January 11, 2019
As another tax season begins, it seems as though everybody knows somebody who has received a phone call from “The IRS”. Below is an excerpt from the IRS fact sheet on how the IRS works when it comes to contacting taxpayers. For the whole article, see the link below:
https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/avoid-scams-know-the-facts-on-how-the-irs-contacts-taxpayers
How The IRS Initiates Contact:
The IRS initiates most contacts with taxpayers through regular mail delivered by the U.S. Postal Service. However, there are special circumstances in which the IRS will call or come to a home or business, such as:
Even then, taxpayers will generally first receive a letter or sometimes more than one letter, often called notices, from the IRS in the mail. If you receive a phone call from someone claiming to be from the IRS, we encourage you to contact our office to verify the validity of the caller.
It’s bitterly cold, there are reports of significant snow, so we must be entering tax season! There are steps you can take to make this season less stressful.
If you are an existing client, you should have already received our tax organizer for your 2018 Individual Tax Return. For new clients, we will need a copy of last year’s return (2017) to generate the 2018 tax...
As another tax season begins, it seems as though everybody knows somebody who has received a phone call from “The IRS”. Below is an excerpt from the IRS fact sheet on how the IRS works when it comes to contacting taxpayers. For the whole article, see the link...
Check withholding
Since employees typically only have a few pay dates left this year, checking withholding soon is especially important. Because of the many changes in the tax law, refunds may be different than prior years for some taxpayers. Some may even owe an unexpected tax bill when they file their 2018 tax return next year. To avoid these kinds of surprises,...
