FAQs Updated on Unemployment Compensation, Recovery Rebate Credit

FAQs Updated on Unemployment Compensation, Recovery Rebate Credit

The Internal Revenue Service is updating its Frequently Asked Questions to reflect changes on two fronts important to a lot of taxpayers. The changes, in the form of revamped and increased guidance, are focused on the unemployment compensation exclusion for 2020, and...
IRS Announces Start of Filing Season

IRS Announces Start of Filing Season

It’s official: The Internal Revenue Service says it will start accepting 2021 tax year returns on January 24, kicking off tax season. The somewhat late start for individual tax filers allows the agency the extra time needed to get their computer systems programmed and...
IRS Issues Reminder for Estimated Tax Payment Deadline

IRS Issues Reminder for Estimated Tax Payment Deadline

Their lifeline comes in the form of a quarterly estimated tax payment, as long as it’s made for the fourth quarter of 2021 and gets to the IRS by Tuesday, January 18. The IRS sees income taxes as a pay-as-you-go proposition, meaning Americans need to pay most of their...
Form 1024 Revised for Electronic Filing

Form 1024 Revised for Electronic Filing

No doubt about it: The future for the IRS is electronic. The agency is putting more and more formerly paper-only functions on its electronic platform, speeding up transmission and improving service as a result. Form 1024, Application for Recognition of Exemption under...
Tax Relief Coming to Colorado Wildfire Victims

Tax Relief Coming to Colorado Wildfire Victims

Victims of the New Year wildfires in Colorado now have one less thing to worry about. The Internal Revenue Service has given individual and business taxpayers affected by the disaster until May 16 to file and pay an array of federal taxes. The fires started December...