October 28, 2022 – The Taxpayer Advocate Service shares information to help taxpayers claim credits on their 2021 tax returns. Hurry – time is running out to claim your credits on your 2021 federal income tax return using the … Read More
Author Archives: Toshia Hansen
TAS Tax Tip: Tax resources for individuals filing a federal income tax return for the first time
October 27, 2022 – The Taxpayer Advocate Service shares information to help first-time filers meet their federal tax obligations. Every year brings new people into the workforce. The Taxpayer Advocate Service (TAS) wants to reach individuals filing tax returns for … Read More
TAS Tax Tip: Did IRS adjust your charitable contribution deduction?
October 26, 2022 – The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act enacted March 27, 2020, permits taxpayers to deduct up to 100 percent of their adjusted gross income (AGI), for qualified contributions made during calendar year 2020. The … Read More
NTA Blog: How to Identify the IRS’s Broad Penalty Relief Initiative and Other Helpful Tips for Understanding Tax Account Transcripts: Part Two
September 29, 2022 – Part Two continues with more helpful tips I hope you will find useful when trying to understand IRS transcripts. How to Identify the IRS’s Broad Penalty Relief Initiative and Other Helpful Tips for Understanding Tax Account … Read More
TAS Tax Tip: Get Current on Your Federal Taxes
September 14, 2022 – Part of your Mid-Year Tax Checkup should include seeing whether you have any overdue tax returns and making sure you file them as soon as possible. If you’re not sure whether you are required to file, … Read More
TAS Tax Tip: What the Inflation Reduction Act Means for You
September 12, 2022 – The Inflation Reduction Act, which includes expanded or extended tax credits and additional funding for the IRS, was signed into law on August 16, 2022. How could the Inflation Reduction Act impact you when filing your … Read More
NTA Blog: Improving Services to Taxpayers With Visual Disabilities
September 08, 2022 -Millions of U.S. taxpayers are visually impaired and unable to read print material in a standard font size. As a result of a settlement agreement between the IRS and the National Federation of the Blind (NFB) on … Read More
TAS Tax Tip: Valuable information about child and dependent-related tax benefits
If you have children or other dependents, and qualify to claim them on your tax return, there are a few things you need to know before you file your federal tax return. General Information Child and dependent-related tax benefits … Read More
Systemic penalty relief is now available for certain tax year 2019 and 2020 returns
On August 24, 2022, the IRS announced that it will grant relief for failure-to-file (FTF) penalties on the following 2019 and 2020 federal tax returns: Income tax returns: most Form 1040 and 1120 series returns, Forms 1041, 1065, 1066, 990-T, … Read More
NTA Blog: Good News: The IRS Is Automatically Providing Late Filing Penalty Relief for Both 2019 and 2020 Tax Returns. Taxpayers Do Not Need to Do Anything to Receive this Administrative Relief.
August 24, 2022 -Taxpayers need not do anything to receive this administrative relief. The IRS is automatically removing (abating) failure-to-file penalties for 2019 and 2020 returns. Bottom Line: What Does this Mean for Taxpayers? Taxpayers need not do anything to … Read More