UPDATE 5/13/2019 6:50 PM CDT – I finally received the official instructions from CCH on filing certain tax returns with the IRS after the May 15, 2019 deadline within the additional time until May 22, 2019. Those instructions are very long and specific so I have included them on a separate post instead of on […]
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Note for 2022 Texas Franchise Tax Reports – these are the reports for the calendar year ended on December 31, 2021 and other fiscal years that ended during 2021 -There is no change to the deadline like there have been for the past 2 years. The deadline is Monday, May 16, 2022. Well, it’s time
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The myth that filing an extension increases your risk of an IRS audit has been around for as long as I’ve been working in the tax field. There is no truth to this myth.
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On March 13, 2019, the Tax Court found that not all tax forms are equal, in that the IRS doesn’t have to recognize and update your address when you use a new address on all IRS tax forms. Earlier this year I wrote a post about how to change your address with the IRS. The
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Updated on January 25, 2109 from the IRS Newswire: The United States Tax Court’s website (www.ustaxcourt.gov) announced that the Tax Court shut down operations on Friday, December 28, 2018, at 11:59 p.m. and will remain closed until further notice. The IRS reminds taxpayers and tax professionals the Tax Court website is the best place to
I just received a very believable email from an unknown person who included attachments on the email. It’s well-known that spammers are attacking tax professionals trying to compromise their systems in order to gain access to sensitive taxpayer information. Luckily, we have a great IT department who can check before anyone opens these emails. The
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Well, for being shutdown and running on a skeleton crew, the IRS has been BUSY today and delivered the final tax regulations for the new Section 199A tax deduction for flow-through income on individual tax returns. This is the new Qualified Business Income Deduction for tax years beginning after December 31, 2017 that came into
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The IRS released information today that should come as a relief to taxpayers and tax preparers as we start work on our 2018 tax returns. The IRS will be waiving the estimated tax penalty for taxpayers on their 2018 tax return who didn’t have enough withholding and estimated tax payments to cover their tax liabilities.
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How to report your new address to the IRS and others to make sure you receive your annual tax documents.
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Well, it took them longer than usual but the IRS has updated the rates used to calculate your mileage deductions. As a reminder, there are different rates depending on what type of driving you are doing. The business mileage rate is applicable for business purposes. This would be for activities such as your sole proprietorship
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