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TIGTA: IRS Gave Out More Than $10 Billion in Excess Child Tax Credits in 2021

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The IRS miscalculated 2021 child tax credit payments for thousands of eligible taxpayers as of May 5, 2022, according to a new report from the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration. 105 taxpayers didn’t receive all of their eligible child tax credit, estimated at $139,000. This process uncovered 3.8

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Bipartisan Bill Would Force IRS to Fix Issues With Math Error Notices

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A new bill recently introduced by lawmakers in both the House of Representatives and the Senate would improve the IRS’s math error procedures—a power used by the agency to quickly adjust a taxpayer’s federal income tax return if it contains a simple mistake or clerical error. You owe money on your taxes as a result of these changes.

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In ongoing accounting crunch, where to go for sales tax help?

TaxConnex

The accounting education pipeline is drier than ever even as accounting degrees require many additional course hours. million accountants and auditors in the U.S. in 2022, up 1.3% from 2019,” reads a recent Wall Street Journal article on accounting’s latest great resignation. There were about 1.65

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2022 Year-End Tax Planning Checklist

Withum

2022 Tax Brackets and Rates. 2022 Long-Term Capital Gains Tax Bracket. Most of the income tax proposals in the 2021 “Build Back Better” bill did not make it into the IRA. General Income Tax Planning. Postpone income until 2023 and accelerate deductions into 2022. Tax-Advantaged Accounts.

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IRS Starts Accepting Returns and Extends Hours at Tax Assistance Centers

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The Internal Revenue Service opened the 2024 tax season on January 29, 2024, accepting and processing federal individual tax returns, and announcing that it expects more than 146 million individual tax returns for 2023 to be filed this filing season. Where’s My Refund?” tool on IRS.gov.

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How Colorado’s 2022 Retail Delivery Fee Will Impact Out-of-State Retailers

Anders CPA

per sale, which will be paid by the customer While the fee directly impacts customers, retailers are responsible for collecting and remitting the fee Affected businesses will need to register for a Retail Delivery Fee account on the Colorado Revenue Online system. As of July 1, 2022, Colorado is now collecting a retail delivery fee of $0.27

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2022 Outlook for Potential FUTA Credit Reduction States

ThomsonReuters

The FUTA tax rate is currently 6.0% FUTA tax credit reduction when they file their Form 940 (Employer’s Annual Federal Unemployment (FUTA) Tax Return), resulting in a net FUTA tax rate of 0.6%.FUTA Employers paid FUTA tax at a rate of 3.0% Possible FUTA credit reductions in 2022. Adding it up.

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