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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? ” Updated: Feb. is one of the most common questions for many taxpayers.

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

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Unfortunately, when someone is deceased, the decedent’s personal representative is generally required to file any final tax returns for the deceased person. That includes federal income tax returns, that the decedent would have been required to file for the year of his or her death. 31, 2022, you can file a joint 2022 return.

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State Income Tax Challenges in a Technology World

Cherry Bekaert

More and more states treat software-as-a-service (SaaS) or platform-as-a-service (PaaS), hosting services and other data-processing services as taxable services and subject to sales tax, which shouldn’t be ignored. However, state income tax issues for PTEs generally receive less attention in the technology industry.

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IRS: Taxpayers Can Now Upload Documents for These 9 Notices

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Taxpayers who receive certain notices from the IRS and are required to send information to the agency now have the option of submitting that documentation online through IRS.gov. This provides immediate benefits to taxpayers, who have nearly instant confirmation that documents were received by the IRS.

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Rental Property Income Tax: Why Active or Material Participation Matters

Anders CPA

Real estate, by definition, is a passive investment, but depending on your level of participation you may be able to treat the rental as active or be classified as a “real estate professional” for tax purposes. This allows you to deduct losses the activity generates, or avoid the net investment income tax if the activity generates income.

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Grab the Documents

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Miles Mason, a Memphis divorce attorney, has a great article on his blog called Grab the Documents: What Spouses Need to Copy for Divorce Lawyers. Divorcing spouses always wonder what documents they need to take, and the list provided by Miles is a great roadmap. Documents are going to include both paper and digital records.

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Importance of R&D Tax Credit Documentation: Lessons from Recent Court Cases

Cherry Bekaert

Taxpayer claims for the federal income tax credit for Increasing Research Activities (R&D tax credit) continue to draw scrutiny from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Two recent court cases highlight how taxpayers can lose their R&D tax credit claims. In Little Sandy Coal v. In Scott Moore, et al.

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