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If you missed a stimulus payment, pursue a Recovery Rebate Credit
— From IRS.gov — The IRS has issued all first, second and third Economic Impact Payments. Most eligible people already received their stimulus payments and won't be eligible to claim a Recovery Rebate Credit. People who are missing a stimulus payment or got less than...
There’s Still Time for an IRA Contribution for 2021
— From Pinnacle Wealth Planning Services, Inc. — Even though tax filing season is well under way, there's still time to make a regular IRA contribution for 2021. You have until your tax return due date (not including extensions) to contribute up to $6,000 for 2021...
IRS adds verify options to online account registration
Process strengthened to ensure privacy and security — From IRS.gov — The IRS announced Feb. 21 that a new option in the agency’s authentication system is now available for taxpayers to sign up for IRS online accounts without the use of any biometric data, including...
Help Wanted: Why Can’t Businesses Find Enough Workers?
From Pinnacle Wealth Planning Services — The headline U.S. unemployment rate fell from 6.7% at the end of December 2020 to 3.9% in December 2021, marking the biggest one-year improvement in history. (1) While many workers took advantage of this strong rebound in the...
Identity theft can happen to anyone: Take steps to reduce your risk
From the Federal Trade Commission — By Jim Kreidler, Consumer Education Specialist — As part of Identity Theft Awareness Week, below we will talk about steps that can help reduce your risk of falling victim to this crime. Many of us access our online accounts —...
Beware of QuickBooks Payment Scams
From KnowB4.com — By ROGER GRIMES Many small and mid-sized companies use Intuit’s very popular QuickBooks program. They usually start out using its easy-to-use base accounting program and then the QuickBooks program aggressively pushes other complimentary features,...
IRS still faces 2021 backlog as new tax season begins
From NPR.org — By BRIAN NAYLOR Monday, Jan. 24 marked the beginning of the 2022 tax filing season, when the IRS began accepting accept 2021 income tax returns from individuals and businesses. Most people have until April 18 to submit them this year. But as it starts...
Get ready for taxes: Bookmark IRS.gov resources, online tools
From IRS.gov — WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service is encouraging taxpayers to use IRS online tools and resources to find the information they need to be ready to file their 2021 federal tax returns, including important special steps related to Economic...
Tax refunds could be delayed in 2022. Here’s why
From Nexstar Media Wire — NBC4i.com — Tax season is almost here, but issues related to the pandemic could delay your refund. The IRS announced Monday that it will begin accepting and processing 2021 tax year returns on Jan. 24, 17 days earlier than last year. “The...
IRS reminder: Deferred Social Security tax payments came due Jan. 3
From IRS.gov — The Internal Revenue Service on Monday reminded employers and self-employed individuals that chose to defer paying part of their 2020 Social Security tax obligation that a payment became of the deferred taxes came due on January 3, 2022. Most affected...
More tax-saving tips to wrap up 2021
From gobankingrates.com — By SAM DiSALVO — Worrying so much about how much you’ll owe in taxes that you’ve searched “is the punishment for tax evasion really that bad?” There’s no reason to resort to extremes. Here are a few tax-saving tips for things you can do to...
Retirement Plan Limits on the Rise in 2022
From Pinnacle Wealth Planning Services, Inc. — Many IRA and retirement plan limits are indexed for inflation each year. Although the amount you can contribute to IRAs remains the same in 2022, other key numbers will increase, including how much you can contribute to...