by TallyPage Accounting and Bookkeeping | Dec 3, 2021 | Tax Tips and News
Aside from being required by the FTC to have a written data security plan, criminals have increasingly been targeting tax professionals with phishing emails and social media messages. The pandemic—it turns out—has simply given them even more opportunities to create...
by TallyPage Accounting and Bookkeeping | Dec 1, 2021 | Tax Tips and News
With the passage of Thanksgiving, Americans are shifting into gifting mode. For many, that means giving a holiday monetary gift to a well-deserving charity of one sort or another. Unfortunately, scammers can use this noble intention to enrich themselves through fake...
by TallyPage Accounting and Bookkeeping | Nov 30, 2021 | Tax Tips and News
Now that the IRS is putting the wraps on the last installment of the Advance Child Tax Credit payments for 2021, some taxpayers who didn’t apply for other credits might get a reminder to do a little extra checking. For some taxpayers, these notices may be the gateway...
by TallyPage Accounting and Bookkeeping | Nov 30, 2021 | Tax Tips and News
Cyber Monday traditionally closes out the busiest holiday shopping weekend of the year, which sees Americans swarming stores and crawling websites for post-Thanksgiving sales. Despite predictions of fewer in-person shoppers and eye-popping deals, there’s no doubt that...
by TallyPage Accounting and Bookkeeping | Nov 26, 2021 | Tax Tips and News
The Internal Revenue Service is making a pitch about the Advance Child Tax Credit payments that smacks of the spiel for sale pricing from used car dealers: “When it’s gone, it’s gone!” The IRS—thankfully minus the loud plaid sport coat—says after November 29,...
by TallyPage Accounting and Bookkeeping | Nov 24, 2021 | Tax Tips and News
In October, we told readers about IRS relief measures that applied to some 19 Mississippi counties impacted by Hurricane Ida. That relief has now been expanded to add 63 other counties, covering the entire state, and pushing various tax filing and payment deadlines to...
by TallyPage Accounting and Bookkeeping | Nov 23, 2021 | Tax Tips and News
The Internal Revenue Service says tax professionals spoke—and the agency listened. After getting comments from tax pros, the IRS has now increased the number of transcripts a professional preparer can get on any one client. The previous limit was 10 transcripts for a...
by TallyPage Accounting and Bookkeeping | Nov 18, 2021 | Tax Tips and News
The Internal Revenue Service is doing a little extra to help those taxpayers who have suffered from the wildfires in California. The agency is pushing back the deadlines for filing and paying various individual tax returns to January 3. The deadlines were originally...
by TallyPage Accounting and Bookkeeping | Nov 17, 2021 | Tax Tips and News
As the economy warms up in recovery mode, inflation starts to raise its ugly head. Everything—from baby food to new cars—costs more. To keep up, the Internal Revenue Service has to update its tax processes and forms to adjust for inflation. So, the IRS has released...
by TallyPage Accounting and Bookkeeping | Nov 11, 2021 | Tax Tips and News
The Internal Revenue Service is pushing out more information for taxpayers interested in the Child Tax Credit and its advance payments. The IRS has updated its online list of frequently asked questions, or FAQs, for the 2021 Child Tax Credit and the Advance Child Tax...