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Is Your Income Tax Withholding Adequate?

RogerRossmeisl

When you filed your federal tax return this year, were you surprised to find you owed money? Receiving a tax refund essentially means you’re giving the government an interest-free loan. Adjust if necessary Taxpayers should periodically review their tax situations and adjust withholding, if appropriate.

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How to File a Deceased Person’s Final Income Tax Return

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But what about when death and taxes coincide, such as when someone dies during the year and has a tax filing obligation? Unfortunately, when someone is deceased, the decedent’s personal representative is generally required to file any final tax returns for the deceased person. 31, 2022, you can file a joint 2022 return.

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His? Hers? Whose Name is Usually First on Joint Income Tax Returns?

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Taylor, Kiplinger Consumer News Service (TNS) Does the order of names on your joint federal income tax return reveal significant things about you and your partner? A recent study suggests the answer could be yes—that tax return name order may hold some clues about social norms and beliefs. By Kelley R.

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Should I File My 2020 Tax Return Early?

RogerRossmeisl

The IRS opened the 2020 individual income tax return filing season on February 12. You can potentially protect yourself from tax identity theft — and there may be other benefits, too. The real taxpayer discovers the fraud when he or she files a return and. The post Should I File My 2020 Tax Return Early?

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Help Safeguard your Personal Information by Filing your 2021 Tax Return Early

RogerRossmeisl

The IRS announced it is opening the 2021 individual income tax return filing season on January 24. Business returns are already being accepted.) You can potentially protect yourself from tax identity theft — and there may be other benefits, too.

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Partnership Income Tax Returns & More Skagit County IRS Targets

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The IRS will be focused less on working-class taxpayers and increasingly toward high-income individuals and corporations. Specifically, that means high-income earners, partnership income tax returns, large corporations, and promoters “aggressively peddling abusive schemes.”

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‘Where’s My Refund’ Tool Gets Updates – How to Estimate Your 2024 Income Tax Refund Date

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The IRS started accepting and processing income tax returns on January 29, 2024. The deadline to file returns in 2024 is April 15 (this sometimes varies based on weekends or state holidays). This article includes a handy reference chart taxpayers can use to estimate how soon they may get their income tax refund.