This is mostly a rerun from last year, but it’s so good I thought I’d reuse it! Refunds have started coming in over the last few days, but the IRS is still holding the entire amount of everyone with refundable…
IRS Opens for Business … Finally!
The IRS has finally opened for tax year 2019! I know, I know, I’m really excited to see how much money they want from me this year too! Nothing quite beats the adrenalin rush of finding out if I owe…
Tax Facts 2020 Newsletter and Coupon
Despite Congress being mostly dysfunctional these days (ok, they’ve never really been functional), they still manage to collect and spend our hard earned $$ each year. This year, they passed yet another “Omnibus” on their last day of work for…
Pre-Season Update 2020
Pre-season update time! Our Newsletter will be going out with your prior client coupons in a week or so. The IRS has not yet announced when they will open for e-filing, but we expect it will again be the last…
Year-End Tax Tips & Reminders
The end of the year is fast approaching, so here’s our “heads up” reminders for taking care of your income tax issues. Donations – With the huge increase in the standard deduction, most taxpayers are no longer itemizing deductions. If…
IRS Scam Alert
The IRS has asked us to update you on a new scam, and since they did it in a cute little graphic, I thought compelled to do their will! Notice their arm is green and kinda goolish…
Personal Extensions Reminder
Hey Y’all, (I’m told “Hi Guys” is no longer socially acceptable. I’m too old to relearn social graces!) I’ve been out of the office working from “abroad” for a couple months while I hiked the mountains along our Continental Divide,…
The Withholding Challenge
We are at the end of a challenging tax season which included a comprehensive change to the tax law and a change to the Form 1040 and six additional schedules to accompany the new Form 1040 in its ‘postcard’ design.…
Don’t Be Late
Tic toc … It’s crunch time! With about 2 weeks left in this tax season there are still a lot of procrastinators out there. If you don’t think you’ll be ready by the April 15 deadline, make sure you call…
Tax Freedom Day 2018
Tax Freedom Day is the day when the nation as a whole has earned enough money to pay its total tax bill for the year. Last year, Tax Freedom Day fell on April 19th, which was a 3-day improvement from…
Will My Refund Be Lower This Year?
OMG! You heard on the news that average refunds are lower this year! That the new tax law is actually hurting the middle class! That your taxes are going up! Weren’t we promised lower taxes?! OK, deep breath… The drive-by…
Scanning from your Phone
Refunds have started coming in over the last few days, but the IRS is still holding the entire amount of everyone with refundable credits (Earned Income, Child Tax, Education) until later this month. We don’t expect big delays despite our…
IRS Open for Business … Mostly
The IRS is open, but they’re saying they aren’t 100% after all the chaos of the last month. Let’s be real, even at 100%, they weren’t exactly awesome. They are saying some refunds may be delayed, but the efiling systems…
Tax Facts 2019 Newsletter and Coupons
Remember when Congress passed that new tax law more than a year ago, and then we told you last tax season that almost nothing changed? Well BAM! We got changes now, baby! We detailed some of the pros and cons…
Pre-Season Update 2019
Pre-season update time! Our Newsletter will be going out with your prior client coupons in a week or so. The IRS has not yet announced when they will open this year, but we expect it will be the last week…
Year-End Tax Tips
Remember Congress passing that great big beautiful tax law last year, and how they said it would be awesome for everyone, but then tax season came and we told you not much changed until “next year”? Well next year cometh,…
Chaos is Coming
Remember Congress passing a pretty big tax overhaul bill last year? Almost none of it affected last tax season. The IRS has been scrambling to implement all the changes (mostly good) for this upcoming tax season, and there are some…
Late Filing Penalties
Today’s fun tax topic is penalties! *boos* Specifically, late filing and late payment penalties. *hiss* FYI, if you don’t file your taxes on time, the IRS won’t just go away. In fact, they get kinda #^@$! and send nasty letters,…
Tax Season Bumps
Tax season is well underway, so it’s time for a kinda long update. I know you guys are just dying to know how it’s going! The IRS has released all the funds they were holding until February 27 and is…
Refunds Incoming!
Quick update … We’ve heard from several clients that refunds are coming in from both the IRS and Georgia, but the IRS is still holding the entire refunds of everyone with refundable credits (Earned Income, Child Tax, Education) until at…