Taxes December 12, 2025
IRS Says Financial Crimes Surged Nearly 16% in 2025—Up to $10.6B
Of the $10.59 billion, $4.5 billion resulted from tax fraud, marking an increase of 111.8% from FY24, the agency said this week.
January 24, 2018
Many Disabled Taxpayers Qualify for EITC
A tax professional such as a CPA, EA or tax attorney can assist taxpayers in determining whether they are eligible for this and other credits.
January 23, 2018
IRS Says More Taxpayers May Qualify for EITC Due to Hurricanes
A special computation method, available only to people who lived in one of the hurricane disaster areas during 2017, may enable them to claim the EITC or claim a larger than usual credit. Under this method, taxpayers whose incomes dropped in 2017 can ...
January 22, 2018
How to Choose an Income Tax Preparer: Which Tax Pros Can Represent Taxpayers Before the IRS?
Participants in the program who are not attorneys, CPAs or EAs do not have unlimited rights. Their rights are limited to representing clients whose returns they prepare and sign, but only before revenue agents, customer service agents and the taxpayer ...
January 22, 2018
Top 10 Surprising Tax Deductions
As the year comes to a close, we have compiled some unexpected tax deductions you may be able to claim on your return as you look at getting your financial house in order and as you consider other New Year’s resolutions. Whether with your business, ...
January 18, 2018
2018 IRS Income Tax Refund Schedule
The IRS will begin processing tax returns on January 29, 2018, for income earned in 2017. In general, the IRS says that returns with refunds are processed and payments issued within 21 days. For paper filers, this can take much longer, however.
January 15, 2018
Supreme Court May Change Online Sales Tax Law
If SCOTUS decides in favor of South Dakota, that decision would pave the way for all states to tax remote sales. Exactly how they would do that is, at this point, unclear.
January 12, 2018
Cryptocurrency, Taxation, and Initial Coin Offerings
The IRS classifies cryptocurrency as property, then they turn around and issue John Doe Summonses[2] to Coinbase, which was the same thing the IRS did to foreign bank accounts, seemingly treating coin as currency. However the taxation of coin works ...
January 11, 2018
IRS Payroll Tax Withholding Chart – 2018
The updated withholding information shows the new rates for employers to use during 2018. Employers should begin using the 2018 withholding tables as soon as possible, but not later than Feb. 15, 2018.
January 11, 2018
IRS Issues New Payroll Tax Withholding Tables for 2018 Tax Reform
The updated withholding information shows the new rates for employers to use during 2018. Employers should begin using the 2018 withholding tables as soon as possible, but not later than Feb. 15, 2018.
January 11, 2018
A Final Article on Cannabis and Section 280E
For this, my final article on cannabis taxation, get ready to get your mind blown.
January 9, 2018
Is Your 2018 Income Tax Refund Late? This May Be the Reason, And When You Should Receive Your IRS Refund
The IRS has announced that taxpayers with the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) and the Additional Child Tax Credit (ACTC) will likely see delays in receiving their income tax refunds in 2018. This is due to extra fraud prevention measures the agency is implementing, which means that taxpayers with those credits will likely not see...…
January 9, 2018
Updated 2018 IRS Income Tax Refund Chart – When Will You Get Your Tax Refund?
If you're like many Americans, you may be asking, "When will I get my income tax refund?" Well, we have the answer. It depends on a couple of things, but the good news is that there are several tools to help find out. FYI, the new tax reform law won't ...