by Winkelman-Bruce & Truax LLP | Jul 15, 2022 | Tax Tips and News
Every year, the Internal Revenue Service hosts the Nationwide Tax Forum, providing tax professionals the opportunity to learn more about topics like tax law and cybersecurity. Unfortunately, the registration window for this year’s event is about to close....
by Winkelman-Bruce & Truax LLP | Jul 7, 2022 | Tax Tips and News
National Taxpayer Advocate Erin Collins says the Internal Revenue Service is concerned about the 21.3 million paper-return backlog. In her midyear report to Congress, Collins notes that low-income families could face financial burdens as affected refunds are...
by Winkelman-Bruce & Truax LLP | Jun 28, 2022 | Tax Tips and News
The Internal Revenue Service started using voice bots on many of its toll-free telephone lines around the first of the year. The system has already helped more than 3 million taxpayers avoid wait times for simple questions about payments or notices, and the agency is...
by Winkelman-Bruce & Truax LLP | Jun 24, 2022 | Tax Tips and News
Singer Neil Sadaka was right: breaking up is hard to do. For clients in the process of ending their marriage, there is more to consider than a simple separation of assets. Whether legally separating or divorcing, they could be facing big changes in their individual...
by Winkelman-Bruce & Truax LLP | Jun 16, 2022 | Tax Tips and News
Due to rising gasoline prices, the Internal Revenue Service has taken the rare step of increasing its optional standard mileage rates for the last six months of the 2022 tax year. These rates are significant since taxpayers use them to calculate the deductible costs...
by Winkelman-Bruce & Truax LLP | Jun 7, 2022 | Tax Tips and News
The Internal Revenue Service continues to add functionality to its online tools, now putting more muscle behind its Where’s My Refund? feature. Used more than 776 million times in 2021, it is one of the agency’s most popular online offerings—and it can reduce...
