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How to e-File Federal and State Tax Returns

Manual filing for federal and state tax returns is a thing of the past. Today, most people find it a hassle to go through filling up sheets of paper forms to file for tax returns. Instead, they choose the route of filing for tax returns online. Is it really safe and convenient to e-file your [...]

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e-Filing Tax Returns - Supported Federal Documents

Tax can be a complicated matter. Perhaps that’s why many people feel stressful when it’s time to file for tax returns. For example, different types of wages or earnings require different forms. When filing for tax returns, the first thing you need to do is to make sure that you got all the forms that [...]

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Preparing and e-Filing Your Taxes

During the first quarter of every year, everyone would be worrying about tax returns. If taxes are not filed within the stipulated deadline, penalties may be imposed. But if you really think about it, lots of things can go wrong if you decide to go manual (i.e. paper filing). For example, the forms may have gotten [...]

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Paperless e-Filing Helps Save Time

Technology has most certainly made a huge impact in our everyday lives. Imagine doing away with all that cumbersome paperwork and e-Filing both your federal and state taxes at a single location. Many years ago, that was probably only a dream. But today, with the evolution of technology, it’s now a reality. You can safely [...]

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e-Filing Your Tax Returns Online

It’s coming to the time of the year where everyone will be required to file for Federal tax and/or State tax. For some people, this could be a worrying or pressurizing time. Maybe the forms have not arrived in the mail on time. Or maybe some important numbers are still missing. To prevent undue stress [...]

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Effective Date of Regulations Governing Retirement Age Postponed for Governmental Plans

The IRS and the Treasury Department intend to revise Reg. 1.401(a)-1(b)(4) to extend the date by which a governmental plan must comply with rules governing pension plan distributions upon attainment of normal retirement age. As issued in 2007, these regulations were to be effective for governmental plan years beginning on or after January 1, 2009. As [...]

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Update: It is now possible to e-file a return even with an ITIN/SSN mismatch

Due to programming changes, the IRS’ e-file system can now accept tax returns filed with an Individual Taxpayer Identification Number. Tax returns filed with an Individual Taxpayer Identification Number reporting wages paid are required to show the Social Security Number under which the wages were earned. This creates an identification number (ITIN/SSN) mismatch. In the [...]

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IRS-proposed change on foreign financial institutions – good or bad?

Proposed amendments have been announced by the Internal Revenue Service to improve the Qualified Intermediary (QI) program for foreign financial institutions serving taxpayers with accounts outside of the United States. A QI or Accomodator is similar to, but not identical to, an escrow company. It should be a corporation that is in the full-time business of [...]

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News bullets on filing and payment deadlines

The IRS is postponing filing and payment deadlines for Louisiana and Texas taxpayers struck by Hurricane Ike until Jan. 5, 2009. Tax relief is also available to victims of Hurricane Gustav in Louisiana and Mississippi. Certain filing and payment deadlines have been postponed until Jan. 5, 2009. The agency is continuing to monitor the impact of Hurricane [...]

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Four hundred U.S. colleges and universities receive IRS compliance questionnaires

Close to four hundred U.S. colleges and universities have received compliance questionnaires from the IRS as part of a concentrated effort to study one of the biggest components of the tax-exempt sector. The forms have been sent to small, mid-sized and large private and public four-year institutions all around the U.S. The data to be gathered [...]

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