An amended tax return generally allows you to file your taxes again to correct your filing status, your income or to add deductions or credits you may have missed on previously filed Forms 1040, 1040A or 1040EZ. Use IRS Form 1040X, Amended U.S. Individual Income Tax Return,...
The IRS released revised instructions to Form 709 Gift Tax Return. The revised instructions change the rules for allocating the unified credit to prior gifts. For 2017, the annual gift tax exclusion is $14,000. That means you can give up to $14,000 to as many different people...
The Correspondence and Discretionary Examination Program (the Program) conducts examinations otherwise known as AUDITS exclusively by mail to reduce Internal Revenue Service (IRS) operational costs and minimize the burden on taxpayers. I along with other taxpayer advocates have expressed concerns with: the length of the examination...
Report the deduction on the Schedule 'A' - even if the parent did not meet the gross income requirements for the dependency exemption, the parent will still meet the definition of a dependent for purposes of medical expenses paid according to CFR 26 Section 213(a). To answer a...
When it comes to filing a tax return – or not filing one - the IRS can assess a penalty if you fail to file, fail to pay or both. Here are eight important points the IRS wants you to know about the two different...
IRS Form 1040ES, Estimated Tax for Individuals, provides all you’ll need to pay estimated taxes. This includes instructions, worksheets, schedules and payment vouchers. Another good source for information is IRS Publication 505, Tax Withholding and Estimated Tax You may need to pay estimated taxes during the year depending on...
Businesses that receive more than $10,000 in cash in one transaction (or several related transactions) must file IRS Form 8300, Report of Cash Payments Over $10,000 Received in a Trade or Business. According to Program Manager Technical Advice (PMTA) 2010-012. Reg. §1.6050I-1(c)(1) and the instructions to Form 8300, “cash”...
If you owe money because of certain delinquent debts, the IRS or the Department of Treasury's Financial Management Service (FMS), which issues IRS tax refunds, can offset or reduce your federal tax refund or withhold the entire amount to satisfy the debt. If you owe...
Usually when when economists define a business transaction in a free market society it involves a willing buyer and a willing seller coming together on terms. More often than not however it seems to me that in a wide variety of transactions there is not...
A substantial benefit for those individuals who have formed small to mid-sized C corporations before the end of 2010. IRC §1202 has been previously used by taxpayers to exclude one half of the capital gain they realize when they sell qualifying §1202 stock at a gain. To qualify, the stock had to be...