IRS Notice Regarding Social Security Benefits and Your Taxes Some people must pay taxes on their Social Security benefits. If you get Social Security, you should receive a Form SSA-1099, Social Security Benefit Statement, by early February. The form shows the amount of benefits you received in 2012. Here are five tips from the IRS … Continue reading IRS Notice Regarding Social Security Benefits and Your Taxes
From the IRS: The IRS offers several different ways to get tax return information or a copy of your own tax return for prior years. Here are options to help you get the information you need. Tax Return Transcript. This shows most line items from your tax return as originally filed, along with any forms … Continue reading How You Can Get Prior Year Tax Information from the IRS
Tax Help ‘en Español’ from the IRS Tax information can be tough to understand in any language. It may be more difficult to understand if it is not in your first language. The IRS offers a wide range of free and easy-to-use products and services for Spanish-speaking taxpayers. Here are some tips if you need … Continue reading IRS Tax Help in Spanish
The IRS just announced these eight tax benefits for parents: Your children may help you qualify for valuable tax benefits, such as certain credits and deductions. If you are a parent, here are eight benefits you shouldn’t miss when filing taxes this year. 1. Dependents. In most cases, you can claim a child as a dependent … Continue reading Eight Tax Benefits for Parents
From IRS: WASHINGTON — Certain owners of individual retirement arrangements (IRAs) have a limited time to make tax-free transfers to eligible charities and have them count for tax-year 2012, the Internal Revenue Service said today. IRA owners age 70½ or older have until Thursday, Jan. 31 to make a direct transfer, or alternatively, if they … Continue reading Tax-Free Transfers to Charity Renewed For IRA Owners 70½ or Older; Rollovers This Month Can Still Count For 2012