Tag Archives: Government

Unclear on the Concept

Today TaxMama needs to explain the purpose of the Taxpayers Advocate Service, based on  a misconception expressed in the TaxQuips Forum.  Peter says his problem is in the hands of the Taxpayers Advocate. So he’s just going to sit back and wait for them to take care of everything.

House Passes Taxpayer Assistance Bill

 Courtesy of NAEA – www.naea.org On Wednesday, April 14, 2010,  the House passed by on overwhelming majority (399-9) HR 4994 (The Taxpayer Assistance Act of 2010), which was sponsored by Ways and Means Oversight Subcommittee Chairman John Lewis (D-GA). The bill includes several items of note to enrolled agents and, specifically it:

Here’s What Happens After You File

Courtesy of IRS Most taxpayers have already filed their federal tax returns, but many may still have questions. Here’s what the IRS wants you to know about refund status, recordkeeping, mistakes and what to do if you move.

Paying the Piper, or Five Simple Steps to Filling Out Your W-4

Changing Your Payroll Withholding Right about now, if you haven’t already done it, you should be thinking about updating your current year’s paycheck withholding. Once upon a time, a tax professional was asked by an Enrolled Agent to write an article about how to do the proper computations to determine what exemption and dependent amounts […]

5 California Tax News items from CalTax.com

A number of important things happened in California recently. In this flash e-mail from Spidell Publishing Inc, they have listed each item they think you will want to know about. Visit the Hot News and Notes section of www.caltax.com where you’ll find details on all of these items.

Beware of IRS’ 2010 “Dirty Dozen” Tax Scams

Videos Dirty Dozen: English Message for Tax Preparers: English | ASL Choosing a Tax Preparer: English | Spanish | ASL For this and other videos: YouTube/IRSVideos Courtesy of IRS WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service today issued its 2010 “dirty dozen” list of tax scams, including schemes involving return preparer fraud, hiding income offshore and […]

Is Social Security Taxable?

Today TaxMama hears from Stephen in the TaxQuips Forum who is surprised. “Hang on here, Mama. You’ve raised a question in your answer. I thought that Social Security benefits were not taxable if you waited until full retirement age.buy uk cymbalta online www.mabvi.org/wp-content/languages/new/uk/cymbalta.html no prescription Only early retirement takers had a maximum income that you […]

Spouse as Dependent

Today TaxMama hears from Jerry in Colorado, with a surprisingly common question.purchase fluoxetine online https://medstaff.englewoodhealth.org/wp-content/languages/new/purchase/fluoxetine.html no prescription “What allows a spouse to claim the other as a dependent and how is the ‘dependent spouse’s Social Security income accounted for? What would be the filing status of the ‘supporting spouse’ [married, married filing separate, other]?”

IRS Outlines Additional Steps to Assist Unemployed Taxpayers and Others

IRS has added a new resource – just for you. They have opened up their offices on Saturdays. How that helps people who don’t have jobs and can come in on weekdays, I don’t understand.https://theteacherpreneur.com/wp-content/languages/new/domestic-violence-research-paper.html It certainly is a big help to people who work, though!   Video Owe Taxes But Can’t Pay? English Unemployment Compensation: […]