The Taxpayer Advocate Service (TAS) has announced a new tool to assist taxpayers with claiming their Economic Impact Payment (EIP), sometimes referred to as a
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Here’s How Child Support Offsets Affect Tax Refunds & Stimulus Checks
It has long been the case that if you owe money, your federal income tax refund can be seized to satisfy your debt. Examples of
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Answers To Your Stimulus Check Questions About Kids, Child Support, Direct Deposit, ITINs & More
(Updated: April 22, 2020) Your questions about stimulus checks keep coming! Last month, I wrote a primer on stimulus checks to answer some of your basic questions
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IRS Begins Sending Stimulus Payments But Reminds Non-Filers To Add Children
(Updated: April 26, 2020) Are you receiving Social Security retirement or disability benefits (SSDI), Supplemental Security Income (SSI), Railroad Retirement benefits, or VA benefits? If you are and you
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4/20 Is High Time To Think About Marijuana & Taxes
Today is 4/20, or National Weed Day. A few years ago, the counterculture holiday would have confounded from some and amused others. Now, 4/20, the day
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Looking For A Guide To Your Stimulus Check?
Check out this helpful infographic:
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IRS Says Vets Who Receive Benefits Will Automatically Get Stimulus Checks
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has confirmed that recipients of VA benefits will automatically receive Economic Impact Payments (that’s the official name, although most taxpayers refer to
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Ask The Taxgirl LIVE (Stimulus Check Edition)
Since you have so many questions, I’m pulling together a last-minute(ish) Ask The Taxgirl LIVE.I’ve been asked a lot of questions about #tax returns and
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Here’s What ‘Status Not Available’ On The IRS Stimulus Check Tool Might Mean
Yesterday, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) launched its second tool, Get My Payment, to assist taxpayers with their stimulus checks. According to the IRS, as of
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IRS Offers Two Stimulus Check Tool: Which One Is Right For You?
There’s still a lot of confusion about how to register for and track stimulus checks on the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) website. There are two
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