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2020 Tax Withholding: the new Form W-4

2020 Tax Withholding: the new Form W-4

Form W-4, Employee's Withholding Certificate, has been redesigned for 2020. Previously, income tax withholding was based on an employee's marital status and withholding allowances or tied to the value of the personal exemption. With the revised Form W-4, however,...

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Six Facts About Form 1040-SR

Six Facts About Form 1040-SR

Taxpayers aged 65 or older now have the option to use Form 1040-SR, U.S. Tax Return for Seniors, thanks to the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018, which required the IRS to create a new tax form for seniors. Here are six facts you should know: 1. Form 1040-SR is designed...

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Tax Extenders, Retirement Plan Changes, and Repeals

Tax Extenders, Retirement Plan Changes, and Repeals

The Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020, signed into law on December 20, 2019, extended a number of expired tax provisions for business and individuals through 2020. It also included several retirement plan changes and repealed three health care taxes....

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Watch Out for Gift Card Scams

Watch Out for Gift Card Scams

There's never an off-season when it comes to scammers and thieves who want to trick people to scam them out of money, steal their personal information, or talk them into engaging in questionable behavior with their taxes. While scam attempts typically peak during tax...

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Tax Filing Season Begins

Tax Filing Season Begins

January 27, 2020, marked the start of this year's tax filing season. Complicating matters is a newly revised Form 1040, U.S. Individual Income Tax Return. With more than 150 million individual tax returns expected to be filed for the 2019 tax year, here's what...

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Got Debt? Tips to Improve Your Financial Situation

Got Debt? Tips to Improve Your Financial Situation

If you are having trouble paying your debts, it is important to take action sooner rather than later. Doing nothing leads to much larger problems in the future, whether it's a bad credit record or bankruptcy resulting in the loss of assets and even your home. If...

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Tax Breaks for Taxpayers Who Itemize

Tax Breaks for Taxpayers Who Itemize

Many taxpayers opt for the standard deduction because it is easier, but sometimes itemizing your deductions is the better choice - often resulting in a lower tax bill. Whether you bought a house, refinanced your current home, or had extensive gambling losses, you may...

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Tax Planning Includes Keeping Good Records

Tax Planning Includes Keeping Good Records

It's January and tax season is right around the corner. For many people that means scrambling to collect receipts, mileage logs, and other tax-related documents needed to prepare their tax returns. If this describes you, chances are, you're wishing you'd kept on top...

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Opportunity Zone Guidance Finalized

Opportunity Zone Guidance Finalized

Final regulations were recently issued regarding details about investment in qualified opportunity zones (QOZ) that modified and finalized proposed regulations for QOFs and QOZ businesses that were previously issued on October 28, 2018, and May 1, 2019. The final...

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Reminder: Use Correct Forms to Pay Employment Taxes

Reminder: Use Correct Forms to Pay Employment Taxes

Small business owners are reminded to review the rules for filing two commonly-used employment tax returns: Form 944, Employer's Annual Federal Tax Return and Form 941, Employer's Quarterly Federal Tax Return. A small business files one or the other; these two forms...

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