The IRS in their COVID Tax Tip 2021-89 communication reminds us that "The first step of good tax planning is good recordkeeping." We always recommend to 1) use checks, credit cards and debit cards for your expenses, so there is no need of keeping all the bills and invoices, 2) do not commingle - separate
From this summer (2021), there will be significant changes to the Child Tax Credit. Instead of paying the tax credit when the tax return is filed (usually as a tax refund to the taxpayer), the IRS plans to make advance monthly payments beginning July 15, 2021. You will claim the other half when you file
If you missed the May 17, 2021 deadline, you might have filed an extension and you will be in one of the following scenarios: 1) If an individual taxpayer is owed a refund, there’s no penalty for filing late. If you are getting a refund, file as soon as possible as US taxpayers lose over
How to Check Your IRS Tax Refund Status (Step-by-Step Guide for 2026) Waiting for your tax refund can be stressful. Fortunately, the IRS provides tools to check your refund status quickly and easily. Step-by-Step Guide Visit the IRS website Use the “Where’s My Refund” tool Enter your Social Security number, filing status, and refund amount
From the Issue Number: CL-2021-17, the IRS featured the IRS Commissioner, Charles Rettig, discussing how taxpayers who file and pay on time play a vital role in the tax system. “More than 98 percent of the tax revenue collected by the IRS comes in voluntarily from taxpayers. When you do your part by filing your
One week to the end of the 2020 tax season (May 17, 2021), the IRS backlogs keeps growing mainly driven by manual reviews and checks due to the unemployment benefits exclusion ($10,200), stimulus checks (rebate credit) that might not have reported accurately in the 2020 tax return, and other items such as Earned income credit.
From the article below, it points out that the IRS is focusing more and more on crypto transactions. Initially, it was the disclosure requirement in the 1040 tax return to report if the taxpayer hold crypto currencies. The exact question is "At any time during 2020, did you receive, sell, send, exchange, or otherwise acquire
The offer in compromise is an option when there is an IRS debt that the taxpayer cannot pay in full. The IRS considers the income, expenses (living expenses), and assets to potentially reach an agreement on a reduced amount. Note that the process is not easy and you have to qualify for the offer in
In the recent IRS Tax Tip 2021-59, the IRS provides information on their IRS mobile app that allows you to check on refunds, make tax payments, etc. The IRS mobile app – IRS2Go – provides taxpayers with quick access to helpful IRS tools on their mobile devices. The app is free to download on any
Over the past year, we have noted that the IRS processing times have been delayed due to the pandemic. During this 2020 tax season (Jan to May 2021), there has been delays in the processing of tax returns and several sources point to the change of tax laws during this tax season as one of
