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2025 tax filing season starts as IRS begins accepting tax returns today

WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service opened the 2025 tax filing season today and is accepting and processing federal individual tax year 2024 returns. During today’s early morning opening, IRS systems have already received millions of tax returns from across the nation for processing. The IRS expects more than 140 million individual tax returns for […]

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Wage statements and certain information returns due by Jan. 31

WASHINGTON — As tax filing season nears, the Internal Revenue Service reminds businesses to submit wage statements and certain information returns to the federal government by Jan. 31. Filing the required forms by deadline and without errors not only helps payers and recipients avoid penalties, it also helps the IRS fight fraud by making it […]

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Issued proposed regulations on enrollment for 401(k) and 403(b) plans

The Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service today issued proposed regulationsaddressing certain SECURE 2.0 Act provisions, including a provision generally requiring newly-established 401(k) and 403(b) plans to automatically enroll eligible employees beginning with the 2025 plan year. In general, unless an employee opts out, a plan must automatically enroll the employee at […]

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IRS offers top tips to make tax time easier

The Internal Revenue Service today provided taxpayers with six tips to make filing their 2024 tax return easier. Most of the information below is also available on the IRS.gov Let us help you page. Taxpayers should follow these handy suggestions as they prepare to file: Gather all important and necessary tax paperwork and records needed […]

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IRS urges many retirees to make required withdrawals

WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service today reminded those aged 73 and older of the deadline to take required minimum distributions from individual retirement arrangements (IRAs) and other retirement plans, and highlighted updates introduced by the SECURE 2.0 Act. Required minimum distributions (RMDs) are amounts that many retirement plan and IRA account owners must withdraw […]

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IRS announces special payments going this month to 1 million taxpayers

WASHINGTON — As part of continuing efforts to help taxpayers, the Internal Revenue Service today announced plans to issue automatic payments later this month to eligible people who did not claim the Recovery Rebate Credit on their 2021 tax returns. The IRS announced the special step after reviewing internal data showing many eligible taxpayers who […]

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Get Ready for tax season with key updates, essential tips

WASHINGTON — With the 2025 filing season quickly approaching, the Internal Revenue Service encouraged taxpayers to take key steps now to prepare for filing their 2024 federal income tax returns next year. The IRS continues to improve taxpayer services to help people prepare for tax season with more digital tools and options available. The IRS […]

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IRS increases the standard mileage rate for business use in 2025

WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service today announced that the optional standard mileage rate for automobiles driven for business will increase by 3 cents in 2025, while the mileage rates for vehicles used for other purposes will remain unchanged from 2024. Optional standard milage rates are used to calculate the deductible costs of operating vehicles […]

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Form 1099-K threshold is $5,000 for calendar year 2024

The Internal Revenue Service today issued Notice 2024-85 PDF providing transition relief for third-party settlement organizations (TPSOs), also known as payment apps and online marketplaces, regarding transactions during calendar years 2024 and 2025. Under the guidance issued today, TPSOs will be required to report transactions when the amount of total payments for those transactions is […]