As COVID-19 continues to impact the United States, the federal government is taking action to ease the burden on taxpayers. Most recently, Congress passed a massive stimulus
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18 Fun Facts About Beer And Taxes On National Beer Day
True confession: I didn’t have a beer today despite the fact that it’s National Beer Day. Honestly, in the midst of the quarantine – and
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Answers To Your Stimulus Check Questions
(Updated: April 20, 2020) Last month, I wrote a primer on stimulus checks, and I’ve been updating it as I field your questions: thanks for asking! I
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Stimulus Checks Are Going Out Soon By Direct Deposit, But Some Paper Checks Could Take Months
Whenever my kids want to know when I’m going to do something, I often answer, “Two minutes.” We both know it’s a lie, but if
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How The Employee Retention Credit Can Help Businesses Of Practically Any Size Keep Employees On Payroll
As COVID-19 continues to impact the United States, the federal government is taking action to ease the burden on taxpayers. Most recently, Congress passed a massive stimulus
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IRS Expands Social Media Presence
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is expanding its social media presence. And while that’s to be expected in a fast-moving, tech-based world, it’s the platform
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Looking For COVID-19 Tax Resources?
There’s so much happening now. Here’s where you can find information on how COVID-19 is affecting tax returns and, of course, those stimulus checks. Got
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Treasury Concedes Social Security Recipients Don’t Need File A Tax Return To Get A Stimulus Check
Winston Churchill was alleged to have said, “You can depend upon the Americans to do the right thing. But only after they have exhausted every
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Congress Made It Easy For Seniors To Get Stimulus Checks Without Filing A Tax Return: Why Isn’t That Happening?
(Update: Treasury and IRS have changed course and seniors who do not usually file a tax return do not need to file to get a check.)
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Do Seniors Have To File Tax Returns To Get Stimulus Checks?
(Update: Treasury and IRS changed course and will not require returns.) Each year, about 64 million people collect Social Security benefits: about one family in four receives some kind
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