Accounting Today

MARCH 25, 2024

Time is running out for nearly 940,000 individuals to claim refunds from 2020, with a May 17 deadline approaching for filing the necessary tax returns.

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RogerRossmeisl

MARCH 14, 2021

If you’re getting ready to file your 2020 tax return, and your tax bill is higher than you’d like, there might still be an opportunity to lower it. If you qualify, you can make a deductible contribution to a traditional IRA right up until the April 15, 2021 filing date and benefit from the tax savings on your 2020 return.

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CPA Practice

MARCH 26, 2024

By Alvin Buyinza, masslive.com (TNS) Nearly 940,000 Americans have unclaimed tax returns from 2020 and face a May 17 deadline if they want to get it back, the IRS announced on Monday. The average median refund was $932 for 2020, according to the IRS.

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Cherry Bekaert

APRIL 21, 2023

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) recently released Notice 2023-21 clarifying how the postponed tax return filing deadlines in 2020 and 2021 affect amended return filings. In April 2020, the IRS issued Notice 2020-23 , which postponed certain 2019 federal tax return filing and payment deadlines until July 15, 2020.

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RogerRossmeisl

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

If you’re like many Americans, letters from your favorite charities may be appearing in your mailbox acknowledging your 2020 donations. But what happens if you haven’t received such a letter — can you still claim a deduction for the gift on your 2020 income tax return? It depends.

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Nancy McClelland, LLC

MARCH 29, 2022

To validate and successfully submit an electronically filed tax return to the IRS , taxpayers need their adjusted gross income, or AGI, from their most recent tax return. The IRS has a couple of “special tips” to ensure the tax return is accepted by the IRS for processing.

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ThomsonReuters

APRIL 1, 2021

In response to the continuing COVID-19 emergency, the IRS has offered deadline relief for 2020 federal income tax returns that also extends the deadline for 2020 contributions to HSAs, IRAs, and certain other accounts. Tax Return Preparers. Here are highlights: Form 1040 Series. Form 5498 Series.

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Dent Moses

MAY 30, 2023

In most cases, the IRS can audit, propose adjustments, and assess additional tax up to 3 years after the later of (a) the date a return was filed, or (b) the original due date. For example, assume your 2022 individual tax return was filed on April 11, 2023, a week before the due date of April 18, 2023.

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Ronika Khanna CPA,CA

JANUARY 21, 2022

She hadn’t filed her tax return in a few years mostly because she had one T4, figured that she didn’t owe any tax and was simply procrastinating on an unenjoyable task. Benefits of Filing a Tax Returns Receive a refund—or avoid penalties and interest! You will only receive this if you file a tax return.

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ThomsonReuters

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

While many of those provisions impact tax years 2021 and later, some affect 2020 returns. Here’s a rundown of what you need to know about the CAA as you prepare 2020 business and individual tax returns. Individual Returns. Additional 2020 Recovery Rebates. Advance payments.

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ThomsonReuters

MARCH 17, 2021

The IRS has issued new Form 8915-E, which individual taxpayers must file with their income tax returns to report coronavirus-related distributions and other qualified 2020 disaster distributions received from retirement plans in 2020, as well as 2020 repayments of those distributions. Form 8915-E. Instructions.

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LyfeAccounting

JUNE 2, 2021

Want to Know How to File an Amended Tax Return? As an accounting firm, we’ve filed our fair share of amended tax returns. In today’s post, we’ll be going over when to amend your taxes and the 5 steps to actually amend your taxes. Steps to Take When Filing Amended Tax Return.

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CPA Practice

OCTOBER 22, 2024

While the actual percentages of the tax brackets will remain the same until next year because of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, the income levels of each bracket change annually to adjust to inflation. These tax rates are for the 2025 tax year covering tax returns that will be filed in 2026.

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Churchill-Knight

DECEMBER 13, 2021

If you are required to submit a self-assessment tax return for the 2020/21 tax year, it’s recommended you file it before Christmas – to ensure you’re well within the deadline of the 31st January 2022. This blog explains more about the importance of beating the deadline, and we explain who needs to complete a tax return.

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RogerRossmeisl

AUGUST 3, 2021

The IRS just released its audit statistics for the 2020 fiscal year and fewer taxpayers had their returns examined as compared with prior years. But even though a small percentage of returns are being chosen for audit these days, that will be little consolation if yours is one of them. For example, in 2020, 2.2%

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CPA Practice

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

The closing of IRS tax processing centers from March 20, 2020, through June 29, 2020, during the normal course of filing season, created significant inventory backlogs, TIGTA said. The report states: For example, in October 2020, the IRS had 10.3 The report states: For example, in October 2020, the IRS had 10.3

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Withum

AUGUST 25, 2022

On August 24, 2022, the IRS issued Notice 2022-36 to announce broad-based penalty relief for certain failure to file penalties with respect to tax returns for taxable years 2019 and 2020 as long as they are filed by September 30, 2022. Penalties under §6698(a)(1) & (2) for form 1065 (partnership tax returns).

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CPA Practice

APRIL 5, 2024

(TNS) A Kennewick tax preparer cost the United States $42 million in lost tax revenue between 2017 and 2020 after filing tax returns that were riddled with errors, fabrications and fraudulent entries, alleges the Department of Justice. Court on Tuesday asking a judge to ban Donald J.

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CPA Practice

JANUARY 26, 2024

23, 2024, to two years in prison for a scheme to file false tax returns, and to two years in prison for an unrelated online romance scam. According to court documents and statements made in court related to the tax scheme, Iona Coates owned and operated Bits & Bytes Accounting Services Inc., In December 2020, U.S.

