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Tax Tips, Small Business Advice, and Real-World Know-How
At Speedy Tax Preparation & Bookkeeping Service, we believe that good advice should be easy to understand and even easier to apply. That’s why we created this blog—to help individuals, families, and small business owners make sense of their finances, one topic at a time.
Common Mistakes People Make On Their Taxes
As tax day approaches, you make sure all your W-2 forms, deductions, and other paperwork are in order, and you will file the perfect mistake-free return this time. Well, that’s not always the case as minor mistakes can happen, and most of the time, they are fairly...
Here’s what taxpayers should do if they have missing or incorrect documents
Taxpayers should double-check to make sure they have all their documents before filing a tax return. Taxpayers who haven't received a W-2 or Form 1099 should contact the employer, payer or issuing agency and request the missing documents. This also applies for those...
IRS Statutes of Limitations for Tax Refunds, Audits, and Collections
The Internal Revenue Service gives itself plenty of time to make sure your tax situation is on the up-and-up. The tax code gives the IRS three years to audit your tax return and 10 years to collect any tax you might owe. It also sets a deadline for you—when you must...
IRS warns anew of 2021 tax scammers: very active and very creative
Tax season has arrived along with scams aiming to steal your identity. The latest scam targets Electronic Filing Identification Numbers or EFINs, the IRS warned. Tax professionals and their clients are particularly at risk, the IRS said. By stealing client data and...
The IRS warns of ghost preparers trying to rip off taxpayers
If someone else is preparing your taxes this year, the IRS has a warning about a new tax scam. "Ghost preparers" are promising higher refunds by faking information on tax returns, refusing to sign them, and leaving taxpayers responsible. Read More Original Article...
Top Three Things To Look For When Hiring A Tax Preparer And Bookkeeper
While your personal taxes can be fairly simple to someone who has some basic knowledge and experience, business taxes are on a whole other level. Even the most straightforward ones are going to be significantly more complicated than personal taxes. A tax preparer and...
$1,400 stimulus check or unemployment tax relief? American Rescue Plan creates a real tax headache for the jobless
The $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan has inadvertently created a conundrum for the unemployed this tax season. The pandemic aid measure, which passed the Senate on Saturday, offers $1,400 stimulus checks and waives federal taxes on a portion of unemployment benefits...
Tax Day for individuals extended to May 17: Treasury, IRS extend filing and payment deadline
The Treasury Department and Internal Revenue Service announced today that the federal income tax filing due date for individuals for the 2020 tax year will be automatically extended from April 15, 2021, to May 17, 2021. The IRS will be providing formal guidance in the...
IRS Warns Of Delays And Challenging 2021 Tax Season: 10 Tax Tips For Filing Your 2020 Tax Return
The Internal Revenue Service says taxpayers should expect limited face-to-face operations, heavy call volume and paper-processing delays as it opens today for tax season 2021, accepting tax returns for tax year 2020. And then there’s all the pandemic-related tax law...
Here’s how taxpayers can track the status of their refund
Tracking the status of a tax refund is easy with the Where's My Refund? tool. It's conveniently accessible at IRS.gov or through the IRS2Go App. Taxpayers can start checking their refund status within 24 hours after an e-filed return is received. Read More Original...