What to Do if You Haven't Filed Your Tax Return
If you haven’t filed your federal income tax return for this year or for previous years, you should file your return as soon as possible...
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Tax Geaks
- Jan 18, 2021
- 2 min
Unemployment Compensation
The tax treatment of unemployment benefits you receive depends on the type of program paying the benefits. Unemployment compensation...
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Tax Geaks
- Jan 18, 2021
- 3 min
Rental Income and Expenses
Cash or the fair market value of property or services you receive for the use of real estate or personal property is taxable to you as...
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Tax Geaks
- Jan 18, 2021
- 2 min
Recordkeeping
Well-organized records make it easier to prepare a tax return and help provide answers if your return is selected for examination or if...
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Tax Geaks
- Jan 18, 2021
- 1 min
Roth IRA Contributions
A Roth individual retirement arrangement (Roth IRA) is a tax-favored account or annuity set up in the United States solely for the...
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Tax Geaks
- Jan 18, 2021
- 2 min
Extensions of Time to File Your Tax Return
You may request up to an additional 6 months to file your U.S. individual income tax return. There are three ways to request an automatic...
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Tax Geaks
- Jan 18, 2021
- 2 min
Copy or Transcript of Your Tax Return – How to Get One
Copy of Your Tax Return There are different ways to obtain your tax return information. Most requests can be satisfied with a computer...
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Tax Geaks
- Jan 15, 2021
- 2 min
Taxpayer Advocate Service – Your Voice at the IRS
The Taxpayer Advocate Service (TAS) is your voice at the IRS. As an independent organization within the IRS, TAS strives to ensure that...
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Tax Geaks
- Jan 15, 2021
- 3 min
IRS Services – Volunteer Tax Assistance and Outreach Programs
The IRS sponsors volunteer assistance programs offering help to taxpayers in many community locations. VITA The Volunteer Income Tax...
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Tax Geaks
- Jan 15, 2021
- 3 min
Reduced Refund
The Department of Treasury's Bureau of the Fiscal Service (BFS) issues IRS tax refunds and Congress authorizes BFS to conduct the...
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Tax Geaks
- Jan 15, 2021
- 1 min
Exempt Organization Types
Charitable Organizations Organizations organized and operated exclusively for religious, charitable, scientific, testing for public...
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Tax Geaks
- Jan 15, 2021
- 2 min
Self-Employed Individuals
Who is Self-Employed? Generally, you are self-employed if any of the following apply to you. You carry on a trade or business as a sole...
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Tax Geaks
- Jan 15, 2021
- 4 min
IRS Notices and Bills, Penalties, and Interest Charges
Generally, April 15 is the deadline for most people to file their individual income tax returns and pay any tax owed. During its...
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Tax Geaks
- Jan 15, 2021
- 4 min
Estimated Taxes
Taxes must be paid as you earn or receive income during the year, either through withholding or estimated tax payments. If the amount of...
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Tax Geaks
- Dec 5, 2020
- 4 min
How do I submit an Offer in Compromise?
You may use the Offer in Compromise Pre-Qualifier tool to confirm your eligibility and prepare a preliminary proposal. Forms to Use ...
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Tax Geaks
- Dec 5, 2020
- 2 min
How do I download my transcript from the IRS?
Please create an online account with IRS https://www.irs.gov/payments/view-your-tax-account. ONLINE REQUEST ï‚· Go to the IRS website ...
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Tax Geaks
- Dec 5, 2020
- 2 min
What type of receipts does the IRS require?
You may choose any recordkeeping system suited to your business that clearly shows your income and expenses. The business you are in...
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Tax Geaks
- Dec 1, 2020
- 4 min
Employers’ use of payroll service providers
The Internal Revenue Service wants employers to understand their options when it comes to choosing payroll service providers. Employers...
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Tax Geaks
- Dec 1, 2020
- 2 min
New income ranges for IRA eligibility in 2021
There are cost‑of‑living adjustments that may affect a taxpayer's pension plan and other retirement-related savings next year. People...
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Tax Geaks
- Dec 1, 2020
- 1 min
How the CARES Act changes deducting charitable contributions
Whether taxpayers are supporting natural disaster recovery, COVID-19 pandemic aid, or another cause that's personally meaningful to them,...
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