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IRS Issues Urgent Warning On New Tax Refund Scam

Just when you thought you'd read about all of the tax scams: The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is warning taxpayers about a new - and growing - scam involving erroneous tax refunds being deposited into real taxpayer bank accounts. Then the…
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2017 Tax Reform Legislation: What You Should Know

The bill will affect the taxes of most taxpayers, but one key point to keep in mind is that for most people, the bill won't affect your taxes for 2017 (the one you file in 2018). If you’re wondering how you’re affected, not to worry,…
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Filing taxes in 2018: Important dates you need to know related to your taxes

In general, all businesses operating in the U.S. are required to report their activities to the IRS by filing annual tax returns. The due date and type of tax return that is filed depends on the type of business entity. If a business…
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Updated 2018 Withholding Tables Now Available

The Internal Revenue Service today released Notice 1036, which updates the income-tax withholding tables for 2018 reflecting changes made by the tax reform legislation enacted last month. This is the first in a series of steps that IRS will…
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2018 Tax Reform Law has Benefits for Some Small Businesses

The monumental new tax law signed late in 2017 – the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) – has been hailed as a boon for big business. But the TCJA also benefits many small businesses while presenting new obstacles. In general, the revised rules…
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2018 Tax Filing Season Begins Jan. 29

The Internal Revenue Service announced today that the nation’s tax season will begin Monday, Jan. 29, 2018 and reminded taxpayers claiming certain tax credits that refunds won’t be available before late February. The IRS will begin…
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2018 Tax Reform Law Doubles Child Tax Credit

Have you read the new tax reform law yet? Officially called the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA), the new tax reform law is more than 500 pages long, so we’ll spare you the gory details. Most of the key provisions likely to affect individual…
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The most common types of income tax returns

Form 1040 (U.S. Individual Income Tax Return) (a.k.a. “the long form") Form 1040A (U.S. Individual Income Tax Return) (a.k.a. “the short form") Form 1040EZ (Income Tax Return for Single and Joint Filers With No Dependents) …
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4 important bookkeeping tips for small business

Maintain regular records: If you keep regular, daily records of all transactions then you’ll have a much easier time of it when you need to do the end of accounting period. Use the right accounting system: Knowing…