For a period of time, IRS activity felt quieter. Response times were longer. Enforcement felt less visible. Fewer taxpayers were hearing from the IRS directly. Many people got used to that environment. Now things are shifting. Not all at once, but steadily. More notices are being issued. More requests for clarification are being sent. More […]
Tax season brings deadlines, documents, and urgency. It also brings scammers. Every year, phishing attempts spike during filing season because criminals know people are expecting financial communication. Refund notices. Payroll updates. Signature requests. Client documents. The timing makes the message feel legitimate. And in 2026, the tactics are more sophisticated than ever. Why Tax Season […]
For a period of time, borrowing felt manageable. Financing was easier to justify. Lines of credit were relatively affordable. Growth decisions made sense on paper. Then things began to shift. Not all at once. Gradually. Payments started to increase. New financing came with higher costs. Decisions that once felt straightforward now require a second look. […]
Article Highlights: Internal Revenue Code (IRC) Section 61 Ill-Gotten Gains Exclusions from Income The Real Cost of Winning Game Show Prizes Picture this: you’re taking a stroll through the park, and you spot a five-dollar bill on the ground. Exciting, isn’t it? You look around to see if someone nearby may have dropped it. Seeing […]
AI is now built into your accounting software. Expense suggestions. Cash flow forecasts. Tax projections. “Smart” insights. It feels powerful. And in many ways, it is. But here’s the uncomfortable truth: AI doesn’t fix messy books. It analyzes them. And if the data is wrong — or incomplete — the advice will be wrong. Just […]
A slow quarter? You can recover from that. A late income tax payment? There are payment plans. Vendor pressure? Negotiable. But payroll tax debt? That’s different. If your business is behind on payroll taxes, you’re in one of the most aggressively enforced areas of IRS collections. And the longer it goes unresolved, the more personal […]
Article Highlights: Filing due date Balance due payments Contributions to a Roth or traditional IRA Individual refund claims for tax year 2022 Filing extension Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts Report (FBAR) Estimated tax payments for the first quarter of 2026 Just a reminder to those who have not yet filed their 2025 federal tax return […]
April 2026 Individual Due Dates April 10 – Report Tips to Employer If you are an employee who works for tips and received more than $20 in tips during March, you are required to report them to your employer no later than April 10. You can use IRS Form 4070 or your own statement that […]
Most homeowners groan when they see their annual property tax bill, especially the school portion, which often makes up the largest share. In many cities and towns across the U.S., school taxes are the single biggest line item on your tax bill. But what if your school tax was $0? It sounds like a fringe […]
Article Highlights: Employees Self-Employed Individuals Periodic Payments Underpayment Penalty Safe Harbor Payments Unlike employees, who have income, Social Security, and Medicare taxes withheld from their wages, self-employed individuals must prepay their taxes by making periodic estimated tax payments. These are referred to as estimated tax payments because the self-employed individual must estimate his or her […]