Category: Tax Central

Article Highlights: Missing W-2  Contact the Office  Contact the Employer  Contact the IRS  Prepare a Substitute W-2 File on Time or Get an Extension  W-2

Article Highlights: Electronic Funds Withdrawal  Direct Pay  Electronic Federal Tax Payment System  Send a Check  Pay by Cash  Credit Card  Installment Agreement  Tap a Retirement

Article Highlights: Charitable Itemized Deductions Bunching Deductions Qualified Charitable Distributions Donor-Advised Funds Donations to charities can be deducted as an itemized deduction on your tax

Article Highlights: Extensions Balance-Due Payments Contributions to Roth or Traditional IRAs Estimated Tax Payments for the First Quarter of 2019 Individual Refund Claims for the

Article Highlights: Internal Revenue Code Section 107  Court Ruling  Employee Status  Self-employed Status  Parsonage Allowance  Self-employment Tax  Exemption from Self-employment Tax  If you read our previous

Article Highlights: Refundable vs. Nonrefundable Credits  Home Solar Credit  Solar-Power Tax Credit Phaseout  Is Solar Worth the Expense?  Homeowner vs. Home Resident  Solar Additions  Leased

Article Highlights: Family Court  Division of Property  Spousal Buyout Debt  Filing Status  Joint and Several Liability  Claiming the Children as Dependents  Head of Household Filing

Article Highlights: ID Theft  What’s in Your Wallet or Purse  Phony E-mail  Pop-up Ads  Only Access Secure Websites  Avoid Phishing Scams  Security Software  Educate Children 

Article Highlights: Definition of Tax Basis  Cost Basis  Adjusted Basis  Gift Basis  Inherited Basis  Record Keeping For tax purposes, the term “basis” refers to the

Article Highlights: Tax Reform Problems  Corrected 1099s and K-1s  Overlooked Income and Deductions  Marital Issues  Mitigating Penalties  The Need for Prompt Amendments  If you forgot