Our gov’t made up it’s mind and told us how the personal stimulus payments would work, and then the IRS said how they would really work.  And we all know who’s really in charge in DC! These details haven’t changed:…

Congress wasted a week being dysfunctional (shocking, eh?), but today, they finally passed a wee little stimulus package.  The business part is still pretty much unknown by everyone, including the banks who are supposed to implement it, but here’s the…

OK, things are getting real when the IRS says you don’t have to FILE or PAY until July 15! Let’s break it down.  The Federal Deadline to File & Pay has been automatically Extended from April 15 to July 15. …

Hi Guys, After all those warnings about computer viruses and fraud… You didn’t think some puny virus would stop the big bad IRS from collecting THEIR money, did you?!  Well, it did, sorta.  The current word is that the TAX…

I got the flu back in January and tried a new thing our health insurance has been pushing – Teledoc.  Instead of going to my doctor’s office and sitting in a waiting room with a bunch of other sick people,…

The IRS is FINALLY releasing refunds held up by the PATH Act.  Last year, despite the gov’t shutdown, they released most of these refunds on Feb 15th.  This year, they’ve dragged their feet terribly and some of you STILL don’t…

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…

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…

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 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…

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…

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…

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,…

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.…

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 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…

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…

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…

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…

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…