Many taxpayers are under the assumption that it’s bad to delay filing your taxes by filing an extension.  While individual tax returns are due April 15 each year, you can file an automatic 6-month extension so that the return is not due until October 15. The rumor that you have a better chance of getting […]

The pandemic shutdown in 2020, staffing shortages, budget limitations, and numerous tax law changes have converged to cause a snowball effect on the IRS’s ability to process returns in a timely manner. Both taxpayers and tax professionals have been heavily impacted for the last couple of years, and it has become so bad going into […]

The IRS announced that it will be sending out letters to everyone who received advance Child Tax Credit payments. Please be on the lookout for this letter and DO NOT throw it away. IRS Letter 6419 will go out January 19, 2022.  It will show the total amount of advance Child Tax Credit payments that […]

Your tax professional will ask you about what’s happening in your life, whether in the form of an interview, intake form, or annual tax organizer. Please know they are not being overly nosy! They need to know when life events occur because they often make a difference in how much tax you pay. It’s usually […]

This year, a record number of tax returns will be put on extension, and yours might be one of them. Having your return go on extension makes some taxpayers fearful and even angry.  There are a lot of things to worry about in life, but filing a tax extension is not one of them.  Here […]