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Tax Updates and Help With Tax Questions

Important Tax Deduction Tips

Did you search for a new job in 2008? (Job search expenses can reduce your taxes)

Did you lose your job in 2008? (How a job loss might impact your taxes)

Did you get married in 2008?

Did you get divorced in 2008 or are you separated?

Did you have a child in 2008?

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Making Work Pay Tax Credit - Paycheck Withholding Adjustment

February 21, 2009 - As part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, the new stimulus package signed by President Obama, you could see a larger paycheck this spring.

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IRS Taxable Income - Do I Need to File a Tax Return?

See if you must file a tax return. Find a list of income types and amounts that require you to file or efile a tax return.

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Ways to Save Tax

Tax loopholes are not only for businesses or savvy tax attorneys. Read here about ways to save your tax dollars--from charitable giving to deductions to income the IRS can't tax.

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Tax Adjustments in Tough Times

Depending on the degree of economic hardship that they are suffering, a taxpayer may be eligible for adjustment to payments on back taxes, deferral of collection action, or leniency over the default status of payment agreements.

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Difficulty Paying Taxes or Owing Taxes?

January 29, 2009 - IRS Commissioner Doug Shulman assured taxpayers that the IRS would balance its responsibility to enforce the law with the economic hardships that face American citizens in the 2009 tax season. He reassured taxpayers that IRS staff has been given a degree of flexibility on a wide range of issues to help taxpayers struggling to pay taxes.

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Federal Tax Lien Relief

Economic times are difficult. The IRS has implemented an expedited process that will make it easier for financially distressed homeowners to avoid a federal tax lien that would block the refinancing of mortgages or the sale of a home.

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Bankruptcy and Insolvency

2008 was a tough year for many people. It is important to know the tax ramifications of bankruptcy or insolvency.

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Mortgage Forgiveness Debt Relief Act

The IRS reassured homeowners that although mortgage workouts and foreclosures can have tax consequences, special relief provisions can often reduce or eliminate the tax bite for financially strapped borrowers who lose their homes.

For taxpayers who find they owe additional tax, it also includes a form they can use to request a payment agreement with the IRS. In some cases, eligible taxpayers may qualify to settle their tax debt for less than the full amount due using an offer-in-compromise.

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Checks Without a Home

More than 279,000 economic stimulus checks (approximately $163 million) and 104,000 refund checks (approximately 103 million) have not found their home. Reason: They've been returned to the IRS due to wrong mailing address.

Click here to update the mailing address for stimulus payment and tax refund payment checks, or call 1-866-234-2942.

Federal Standard Deduction

The federal standard tax deduction for taxpayers who do not itemize has been raised for 2008.
The base amount for each filing status is listed below.

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List of Tax Exemptions

Exemptions reduce your taxable income for the year and are divided into two categories: personal exemptions and exemptions for dependents. Each exemption is worth $3,500 for the 2008 tax year, but different rules apply to each type of deduction.

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Mileage Reimbursement Rate Increases to 58.5 Cents Per Mile

The increased gas prices have a major impact on individuals who use their own personal automobile for business use as well. The new standard business mileage reimbursement rate for July 1, 2008 - December 31, 2008 is 58.5 cents. This rate is used to compute deductible business related automobile costs. (This applies only if you are using your automobile for both private and business use.)

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Income Tax Filing Status

Your filing status must be decided before you can calculate your correct tax, deduction, and filing requirements. Your income tax filing status generally can be divided between being unmarried and being married, which is determined by your status on the last day of the tax year, December 31. There are five filing options however, each with its own specific qualifications and consequences. 2/2009

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Foreign Income Earned by U.S. Citizens

The IRS and U.S. Treasury announced that they have released guidance on the estimated tax penalty for citizens or residents of the United States living and working abroad.

The Tax Increase Prevention and Reconciliation Act of 2005, Pub. L. No. 109-222, 120 Stat. 345 (TIPRA), enacted in May 2006, changed the maximum amount of foreign earned income and housing costs that may be excluded from gross income under section 911 of the Internal Revenue Code.

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Tax Audit

According to the IRS, the total number of audited individual tax returns increased by 7 percent--from 1,293,681 in 2006 to 1,384,563 in 2007. That’s the highest number since 1998. Good tax record keeping is important in case you get audited. Don’t forget to print out (either as a hard copy or PDF file) your 2008 tax return and keep a copy for your records. On efile.com, you can print your return free of charge until December 2009. After that, we will close that operation in order to prepare for the new tax season.

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Economic Stimulus Payments

The U.S. Treasury Department began sending economic stimulus payments in April 2008.  Payments will continue to be issued by the IRS through 2008 for returns filed after April 15.  You should wait 8-12 weeks after filing your return before you check on the status of your stimulus payment.

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New Electronic PIN Signature Requirement Begins in 2008

The Internal Revenue Service will simplify the signature process for electronically filed individual income tax returns submitted by tax practitioners. The simplification eliminates the need for a paper signature document to be sent to the IRS in support of efiled tax returns.

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Employer Identification Number (EIN) Online Application

Taxpayers can now request an Employer Identification Number (EIN) through a web-based system that instantly processes requests and generates identification numbers in real time, the Internal Revenue Service announced today.

"This new and improved online application will reduce the time it takes taxpayers to get an EIN," said Richard Morgante, commissioner of the IRS Wage & Investment Division. "Essentially they can get one while they wait -- within minutes."

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Poker Tournament Winnings Must Be Reported to the IRS

Starting next year (2008), casinos and other sponsors of poker tournaments will be required to report most winnings to winners and the Internal Revenue Service, according to the IRS.

The new requirement, which goes into effect on March 4, 2008, was contained in guidance released September 4 by the Treasury Department and the IRS. The guidance is designed to clear up confusion about the tax reporting rules that apply to poker tournaments. In recent years, some casinos and players have been confused over whether poker tournament sponsors who hold the money for participants in a poker tournament are required to report the winnings to the IRS and withhold tax on the winnings.

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IRS Announces Pension Plan Limitations for 2008

The IRS announced cost of living adjustments applicable to dollar limitations for pension plans and other items for Tax Year 2008.

Section 415 of the Internal Revenue Code provides for dollar limitations on benefits and contributions under qualified retirement plans. It also requires that the Commissioner annually adjust these limits for cost of living increases.

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IRS Warns of New Email Scams

The IRS alerted taxpayers to the latest versions of an email scam intended to fool people into believing they are under investigation by the agency's Criminal Investigation division.

The email purporting to be from IRS Criminal Investigation falsely states that the person is under a criminal probe for submitting a false tax return to the California Franchise Board. The email seeks to entice people to click on a link or open an attachment to learn more information about the complaint against them. The IRS warned people that the email link and attachment is a Trojan Horse that can take over the person's computer hard drive and allow someone to have remote access to the computer.

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