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Taxpayers who aren’t required to file a federal income tax return don’t need to file to get advance payments of the Child Tax Credit. They will, however, have to register with the IRS if they haven’t filed a return lately.…
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The Internal Revenue Service has unveiled a pair of new tools to help families manage and monitor advance monthly payments of the Child Tax Credit, made possible by the American Rescue Plan.…
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The American Rescue Plan, or ARP, excluded up to $10,200 in unemployment compensation from each taxpayer’s taxable income. But some people filed their returns and paid taxes on the full amount of their unemployment benefits before the ARP became law, so the IRS is working to send those taxpayers a refund.…
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Drake Software for the third year in a row surveyed tax professionals about their experience during filing season. More than 3,000 respondents completed the survey, a group comprised of attorneys, CPAs, EAs, and non-credentialed preparers.…
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The IRS announced that it is now also offering online tax information in Spanish, Chinese (simplified and traditional), Korean, Russian, Vietnamese, Haitian-Creole, and more.…
The Internal Revenue Service has rolled out a new online tool that’s built to help families register for monthly Advance Child Tax Credit payments.…
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The American Rescue Plan (ARP) put some sweeping changes in place to help the U.S. tax code deal with the effects of the coronavirus pandemic. To help provide guidance to families and small business who might claim some of ARP’s major credits, the IRS has issued two sets of frequently asked questions or FAQs.…
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The Internal Revenue Service says it sent out millions of additional American Rescue Plan (ARP) payments to taxpayers in just a two-week period, pushing the total number of payments issued under the new law to just under 170 million.…
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Congress has passed a number of coronavirus relief packages throughout the pandemic. While the three rounds of Economic Impact Payments are the most famous provision of those legislative efforts, they were technically an advance on the new Recovery Rebate Credit.…
Read more about Millions of Taxpayers to Receive IRS Letter about the Advance Child Tax Credit
It may seem that we just got through with the 2021 income tax season, but there’s already another tax deadline waiting in the wings.…
