Stop Procrastinating, April 15 is One Week Away! Time to File!
Just a friendly reminder that tax season will NOT be extended even though it began late. You will have until April 15th, which is next Monday, to file your taxes or file an extension. Remember that if you paper file, your return must be postmarked by the 15th to be considered “timely,” and filing an […]
You Can Now Track Your Amendment! Really? Yes!
Beginning in March 2013, you can track your IRS amended return status using a new web or toll-free application. Go to IRS.gov and click on “Where’s My Amended Return,” or call 1-866-464-2050. With either application, you will need to provide the following information: Your Taxpayer Identification Number (usually SSN), Your date of birth, and Your […]
Tomorrow is Last Day to File Corporate Returns…Ante Up or File Extension.
If you don’t have all your ducks in a row, don’t worry too much. You can always file a corporate return extension, BUT remember that filing an extension does not give you more time to pay what you owe. Penalties and interest will accrue, and those amounts are nothing to joke about. Corporate tax returns […]
Education Credits Causing Additional Delays for Taxpayers.
If you filed your tax return with form 8863 for Tax Education Credits, you might be receiving this 8863 Letter in the mail requesting more information. Typically, this is just a request for more information relating to credit eligibility. In this case, it seems that 4 of the questions on the form are either not […]
IRS MeF System Overwhelmed/ Update for 8812
Acknowledgements are taking longer than expected recently due to the modernized e-file system being swamped with returns coming in. Try not to worry too much about it, but rather, let your client know that the system is bogged down and that it should return to normal in the following week or so. The 8812 (Additional […]