When is your tax preparer responsible for problems with your tax return?

October 13th, 2020 → 9:37 pm @ // No Comments

Even people who don’t have particularly complicated tax returns often rely on professional tax preparers for all sorts of reasons. They want to ensure that they take advantage of all possible deductibles and credits, they can’t keep up with all of the changes to the tax laws, and/or they simply don’t have the time or patience to do their own…

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Overpaid your taxes? It’s your right to request a refund

August 31st, 2020 → 5:48 am @ // No Comments

You were so cautious about paying your taxes on time that you made an error on the return. That simple error meant that you overpaid by a few hundred dollars, which you’d like to get back from the Internal Revenue Service. Did you know that you are able to request a refund if you overpay on your taxes? You may…

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Overpaid your taxes? It’s your right to request a refund

August 31st, 2020 → 5:48 am @ // No Comments

You were so cautious about paying your taxes on time that you made an error on the return. That simple error meant that you overpaid by a few hundred dollars, which you’d like to get back from the Internal Revenue Service. Did you know that you are able to request a refund if you overpay on your taxes? You may…

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Overpaid your taxes? It’s your right to request a refund

August 31st, 2020 → 5:48 am @ // No Comments

You were so cautious about paying your taxes on time that you made an error on the return. That simple error meant that you overpaid by a few hundred dollars, which you’d like to get back from the Internal Revenue Service. Did you know that you are able to request a refund if you overpay on your taxes? You may…

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People do make tax mistakes

August 18th, 2020 → 5:14 am @ // No Comments

Do you feel nervous when you do your taxes? Maybe you don’t want to pay someone to do it for you — or you can’t afford it — and yet you are well aware that no one ever taught you how to do your taxes. You just try to fill out the forms as well as you can, constantly worrying…

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People do make tax mistakes

August 18th, 2020 → 5:14 am @ // No Comments

Do you feel nervous when you do your taxes? Maybe you don’t want to pay someone to do it for you — or you can’t afford it — and yet you are well aware that no one ever taught you how to do your taxes. You just try to fill out the forms as well as you can, constantly worrying…

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Does a disclosure on tax forms lead to an audit?

August 4th, 2020 → 11:17 am @ // No Comments

Some people wonder if they submit the IRS form 8275 with their tax return that they will be subjected to an increased risk of audit, but this isn’t necessarily the case. There isn’t anything in the tax code that requires the IRS to audit returns based on the inclusion of this form. The form 8275 is used when there is…

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Does a disclosure on tax forms lead to an audit?

August 4th, 2020 → 11:17 am @ // No Comments

Some people wonder if they submit the IRS form 8275 with their tax return that they will be subjected to an increased risk of audit, but this isn’t necessarily the case. There isn’t anything in the tax code that requires the IRS to audit returns based on the inclusion of this form. The form 8275 is used when there is…

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Is tax software accurate?

July 22nd, 2020 → 8:54 pm @ // No Comments

In the United States, rather than having trained professionals do the taxes, the government just asks citizens to do it on their own — regardless of their level of education or understanding of tax laws. Everyone has to file by a certain date with their own paperwork. That goes for everyone from the finance professor at the local college to…

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Is tax software accurate?

July 22nd, 2020 → 8:54 pm @ // No Comments

In the United States, rather than having trained professionals do the taxes, the government just asks citizens to do it on their own — regardless of their level of education or understanding of tax laws. Everyone has to file by a certain date with their own paperwork. That goes for everyone from the finance professor at the local college to…

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