Checking the Status of Your Federal Tax Refund Is Easy

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Your federal tax refund status can be checked online. E-file refunds are generally issued within 21 days of filing. Direct deposit provides the quickest refunds. If your 2023 federal tax return has already been filed and you are…

Is It Better to Have a Tax Credit or a Deduction?

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Article Highlights: Itemized Deductions Above-the-Line Deductions Business Deductions Asset-Sale Deductions Refundable Credits Nonrefundable Credits Carryover Credits Business Tax Credits Tax Deductions – In one…

Innocent Spouse Tax Relief

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Article Highlights Overview Innocent spouse relief Separation of liability Equitable relief Fairness Facts and Circumstances Confidentiality If you are or were married and filed your federal tax return jointly with your…

Haven't Filed Tax Returns for Multiple Years? Here's What You Need to Do Next

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You'd be hard-pressed to find someone who actually enjoys the process of filing taxes. Having said that, it's absolutely something that you're supposed to do like clockwork every single year. Of course, there is a myriad of different reasons…

Many Taxpayers Will See Smaller Refunds This Year

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Article Highlights: Child Tax Credit  Dependent Care Benefits Recovery Rebates Employee Retention Credit Congress has for years used the tax return as a means of providing benefits to taxpayers in need and incentives to stimulate…

Haven’t Received Your Tax Refund Yet?

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Article Highlights Slow Refunds COVID-19 Economic Impact Payments Recovery Rebates Unemployment Debacle Using 2019 Income to Compute 2020 EITC and Additional Child Tax Credit Other Issues Where’s My Refund Tool …

Made a Mistake on Your Tax Return - What Happens Now?  

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Article Highlights: Tax Return Mistakes are Common Fixing Tax Return Mistakes Amended Return Superseding Return Don’t Procrastinate in Responding to IRS Generally speaking, tax return mistakes are a lot more common than…

Owe Taxes and Can’t Pay by the Due Date? 

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Article Highlights: If you can’t pay Loans Credit card payments IRS Installment agreement Retirement funds The vast majority of Americans get a tax refund from the IRS each spring, but what if you are one of those who…

Unpaid Debt Taking Your Tax Refund?

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Article Highlights: Bureau of the Fiscal Service Allowable Refund Offsets Disputing an Offset Injured Spouse Claim We all look forward to receiving our tax refunds, but what if you were expecting a refund and it never arrived? …

Refund Statute Expiring: Don’t Miss Out!

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Article Highlights: The refund statute expires on May 17, 2021 for unfiled 2017 returns. Unfiled returns will lose out on refundable credits.  Refunds may be offset by unpaid child support, past due student loans, and back taxes. If…