Haven’t Filed Past Returns? IRS May File One for You and It Won’t Be Pretty
Article Highlights: Non-Filers IRS Information Reporting IRS Prepared Substitute Return Notice of Deficiency Tax Court Appeal Liens and Levies There are millions of individuals who do not file a tax return each year, many of them simply because their income is below the filing threshold levels for the year based upon their filing status. Still […]
IRS and Treasury Release the Latest State-By-State Economic Impact Payment Figures
The Treasury Department and the IRS released updated state-by-state figures for Economic Impact Payments (EIPs) on May 22nd, reflecting the opening weeks of the program. Along with the announcement came the following quote from IRS Commissioner Chuck Rettig: “Economic Impact Payments have continued going out at a rapid rate to Americans across the country. We […]
Here’s What Could Happen If You Try to Short-Change the IRS
Article Highlights: Self-employed taxpayers Underreported income Unscrupulous tax preparers Phony deductions or credits Inflating the Earned Income Tax Credit Taking fake education credits Petty cheating Some refer to it as “creative accounting” or just “a little fudging here and there,” but if your tax return is missing some income that should have been reported or […]
The IRS Is Issuing Some Stimulus Payments by Debit Card; Some Are Being Mistaken as Junk Mail and Thrown Out
Article Highlights: Junk Mail Stimulus Payment Debit Card If you are like most Americans, you receive tons of junk mail, which you tend to discard without ever reading. Well, if you haven’t already received your stimulus payment from the feds, maybe you shouldn’t be so quick to throw away those envelopes from unknown senders, at […]
A Novel Way to Make COVID-19 Relief Donations
Article Highlights: Donating unused vacation time, sick leave and personal time Employer’s Function Great Donation Opportunity On March 13, 2020 the President issued an emergency disaster declaration under the Stafford Act as a result of the coronavirus disease pandemic. The disaster area covers all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and five U.S. Territories. As […]
Unique IRA Opportunities for 2020
Article Highlights: 2020 Tax Saving Opportunities Traditional IRA to Roth IRA Conversions Paying the Conversions Tax Required Minimum Distribution (RMD) 2020 RMD Waiver Coordinating Distributions with 2020 Income As bad as it has been financially for many individuals, 2020 does provide some unique tax opportunities for those who have traditional IRA accounts. These range from […]
The July 15th Deadline Is Fast Approaching, and It Isn’t Just for the 2019 Individual Tax Return
Article Highlights: Extensions Contributions to IRAs Estimated Tax Payments for the First Two Quarters of 2020 Individual Refund Claims for the 2016 Tax Year Foreign Account Reporting Requirements Due to the COVID-19 emergency, the IRS provided taxpayers with an automatic three-month extension to July 15 to file their 2019 tax returns and pay the 2019 […]
Don’t Throw Away That Notice 1444
Article Highlights: Notice 1444 You May Qualify for Additional Credit on the 2020 Return Tax Records The IRS is mailing all recipients of Economic Impact Payments a Notice 1444 that provides information about the amount of their payment, how the payment was made and how to report any payment that wasn’t received. If you’ve already received your […]
IRS Provides Additional 2020 RMD Rollover Relief
Article Highlights: CARES Act Waiver of RMDs 60-Day Rollover Period Extension Further Rollover Relief RMDs in General Effect of Withholding on RMD Rollover One IRA Rollover per 12 Months Rule The CARES Act waived required minimum distributions (RMDs) from IRAs and employer plans such as 401(k)s for 2020. However, the CARES Act was not passed […]
If You are Receiving Medicaid Waiver Payments, You Should Read This
Article Highlights: What are Medicaid Waiver Payments? IRS Ruled Them to be Non-Taxable Taxpayer-Favorable Tax Court Case Tax Credits Amended Returns Medicaid waiver payments are a type of payment from a state to an individual to take care of another individual who would otherwise be institutionalized, saving the government the cost of the more expensive […]