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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. This article includes a handy reference chart taxpayers can use to estimate how soon they may get their income tax refund. When will I get my tax refund? ” The IRS and tax professionals strongly encourage electronic filing.

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IRS Again Extends Income Tax Deadline For Hawaii Wildfire Victims

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7, 2024, various tax-filing and tax-payment deadlines for individuals and businesses affected by the Aug. The previous federal tax relief, announced shortly after the fires, mainly lasted through Feb. 15 , which did not cover federal income tax filings for tax year 2023. 8, 2023, wildfires in Hawaii.

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Tax Planning for Retirement Plans: Understanding the Main Types of Retirement Accounts

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Understanding the benefits and drawbacks of different retirement plans is crucial to long-term tax planning. Most retirement plan investment earnings are taxed at ordinary income tax rates—you receive an ordinary tax deduction for every contribution, and you pay ordinary income tax rates when you withdraw funds.

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Year-End Moves for Flexible Spending Accounts

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The tax law provides benefits to employees who choose to participate in flexible spending accounts (FSAs) for qualified expenses. However, if there’s a balance in the account at the end of the year, the remaining funds are generally forfeited. Similarly, the employer saves on its share of payroll taxes.

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Payroll Taxes vs. Income Taxes | What’s the Difference Between Payroll and Income Tax?

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Like, literally, I paid my payroll taxes one-day late by accident, the IRS sent me a penalty for over $1,000. In addition, I didn’t know the requirements of income taxes, especially for self-employed individuals. In this post, I’m going to fully explain the difference between payroll taxes and income taxes.

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How to navigate accounting assumptions

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Jump to: What are the main accounting assumptions? Going concern assumption: A closer look How do common accounting assumptions relate to GAAP? Accounting assumptions, along with accounting principles and concepts, provide professionals with the necessary framework for preparing financial statements.

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How to Prepare Your Practice and Your Clients for MTD for Income Tax: In conversation with Edwards Greene

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At Accountex Summit Manchester, Dorcas Mbwiti, Senior Product Manager at Wolters Kluwer Tax & Accounting UK took the opportunity to talk to Sarah Davy, Partner at Edwards Greene. We’re a small firm of seven people, and our interaction with clients is mainly focused on annual tax affairs.