credit were made to your or your family’s health insurance company to reduce your premium costs in 2015. To protect your…[Read more]

IRS received a copy of Form 1095-A for 2015. You must file your 2015 federal tax return with a Form 8962 to reconcile advanced premium tax credits.

The IRS is sending you this letter because we received a copy of the Form 1095-A, Health Insurance Marketplace Statement, your Health Insurance Marketplace sent you. Form 1095-A shows advance…[Read more]

You must renew your Individual Taxpayer Identification Number (ITIN) to file your U.S. tax return.
Why is he IRS contacting you
You or someone listed on your return has an ITIN with middle numbers 78 or 79 and the ITIN will expire on January 1, 2017 (for example, 9NN-78-NNNN).
Who needs to renew an ITIN?
If you will file a U.S. tax return…[Read more]

IRS received your federal income tax return, but they need more information to verify your identity in order to process your tax return accurately.

The IRS needs more information to verify your identity in order to process your tax return accurately. Unfortunately, if the IRS can’t verify your identity online or by phone. You must visit a T…[Read more]

You may have reported owing too much Health Care Shared Responsibility Payment (SRP) on your 2014 income tax return.

The IRS is sending you this letter because it appears that you may have reported owing too much Health Care Shared Responsibility Payment (SRP) on your 2014 income tax return. Under the law, individuals are required to either…[Read more]

You filed your 2014 federal tax return without reconciling advance premium tax credits and attaching a Form 8962, Premium Tax Credit.

The IRS is sending you this letter because we received a copy of the Form 1095-A, Health Insurance Marketplace Statement, your Health Insurance Marketplace sent you that shows advance payments of the premium tax…[Read more]

You filed your 2014 federal tax return without reconciling advance premium tax credits and attaching a Form 8962, Premium Tax Credit.

IRS is sending you this letter because we received a copy of the Form 1095-A, Health Insurance Marketplace Statement, your Health Insurance Marketplace sent you. Your Form 1095-A shows that advance payments of…[Read more]

IRS received your federal income tax return; however, they need more information from you to process it.

Request to Verify your Identity

What Is an IRS Letter 5071C?

If the IRS suspects that a tax return with your name on it is potentially the result of identity theft, the agency will send you a special letter, called a 5071C Letter. This…[Read more]