April 15, 2014
It's the day after, and for some American taxpayers, there may be a lingering question... What can they do if they missed yesterday's April 15 deadline to file their income tax return and also didn't file an extension.
April 15, 2014
By law, the IRS can assess penalties to taxpayers for failing to file a tax return and for failing to pay taxes. But the failure-to-file penalty is generally higher than the failure-to-pay penalty.
April 15, 2014
But with income tax refund identity theft rapidly becoming a scourge, is the less than 300 cases for 2014 keeping up or even putting a dent in the epidemic? After all, in 2013 alone, there were 33,000 claims of identity theft just in Florida, one of the hardest hit states because of the abundance of…
April 14, 2014
April 15 is a day away and for the millions of American taxpayers who expect or have already filed and received a refund there's some surprising news. More than two thirds have decided to save their refund.
April 14, 2014
Before student athletes begin celebrating the recent decision by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) that college football players should be classified as university employees, they might consider this extra point: Players could be hit with an unexpected tax bill on their scholarships.
April 14, 2014
The Internal Revenue Service has released the 2014 version of “The Truth about Frivolous Tax Arguments.” The document describes and responds to some of the common frivolous tax arguments made by those who oppose compliance with federal tax laws. The cases cited demonstrate how frivolous arguments are treated by the IRS and the courts. The…
April 11, 2014
The White House now says without equivocation that 7.1 million individuals signed up for Obamacare by March 31, the deadline for open enrollment in 2014. But how many of those people actually paid for health insurance coverage acquired through the marketplace? That’s where the “counting” gets a little trickier.
April 7, 2014
What will happen to the “tax extenders” that have been virtually ignored by Congress the last few months? At long last, there seems to be some movement on several fronts concerning these tax law provisions that are traditionally extended for just one or two years.
April 4, 2014
The Internal Revenue Service has automatically extended the tax return filing and payment deadlines for victims of last month’s mudslides and flooding in Washington state. As a result, those taxpayers will have until Oct. 15 to file their returns and pay any taxes due, with no penalties or interest applied.
April 2, 2014
A Morgan State University professor was convicted Tuesday in connection with a scheme to defraud the National Science Foundation and his students.
April 2, 2014
It’s even more difficult than before for most taxpayers to qualify for medical expense deductions now that the “floor” has been raised to 10 percent of adjusted gross income (AGI) from 7.5 percent of AGI.
April 1, 2014
According to a new report by financial education website WalletHub, the accessibility, affordability and effectiveness of available tax help varies significantly from state to state.