The Protecting Americans from Tax Hikes (PATH) Act was created in order to protect taxpayers and their families against fraud and permanently extend many expiring tax laws. The law, which was enacted on December 18, 2015, first impacted tax returns filed starting in 2017 and will continue to impact all future tax returns until the…
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The Internal Revenue Service has issued another round of refunds to workers who paid taxes on their unemployment benefits in 2020. This round of refunds totaled more than $510 million and went to 430,000 workers with an average refund of $1,189. Typically, unemployment benefits are counted as taxable income, but the relief package passed by…
The IRS has provided instructions for returning advance child tax credit payments (CTCs) that the recipient did not qualify for or, for other reasons, wishes to return. Because of one or more of the following reasons some taxpayers who do not qualify for the 2021 advance of the CTC will get 2021 advance payments: IRS…
Opening Day for the IRS is Today February 12, 2021. The Internal Revenue Service has set the opening day for the 2021 tax filing season for Friday, Feb. 12, 2021. That’s the day the IRS will begin accepting and processing 2020 tax year returns. The tax filing deadline this year is Thursday, April 15, 2021…
Where’s My Refund? is an IRS online tool you can use to check the status of your tax return within 24 hours after the Internal Revenue Service has received your e-filed tax return or four weeks after you mail a paper tax return. Where’s My Refund Updates Weekly Where’s My Refund? major updates and status…
Unpostable Tax Return
Every year, the IRS works a large batch of ”unpostable” tax returns. An Unpostable tax return happens when your tax return is unable to be posted to the master file. An unpostable condition occurs if there is a discrepancy between information on the taxpayer’s account and data on the tax return that prevents IRS from posting…