The IRS has just released news of waiving the penalty for many taxpayers whose tax withholding and estimated tax payments fell short in 2018. The following was posted by [...]
Taxpayers who owe money to the IRS often feel helpless and procrastinate, waiting for the IRS to force collection. There are many ways that a taxpayer can take the [...]
It seems like phone scams are getting more prevalent. On the good side, more information is getting out to the public, so folks are forewarned about these things and [...]
Full blown, old-fashioned audits have become rarer and rarer. You know the kind…everyone’s fear, where you are called into an IRS office for a face to face meeting. Unfortunately, [...]
It’s that time of year again! No, not tax season…. scam season! This seems to be a pattern over the last few years that with the increased focus on tax [...]
I have mentioned this topic in prior blogs, but the IRS issued a new reminder this week and I thought it couldn’t hurt to discuss the issue again. For seriously [...]
The new tax reform law has passed Congress and is awaiting the President’s signature! There are a lot of Christmas goodies in the new law, but a few lumps [...]
The Conference Committee has reached a deal on tax reform! The bill will now go to the full House and Senate where it is expected to pass. I will have [...]
The House of Representatives has passed a tax reform bill, which for the first time since the 1980’s, would enact fairly comprehensive changes to our Tax Code. The Senate is [...]
Time to Renew Expiring ITINS For taxpayers who require an ITIN (Individual Taxpayer Identification Number), now is the time to renew it before the end of the year. An ITIN [...]
From the Desk of Lauran L Stevenson Defining Your Charitable Contributions In recent years, there has been an influx of options available for charitable giving and gift giving to online [...]
From the Desk of Lauran L. Stevenson IRS Data Mining: Social Media We are all aware that big companies collect our information to market better. There are other organizations, such [...]
