Here’s your obvious statistic of the tax season: most early filers do so because they are expecting a refund. And by now, many of those taxpayers want to know, “Where the heck is my refund?” According to the IRS, 90% of taxpayers will receive a refund in 21 days or less. That’s the average taking…
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) IRS has announced its “Dirty Dozen” tax scams for 2012. There are some familiar scams making the list this year with a handful of new-ish ones thrown in for good measure. The best way to protect yourself is to know what you’re up against. Be informed. Here’s the dish on…
While some indicators point towards an economy on the mend (including steady inflation rates and strong Black Friday sales), it’s clear that many Americans are still financially strapped. This has been particularly evident over the past few weeks as my email inbox has been chock full of questions about whether H&R Block will be offering…
The IRS has announced that it has $153.3 million in undelivered tax refund checks because of mailing address errors. There are 99,123 taxpayers who are due refund checks, making the average check a whopping $1,547. If you think you might be owed some cash, you can check with the IRS by using the online “Where’s…
Tomorrow (May 18) marks exactly one month after Tax Day 2011. I know, just a month, right? It feels a lot longer to those of us in the tax profession. This is about the time that many folks start peering at their bank balances and wondering where the heck their refund checks are. If you’re…
I dunno about you but it *almost* feels like the IRS is catching on to this whole techno-trend. First, e-filing. Then YouTube and Twitter. Now, apps. Yep, the IRS has announced the availability of its first smartphone app, IRS2Go. Of course, you knew I’d have to try the app out (I’m the girl with the…
Laura Schultz was expecting to hear from the IRS. After all, the Denver-area house cleaner owed the IRS about $80. But when she opened up a letter from the IRS, it wasn’t quite what she was expecting: a refund check for $122,783.51. Schultz felt that it was a mistake – and it was. She called…
It’s the refund meme! Here are the questions: 1, If you could do whatever you wanted, how would YOU spend an income tax refund? 2, Is that the same or different from how you actually plan to spend it? (Psst, you can say that you’re not getting one – that’s a valid answer.) And there’s…
Take note: The IRS has announced that users of the Where’s My Refund? feature may experience intermittent outages on Sunday, April 27, 2008 between the hours of 1:00 a.m. – 6:00 a.m. EST.
Whew. Tax Day has come and gone. Maybe you’re waiting on a refund – not the rebate (that’s something different) – but a refund. If at least 28 days has passed since you filed, you can check with the IRS to find out the status of your refund. You can: Call the IRS Refund Hotline…