By now you know that the IRS is in the process of delivering stimulus payments to most American. That process began this week and will continue for a while. The IRS has created a new web page to give taxpayers more information about the payments and allow taxpayers to update their information to be able […]
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Update: CCH sent out an update on Monday 3/23/2020 with a correction to the fiduciary section. The fiduciary estimate cannot be changed at this time and needs to be done in Word. The instructions below are updated to match their corrected instructions I’m throwing this post out into the internet to help fellow tax professionals
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What a crazy week we’ve had in the tax world. I’ve been trying to stay on top of the developing situation and even I find myself trying to remember what is the most current status of the tax deadlines. Here’s some help if you’re in the same boat. On the afternoon of Friday, March 20,
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Update March 21, 2020:The IRS released Notice 2020-18 on the evening of March 20, 2020 and I have a new post about that notice. It is the IRS’s interpretation and formal guidance on the Twitter tweet from Secretary Mnuchin. There isn’t a formal announcement yet, but Treasury Secretary Mnuchin announced via Twitter this morning (3/20/2020)
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Update March 21, 2020:The IRS released Notice 2020-18 on the evening of March 20, 2020 and I have a new post about that notice. Notice 2020-18 extends the time to file and to pay your taxes from April 15, 2020 until July 15, 2020. Well, we’ve been waiting for the IRS to give us formal
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The IRS released a notice today IR-2020-54 which states that high-deductible health plans can cover the costs related to testing and treatment of the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19). This is important for a number of reasons. First, a high deductible health plan is setup so that the person insured usually has to pay a high
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Update March 21, 2020:The IRS released Notice 2020-18 on the evening of March 20, 2020 and I have a new post about that notice. Notice 2020-18 extends the time to file and to pay your taxes from April 15, 2020 until July 15, 2020. The New York Times and Wall Street Journal are reporting today,
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Last year there was a big dust up in the tax world when ProPublica published a number of articles showing how the Free File option for American taxpayers is being hidden in a concerted effort to trick the taxpayers into paying for a similar product. Due to this revelation, the IRS and the tax preparation
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The IRS has a program to help taxpayers prevent unauthorized use of their Social Security Number and the filing of fake tax returns. Once enrolled, the taxpayer uses this the Identity Protection PIN, frequently shortened to IP PIN, to make sure no one files a tax return with their information on it without their knowledge.
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Every year the IRS releases inflation adjustments to amounts used in tax policy. One of these adjustments is the amount that can be contributed to retirement savings accounts. Here is your comparison of contribution amounts to your retirement accounts for 2019 and 2020. For more details on these saving accounts and amounts, visit the IRS
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