Amending Returns

Moved out Too Soon

February 1, 2012

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Today TaxMama® hears from Elisa in the TaxQuips Forum with this question. “I purchased a home in 2009 getting a first-time homebuyers credit. I lived in it for 1 year.  I moved to be closer to work and am renting an apartment. I have been renting my house out since July 2010.  How will me [...]

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Another Deadline

September 14, 2011

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Today TaxMama wants to talk to you about filing deadlines and the consequences of ignoring them.  Dear Friends, Today is another of those tiresome deadlines. I’ve just come to realize that not everyone who is affected, understands the implications. So… If you opened up an LLC, partnership, corporation, etc. in 2010 and have not finalized [...]

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TaxMama’s Tax Roundtable – August 2011 Session

August 31, 2011

TaxMama’s Tax Roundtable is a monthly live discussion open to all TaxMama Family Members and above, and all TaxMama’s EA Exam and Solving the Tax Puzzle Students. REPLAY today’s session below – you can listen and SEE the session and forms. 

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Two-Year Limit No Longer Applies to Many Innocent Spouse Requests

July 28, 2011

Courtesy of IRS WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service today announced that it will extend help to more innocent spouses by eliminating the two-year time limit that now applies to certain relief requests. “In recent months, it became clear to me that we need to make significant changes involving innocent spouse relief,” said IRS Commissioner [...]

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Tax Preparer Errors

July 7, 2011

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Today TaxMama hears from H A in the TaxQuips Forum who is very nervous. (Let me paraphrase the question.) “Her tax preparer made significant errors in her 2010 tax return. She didn’t get to see it before he efiled it. Now, she wants to know if she’s going to get audited and what other trouble [...]

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What Happens after I File?

April 22, 2011

Courtesy of IRS Now that the federal income tax filing deadline is in your rear-view mirror, what happens after you file? A lot of taxpayers have post tax-filing questions such as what records do I keep and more importantly, “Where’s my Refund?” The IRS has answers for you below.

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Timing Amendment

April 5, 2011

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Today TaxMama hears from James in the TaxQuips Forum, with an Oopsie! “I received a 1099-R reporting a disbursement from a retirement account I forgot I had taken – the day after I filed my return. I have yet to receive my refund. Since I claimed injured spouse status, I probably won’t receive it until [...]

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TaxMama’s Tax Roundtable – March 2011 Session

March 21, 2011

March 17, 2011 TaxMama’s Tax Roundtable is a monthly live discussion open to all TaxMama Family Members and above, and all TaxMama’s EA Exam and Solving the Tax Puzzle Students. REPLAY today’s session below – you can listen and SEE the session and forms.

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TaxMama’s Tax Roundtable – October Session

October 23, 2010

Note:  TaxMama’s Tax Roundtable is a monthly live discussion open to all TaxMama Family Members and above, and all TaxMama’s EA Exam and Solving the Tax Puzzle Students. Don’t you wish you were here? REPLAY today’s session below – you can listen and SEE the session and forms

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IRS Provides Relief for Homeowners with Corrosive Drywall

October 1, 2010

WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service today issued guidance providing relief to homeowners who have suffered property losses due to the effects of certain imported drywall installed in homes between 2001 and 2009. Revenue Procedure 2010-36 enables affected taxpayers to treat damages from corrosive drywall as a casualty loss and provides a ”safe harbor” formula [...]

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