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Owe Money to IRS? – Tax Tips

Teena — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 14:51:24 +0000

It is a well known fact that majority of American citizens receive a handsome amount as refund each spring, but there are also people who owe money to IRS. Here are some tips exclusively for people who fall under the latter category.

1) If you receive bill from IRS demanding to make payment for late tax along with the penalty and if you are not in a position to remit the entire amount, its better to take a loan and get done with it rather than making payments in installments.

2) It is possible to make the payment using your credit card. Visit IRS.gov for whom to contact with this regard.

3) The interest rate while you pay through a loan or credit card is lower than the interest worked out by IRS as penalties.

4) The penalty owed could also be paid by cheque, electronic transfer or money order.

5) It is also possible to request to IRS for arrangement of payment in monthly installments. In order to avail this facility, all your returns must be filed and tax estimations must be up-to-date.

For more details, visit the official website of IRS.

Find out if IRS Owes You Cash?

Teena — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 19:33:02 +0000

Who wouldn’t like to use some extra money coming summer? Find out if IRS has some in store for you. If you have still not filed a return for the previous year and your return is due,its the ideal time for you to file for a refund. If your last year’s refund has been missed, you should contact IRS to confirm your current address.

What about unclaimed refunds?

There could be scenarios where there wouldn’t be a need to be filing for return, although taxes have been withheld, due to low income on the other hand there are also situaions where one is eligible for refunds eventhough no tax has been withheld. The latter is called refundable earned income tax credit.

If you want to collect this money, file a return within 3 years from the return due date., failing which the money will become an asset for the treasury of the government. No penatilities would be assessed for filing a delayed return that is eligible for a refund. You could see the IRS publication and Forms section for current and previous year tax forms. A detailed information on earned income tax credit is also available on the website.

Undeliverable Refunds- Exercise Caution:

In case you did not receive a refund that was due confirm if the address given to IRS is the right one and also do not forget to check with the U.S. postal service. IRS’s ‘Where is my refund?’ feature enables you to update your address online. If you do not have a proper access to internet, do contact your tax preparer and notify IRS regarding the issue.

IIR’s Announcement for Business Entities

Teena — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 21:08:16 +0000

If you are a Business taxpayer or an association having an issue to be resolved or a dispute to be settled, IRS requests you to submit your requests to Industry Issue Resolution(IIR).

IIR aims at settling the issues by providing guidance that would suit the needs of majority of taxpayers. In the past a large number of large and small business entities have submitted their issues and have been benefited. IIR usually analyzes issues semi-annually.

The guidelines offered by IIR includes:

1) Auto Lash in First Out(LIFO) for wholesalers of automobile, dealers and manufacturers pertaining to proper usage of dollar value, pooling crossover vehicles with LIFO inventory method, that have characteristics of cars and tracks.

2) Inventory Parts Valuation by Distributor of heavy equipment.

3) Situations where facsimiles might have been utilized to make a signature on tax forms(employment).

4) Clarifications in situations where the insurance firms that makes payments to providers of health care would have been permitted to include the payment as a part of unpaid losses and the procedure by which the taxpayer could be allowed to alter their accounting methodology in such a scenario.

An expert from various departments of IRS would be summoned to look into selected issues. After analyzing various aspects relevant guidance would be provided. To get guidance by the end of the year, submit your requests by 31st August 2009.

Why IRS Espanol Can Be Indispensable For Taxpayers This Summer

Teena — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 23:02:16 +0000

As part of their endeavor to help Spanish speaking taxpayers have an easy time while going through tax information, IRS.gov is offering you IRS.gov/Espanol, its Spanish Language web site. This web site is home to a variety of free products and services that will enable Spanish speaking taxpayers perform different types of tax-related tasks with minimum of fuss.

Following are the different things IRS.gov “en español” has provided for taxpayers this summer:

IRS.gov/Espanol is at your service all around the clock, every day IRS.gov/Espanol is accessible at any time of the day, on any day of the week for any tax-related needs or queries you have. The rich resource of information this website has ensures that individuals and businesses alike will find us unavoidable.

1. Obtain tax forms and publications in Spanish Visitors to IRS.gov/Espanol can view and download all tax forms and publications available in this website at all times of the day or night.

2. Experience the advantages of electronic filing From now onwards, you will not have to go through all the pains associated with filing their federal income tax. You can use the e-filing facility provided by IRS.gov/Espanol for online filing of your 2008 federal income tax return through October 15, 2009. Some taxpayers can use this facility for free and they can also go through the e-filing process quickly and easily. E-file is available in English or Spanish.

3. Get updates about your tax refund The online tool “¿Dónde está mi reembolso?” provided by IRS.gov/Espanol allows you to get updates about your refund no matter which way you chose to receive your refund.

4. Check your eligibility for the Earned Income Tax Credit With IRS.gov/Espanol, you can check whether or not you are eligible for EITC, which is a refundable tax credit received by employed people whose income is comparatively low. You only need to answer some questions and provide basic income information using the “Asistente EITC” to check your eligibility.

5. Find out how to avoid common scams Taxpayers will be able to find out what measures they need to take to avoid common scams like identity theft apart from familiarizing with the consequences these scams can have on their taxes.

