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Mileage deduction tips for business owners
From Forbes — By Vlad Rusz — Bianca started her massage therapy business three years ago after getting her license. She began by offering in-home services to the local area. However, as more referrals poured in, her business gradually grew to encompass larger...
FCC seeks to stop unwanted robocalls and texts
From the FCC — Unwanted calls — including illegal and spoofed robocalls — are the FCC's top consumer complaint and our top consumer protection priority. These include complaints from consumers whose numbers are being spoofed or whose calls are being mistakenly...
Millennial Money: 4 expenses for parents to rethink in 2023
From the Associated Press/NerdWallet — By Elizabeth Ayoola — When inflation rises, child care expenses do, too. If you’re a parent, you may be hoping to get a little financial relief during the upcoming tax season through deductions or credits. But since there...
IRS service issues are improving, says new watchdog report
From the Associated Press — By Fatima Hussein — The IRS is beginning to see “a light at the end of the tunnel” of its customer service struggles, thanks to tens of billions of new money from the Democrats’ climate and health law and the authority to hire more...
IRS audit rates declined further in 2022
From AccountingToday.com — By Michael Cohn — The Internal Revenue Service audited fewer taxpayers last year, according to a new report, although audits of millionaires ticked up slightly. The report, released Wednesday by Syracuse University's Transactional...
IRS gives gig workers extra year to prep for major tax change
From Yahoo Money — By Martha C. White — As inflation continues to pinch Americans’ budgets and labor demand remains high, it’s likely more people will look to supplement their income — and the tax man is starting to take a much closer look. For now, things remain...
3 things money experts are doing now, before tax season
From NextAdvisor in Partnership with TIME — BY ALEX GAILEY, FEATURED CONTRIBUTOR — That time of year is right around the corner. I’m not talking about the holidays. I’m talking about tax season. While taxes might be the furthest thing from your mind right now, there...
So, you want to get away? Start with avoiding travel scams
From the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) — You may get a call, a text message, or a flyer in the mail. Or maybe you'll see an online ad promising free or low-cost vacations. Scammers and dishonest companies are often behind these offers. You may end up paying hidden...
Millions of Americans set to get surprise 1099-K forms in ’23
From Axios — BY EMILY PECK— There's a tax headache ahead next year for millions of Americans who use apps like Venmo or Paypal regularly, part of a little-noticed change passed in March as part of the American Rescue Plan. Why it matters: Anyone who was paid more...
8 tips for managing a financial windfall
From Forbes — By E. Napoletano, Contributor — According to a recent study by Cerulli Associates, there’s a massive transfer of wealth poised to happen in the U.S. over the next 25 years. An estimated $68 trillion will change hands, with the country’s aging population...
IRS prodded to work more on closing tax gap
From Accounting Today — By Michael Cohn — The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is being pushed by the Government Accountability Office to do more to close the $428 billion annual tax gap by using the extra $80 billion it's getting over 10 years from Congress to improve...
Is the FBI calling to ask you for money? Hang up. That’s a scam
From the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) — By Gema de las Heras, Consumer Education Specialist — Unwanted calls are annoying — but when a caller says they’re an FBI agent collecting on a legal judgment entered against you, it’s also scary. No matter how urgent and...