Earlier this week, I reported that Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin was still considering extending the tax season. Reactions to this idea were mixed. So, for today’s Fix The Tax Code Friday question, I want to know your opinion:
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Kelly Phillips Erb, known as Taxgirl, is a tax attorney, writer, and speaker who explains tax news, IRS updates, scams, financial crime, and money in plain English.
Last week, a television news station in Indiana ran an exposé allegedly revealing a new kind of identity fraud aimed at taxpayers. The report alleged that illegal immigrants were using stolen Social Security Numbers for tax-related purposes and not only does the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) know about the fraud, there is a “secret IRS…
It’s not your imagination: it’s a busy tax season. With more questions than ever, taxpayers are seeking out resources to answer questions about the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) penalties and premium tax credits, Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) reporting requirements and identity theft. Complicating matters, due to budget cuts, Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is…
We’re down to the wire! Tax season is nearly over for the 2011 tax year: just 15 days remain until Tax Day (remember that you have until April 17, 2012, to file your 2011 individual federal income tax return). If you haven’t yet filed, here’s your chance to get caught up on what was new…
I guess desperate times call for desperate measures. You may have heard about the infamous Notice 4809 from IRS making the rounds among tax professionals. The Notice is part of the IRS’ “hands-on effort to improve the accuracy and quality of filed returns and to heighten awareness of preparer responsibilities.” In other words, dear taxpayers,…
Following up on my post yesterday, today’s Fix the Tax Code Friday question is: Do you think that the IRS should be allow to select which providers offer electronic tax filing?
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has released the seminar schedule for the 2020 IRS Nationwide Tax Forums. Due to COVID-19 and related restrictions, the forums will be held online this year – as opposed to the in-person events in prior years. The series will begin on July 21, 2020, and continue through August 20, 2020,…
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Reading about the ridiculousness of the IRS sending out notices with amendments instead of just not sending the notices at all, I wondered why they found time to do all that but they still can’t seem to find the time to process a tax refund that was sent in March!