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IRS Tax Tip 2021-48, April 12, 2021 The IRS reminds taxpayers they may have money waiting for them. An estimated 1.3 million taxpayers didn’t file a 2017 Form 1040 federal income tax return and are due a refund. Here are some things taxpayers should know about these unclaimed refunds: To collect the money, taxpayers must …
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IRS Tax Tip 2021-47, April 9, 2021 The Small Business Virtual Tax Workshop helps small business owners understand and meet their tax obligations. It’s free and available online 24/7. The workshop provides information for both new and experienced small business owners. Video lessons, which people can watch in any order, include: Federal taxes and your new business …
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COVID Tax Tip 2021-46, April 8, 2021 Normally, any unemployment compensation someone receives is taxable. However, a recent law change allows some recipients to not pay tax on some 2020 unemployment compensation. The IRS will automatically refund money to eligible people who filed their tax return reporting unemployment compensation before the recent changes made by …
COVID Tax Tip 2021-45, April 7, 2021 Following the extension of the filing and payment deadline for individuals to May 17, 2021, the IRS announced other tax deadline extensions to the same date. Here’s what’s affected: Contributions to IRAs and health savings accounts People now automatically have until May 17, 2021, to make 2020 contributions to their: Individual retirement …
COVID Tax Tip 2021-44, April 6, 2021 The third Economic Impact Payment is different from the first and second payments in several ways. The third Economic Impact Payment is an advance payment of the 2021 Recovery Rebate Credit. The two earlier payments are advance payments of the 2020 Recovery Rebate Credit. Eligible people who didn’t get a first …
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COVID Tax Tip 2021-43, April 5, 2021 The IRS continues to issue the third Economic Impact Payment to eligible individuals. This includes Social Security recipients and other federal beneficiaries who do not normally file a tax return. Most of these payments will be sent electronically and received on April 7. Most of these payments will be sent …
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IRS Tax Tip 2021-42, April 2, 2021 People should be aware of an ongoing IRS-impersonation scam that appears to target educational institutions, including students and staff who have “.edu” email addresses. The suspect emails display the IRS logo and use various subject lines, such as “Tax Refund Payment” or “Recalculation of your tax refund payment.” It …
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COVID Tax Tip 2021-41, April 1, 2021 Taxpayers can subscribe to three different IRS YouTube channels to get tax information in a short and easy to understand format and see community updates from the agency. The IRS YouTube channels are: IRS Videos IRS Videos American Sign Language IRS Videos Multilingual Here are just a few of the helpful …
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COVID Tax Tip 2021-38, March 29, 2021 The IRS continues to issue the third round of Economic Impact Payments to eligible individuals, with payments being issued as a direct deposit or by mail as a paper check or prepaid EIP debit card. No action is needed by most eligible people to receive a third Economic Impact Payment …
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IRS Tax Tip 2021-37, March 25, 2021 The adoption process can be expensive. Fortunately, the adoption tax credit can help offset some those expenses Taxpayers who adopted or started the adoption process in 2020 should review the rules for this credit. Here are some facts to help people understand the credit and if they can …
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