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Bharmal&Associates

JULY 30, 2020

A coronavirus-related distribution from your qualified retirement plan, Section 403(b) plan, or IRA gets two tax benefits: If you withdraw and keep the money, you pay no 10 percent early withdrawal penalty and you can spread the income equally over tax years 2020, 2021, and 2022. You pay no taxes or penalties. Scenario 2.

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RogerRossmeisl

JUNE 24, 2021

Even after your 2020 tax return has been successfully transmitted to the IRS, you may still have questions after filing your return. Here are brief answers to three questions that we’re frequently asked at this time of year. Are you wondering when you will receive your refund?

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RogerRossmeisl

OCTOBER 6, 2021

Note: Certain tax-filing and tax-payment deadlines may be postponed for taxpayers who reside in or have a business in federally declared disaster areas. Friday, October 15 If a calendar-year C corporation that filed an automatic six-month extension: File a 2020 income tax return (Form 1120) and pay any tax, interest and penalties due.

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Going Concern

APRIL 5, 2024

A federal grand jury in Newark, New Jersey, returned an indictment Wednesday charging tax preparer Leon Haynes of Teaneck, New Jersey with fraudulently seeking more than $150 million from the IRS by filing more than 1,600 false tax returns for himself and his clients that claimed COVID-19-related employment tax credits.

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Churchill-Knight

DECEMBER 20, 2021

With just over a month to go until the self-assessment tax deadline, it is worth double-checking whether or not you have to submit a self-assessment tax return. In many cases, umbrella company employees won’t need to submit a tax return because they are taxed similarly to those in permanent employment (PAYE).

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CPA Practice

JULY 15, 2024

People who were self-employed can claim tax credits for sick leave and family leave only for limited COVID-19 pandemic-related circumstances in 2020 and 2021; the credit is not available for 2023 tax returns. The IRS has a detailed set of FAQs on the technical requirements for meeting this provision of the tax code.

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CPA Practice

MARCH 5, 2024

The payments went out in 2021 and 2020. But you have to file a tax return to claim the credit, even if your income was minimal or non-existent, according to the IRS. If you’re looking to claim the rebate credit for 2020, you have until May 17, 2024 to file a return. ©2024 Advance Local Media LLC.

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Ronika Khanna CPA,CA

MARCH 31, 2022

The information from this form would then be entered on Schedule T777 of your personal tax return. This covers home office expenses and also other employment expenses such as supplies, cell phones and vehicles For 2020, The T2200s is a simplified version of the T2200 in that it only has one section for home office expenses.

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CPA Practice

APRIL 9, 2024

But people should be careful with who they’re following on social media for tax advice. Unlike hacks to fix a leaky kitchen sink or creative makeup tips, people shouldn’t rely on made-up ways on social media to patch up their tax return and boost their refund,” he added. There are two other variations of the W-2 scheme.

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Withum

MARCH 7, 2024

Should I File a Protective Income Tax Refund Claim? Taxpayers that claimed the ERC are obligated to amend their 2020 or 2021 tax returns, as applicable, to reduce their wage expense deductions by the amount of ERC claimed in each year. To prevent this, taxpayers can file a protective income tax refund claim.

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Katz,Sapper&Miller

JANUARY 27, 2020

Another year has begun, and taxes are on the minds of many. But instead of thinking only about filing a tax return, what should buy here – pay here dealers be considering in 2020? Here are a few financial and operational issues to consider – as well as their tax implications.

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ThomsonReuters

AUGUST 12, 2021

The IRS has announced that certain retirement plans adopted retroactively for the 2020 taxable year will not be required to file Form 5500 for 2020. EBIA Comment: This is welcome news for sponsors who used the SECURE Act provision to adopt a profit-sharing or defined benefit plan retroactively for 2020. Available at [link].

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LSLCPAs

MARCH 19, 2021

NOTE: Estimated taxes are still due on April 15, 2021 The extension is AUTOMATIC FOR INDIVIDUAL filers whose 2020 tax returns and payments were originally due on April 15, 2021. No late fees, interest, or penalties will apply if returns are filed and payments originally due April 15, 2021 are […].

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CPA Practice

JUNE 15, 2023

The IRS created an automated process to recalculate the child tax credit, including the amount of advance payments posted to a taxpayer’s tax account, according to TIGTA. million tax returns that contained a discrepancy between the IRS calculated child tax credit amount and the amount claimed by the taxpayer that required resolution.

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ThomsonReuters

JANUARY 28, 2021

IRS Publication 502 (Medical and Dental Expenses (for 2020 Returns)). The IRS has released an updated version of Publication 502 for the 2020 tax year. Publication 502 describes the medical expenses that are deductible by taxpayers on their federal income tax returns. Available at [link].

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CPA Practice

APRIL 12, 2023

million people across the nation (state-by-state list below) have unclaimed refunds for tax year 2019 but face a July 17 deadline to submit their tax return. billion in refunds remain unclaimed because people haven’t filed their 2019 tax returns yet. Need to file a 2019 tax return?

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RogerRossmeisl

JANUARY 14, 2021

In IRS Tax Tip 2020-80, the IRS explained new Form 1099-NEC, Nonemployee Compensation for business taxpayers who pay or receive nonemployee compensation. Starting in tax year 2020, payers must complete this form to report any payment of $600 or more to a payee. For 2020 tax returns, the due date is February 1, 2021.

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CPA Practice

DECEMBER 19, 2023

While the collection notices stopped, failure-to-pay penalties didn’t—and continued to accrue for taxpayers who had overdue taxes after receiving the initial balance due notice. The IRS urges taxpayers who are unable to pay their full balance due to visit IRS.gov/payments to make arrangements to resolve their tax debts.

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