Due to COVID-19, the IRS’ People First Initiative provides relief to taxpayers on a variety of issues from easing payment guidelines to delaying compliance actions. This relief is effective through the filing and payment deadline, Wednesday, July 15, 2020. • Existing Installment Agreements – Under
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May 5 deadline for VA, SSI recipients who don’t file a tax return and have dependents
VA, SSI recipients with eligible children need to act by May 5 to add to their automatic Economic Impact Payment. ‘Plus $500 Push’ continues. The IRS today reminded Supplemental Security Income and Department of Veterans Affairs beneficiaries to act by Tuesday, May 5 if they didn’t file a 2018 or
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Economic Impact Payments continue to be sent, check IRS.gov for answers to common questions
As Economic Impact Payments continue to be successfully delivered, the Internal Revenue Service today reminds taxpayers that IRS.gov includes answers to many common questions, including help to use two recently launched Economic Impact Payment tools. The IRS is regularly updating the Economic Impact
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COVID Tax Tip 2020-45
Taxpayers with a filing requirement must file a tax return to get an Economic Impact Payment While most eligible taxpayers don’t need to take any action to receive an Economic Impact Payment, some people will. This includes those who are required to file and haven’t filed a tax return for either 2018
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CORONAVIRUS EMERGENCY LOANS Small Business Guide and Checklist
The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act allocated $350 billion to help small businesses keep workers employed amid the pandemic and economic downturn. Known as the Paycheck Protection Program, the initiative provides 100% federally guaranteed loans to small businesses.
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Charitable Contributions and State Tax Credits
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act passed and signed into last year limits the deduction for state, local and real estate taxes to a total of $ 10,000 per return. The New Jersey legislature passed, and Governor Murphy signed the legislation to allow municipalities to set up charitable funds to allow residents
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The IRS Versus the FEDS
When Congress passed and President Trump signed the 2017 “The Tax and Jobs Act” this new law limits the taxpayer’s itemized deductions for State and Local Taxes and Real Estate Taxes to no more than $10,000. High tax states like California, New York, New Jersey, Illinois, and Connecticut are looking
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What’s Really Happening in Tax Return Identity Theft?
Ever wonder how tax return identity theft got to be such a big problem? Here’s the background. Employers are required to distribute annual W-2 Wage and Income Statements to all employees by January 31st of each year, for the previous year. This gives the taxpayers enough time to put together their
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Protect Yourself from Identity Theft
I’ve been on a crusade to educate and explain how to protect yourself from the scourge of identity theft. While Millennials are especially susceptible – so much of their communications is done online, across a multitude of devices – we are all at risk! The id thieves are salivating at the treasure
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