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 […]
IRS Letter About Advanced Child Tax Credits
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 […]
43 Life Events That May Affect Your Taxes and Accounting
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 […]
Why Filing an Extension for Your Taxes Is a Good Thing
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 […]
Tax Deadline Extended for SOME but NOT ALL Tax Returns and Payments
The IRS announced a change in the deadline for certain federal tax return and payment due dates. Here is what is extended as of this posting (March 19, 2021): 2020 Individual 1040 returns are now due May 17, 2021 2020 Individual 1040 tax payments are now due May 17, 2021 You can read the announcement […]