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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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Feds Cracking Down on Unlawful Tax Return Preparers

CPA Practice

The Justice Department is advising taxpayers to choose their return preparers wisely as the April 15 federal tax filing deadline approaches. Unscrupulous preparers who include errors or false information on a tax return could leave a taxpayer open to liability for unpaid taxes, penalties and interest.

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What to Do When Your Identity is Used to File a Fraudulent Tax Return

RogerRossmeisl

In Fact Sheet 2022-25, the IRS has provided information about how taxpayers should handle non-tax and tax-related identity theft. When a taxpayer believes their personal information is being used to file fraudulent tax returns, they should submit a Form 14039, Identity Theft Affidavit, to the IRS.

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Navigating IRS Bank Levies, Back Taxes, and Unfiled Tax Returns

MyIRSRelief

The Consequences of Unpaid Back Taxes and Unfiled Returns: Unpaid back taxes and unfiled returns can lead to a cascade of adverse consequences. Firstly, accumulating interest and penalties on unpaid taxes can significantly inflate the original debt, exacerbating financial strain.

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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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How to Reflect Investment Income and Capital Gains/Losses on your Personal Tax Return

Ronika Khanna CPA,CA

Residents of Canada are required to reflect all sources of worldwide income on their personal tax returns. If you do make a withdrawal during the year, you will receive a T4RSP slip which is to be reported on your tax return. Tax Slip: Boxes 10, 11 and 12 of the T5 Slip.

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Introducing, eConnex, an eCommerce app to alleviate the complexities of filing sales tax returns from Shopify

TaxConnex

As an outsourced sales tax department for businesses with a sales tax obligation, TaxConnex removes the burden of sales and use tax returns filing by completely managing it for their clients.