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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…
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As you are no doubt aware, the IRS has made a significant shift in its approach to issuing tax refunds by discontinuing the practice of sending…
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The "Mailbox Rule" Has Changed
The New 2025 USPS Postmark Rule
How to Secure Proof of Mailing
Obtaining a Manual Postmark (Hand-Cancel)
Best Practices for Time-Sensitive Mailings
For decades, taxpayers…
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Taxpayer Eligibility and Deduction Limits
Personal Use Requirement
Deduction on Mixed-Use Vehicles
Types of Eligible Expenses
Qualified Vehicles
What Interest Qualifies
Lender Reporting Requirements
The…
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Modified Adjusted Gross Income (MAGI)
Senior Deduction Enhancements
Tax Relief for Tips and Overtime Earnings
Vehicle Loan Interest Deduction
Adoption and Child Tax Credits
SALT Deduction Limit 2025-2029
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New Charitable Giving for Non-Itemizers
New AGI Floor for Itemizers
Cash Contribution AGI Limitation Made Permanent
Phaseout of Itemized Deductions
Strategic Charitable Giving in 2026
Charitable Giving…
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March 2026 Individual Due Dates
March 10 - Report Tips to Employer
If you are an employee who works for tips and received more than $20 in tips during February, you are required to report them to your employer on IRS Form 4070 no later than…
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For several years, student loan borrowers lived in a holding pattern. Payments were paused. Collections slowed. Consequences felt distant.
That pause is ending.
As reported by CNBC, federal agencies have resumed collection efforts on defaulted…
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Ask a business owner how things are going, and you’ll usually hear the same answer first:
“Revenue’s up.”
That sounds like good news. And sometimes it is.
But there’s a number hiding underneath revenue that tells a very different…
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Lately, it feels like everyone is talking about moving for tax reasons.
Lower income taxes. Friendlier states. A fresh start that supposedly comes with a smaller tax bill.
And on the surface, it sounds simple. You move. Your taxes go down.…
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