6. IRS.gov/Espanol will be with you on financial instability The Internal Revenue Service has ensured that it will do everything possible in its capacity to help you out of your troubled waters. Whenever something unexpected like a job loss, debt forgiveness or tapping a retirement fund happens in your life you can search the website with the keyword “Qué pasa si” to find solutions regarding how to deal with the tax implications associated with the unexpected difficulty.

7. Remain updated with the help of “Multimedia Center” It is very important for the taxpayers to know about the latest amendments and new innovations made to tax-related matters. This can be achieved using the keyword “Centro Multimediático”, which will take you to video tax tips and audio podcasts on various IRS topics, which are available in English and Spanish versions.

IRS Guidelines for Childcare Credit Gain

Teena — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 16:32:36 +0000

In the course of the school vacation, children below the age of 13 years need someone who can take good concern of them, whose parents will be working or who are looking out for an employment.

IRS would help you to identify the Five Essentials about how to gain credit on tax for expenses spent on childcare. The Credit for Dependent and the Child Care can be availed
for the cost incurred all through the year and also especially during the hazy and idle summer days.

1. The price of the daytime camp is a best example for the everyday expenditure

under dependent and the childcare credit unit.
2. All night camp expenditure will not qualify.

3. Tax benefit is for sure if the childcare taker is at your residence or at daycare

unit outside the residence and if you qualify for the credit.

4. Actual credit depends on the individual income, which is at the qualifying expense

of 35 percent.
5. One Qualified individual in a year can spend upto $3,000 of the non-reimbursable

expenses, similarly for more than two qualified individuals in a year can spend until

$6,000 to avail the credit.

For further details, including policy on claiming this benefit for your dependent below 13 years or more than that age whom you think is not capable to take care of self or for your partner, please go through Publication 503 of IRS, Dependent and Child Care Expenses.
The IRS publication is also made available on, IRS.gov or you can also contact

on 800-829-3676.

Tax Benefits for Seeking Job

Teena — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 10:04:22 +0000

Most of the taxpayers spend their summer months in attending various career fairs. You can actually deduct some of your expenses which incurred while searching a job on the tax return. The IRS requires you to know some things on deducting your costs which are related to the job search.
So as to deduct the costs on job search, the expenses should be spent on a job search which is related to your current occupation. You will not be able to deduct the expenses incurred in your tax returns if you are searching for a job related to a new occupation. If you are getting paid by your employer for the employment agency charges incurred by you in a later year, you are required to include the amount which you received in the gross income up to the tax benefit amount which you received in the earlier year.

You will be able to deduct the spending on preparing and sending copies of your resume to the prospective employers if you are searching for a new job in the present occupation. You will also be able to deduct the travel expenses while going to and from an area for searching a new job which is related to your present occupation. The trip must have the primary aim of searching a new job. The primary aims for making such a trip can be determined by looking at the actual time spend on your personal activities compared to that spend on searching the job.

Deduction of these expenses from the tax returns cannot be done if you are taking a considerably longer time break between your old job and the time you actually start searching for a new job. Another thing is that you will not be able to deduct the amount if you are looking for a job for the first time. You can search for a new job and still get the expenses deducted in your tax returns provided you meet the requirements laid down by the IRS. This will enable many employees to search for new jobs.

Preparing for Worst:

Teena — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 08:37:54 +0000

With the 2009 hurricane period approaching the IRS gives few suggestions for individuals to take few steps. These can make things easier at the time of distress.

Make a Back Up Record:

Tax payers should always have a set of back up records for important documents like bank statements, tax returns, insurance policies and other statements. With the advent of technology it’s much easier to scan the documents and store it in the electronic medium as a back up. Make sure that the originals are kept away from the back up records.

Record of Valuables:

Tax payers can also video tape the entire room for all valuable items present. Publication 584 has provisions for this. A photographic record is sufficient to claim for the loss. This record must be in custody of a relative or friend who lives away from your locality.

Keep the emergency plan updated:

It is necessary to keep the emergency plan updated. Possibility of business and personal plans getting altered over time is possible. Hence if new employees are hired or the firm changes certain rules, it should be updated immediately.

Fiduciary Bond:

Employers making use of payroll service should make sure if the provider has fiduciary provider in place. In the situation of default caused by the service provider, this could come to the aid of the employer.

In situations of disaster a victimized taxpayer could call 1-866-562-5227 to get assistance from IRS.

Exercise Caution-Avoid Tax Surprises

Teena — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 11:20:26 +0000

IRS cautions individual taxpayers to keep a check on the levels of their federal tax income in order to avoid any shock next spring. With the current fiscal year almost nearing its 3rd quarter, its high time for us to start doing the needful regarding our tax payments.

Work Pay Credit Plan has reduced the tax levels of about 120 million American families. However people who fall under specific categories are advised to check their tax levels. I would like to direct my attention towards people who hold multiple jobs, families where the couple is engaged in employment and individuals who have been certified as dependents by other pensioners and tax payers. These people are to review their withholding.

Failing to review your tax levels could lead to consequences like small amount of refund money. It could also lead you to owe a tax instead of receiving a refund the following year.In the current year the amount refunded was $2675. Records claim that 79 percent of total funds received refunds.

Retirees should be aware of the policies that are being followed exclusively in their cases since they receive a pension amount. Optional Adjustment Procedure for Pension must be taken into account.

For more information on this regard, visit the official website of Internal Revenue System. It offers wide range of news regarding tax.

Doubts and Queries are welcome.