Free File, Free File Fillable Forms, and Direct File

Filing electronically is the safest, fastest, and most accurate way to file your tax return. If you choose to prepare and file your own tax return, depending on your circumstances, the IRS may offer you three ways to electronically file (e-file) your tax return for free. Helpful Hint:  To speed up your refund process, it’s…

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Why You Need an IRS Individual Online Account and How to Sign Up

Over the last year, the IRS has added new features and tools to Individual Online Account that can help taxpayers during this filing season. You should consider signing up for your IRS online account as you prepare to file your tax return. Why wait on hold when you have faster options? Filing season is the…

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Employer-Provided Childcare Credit

If you are an employer who provides childcare services to your employees, you might be eligible for the Employer-Provided Childcare Credit. The credit is an incentive for taxpayers to provide childcare services to their employees. To be eligible for the credit, an employer must have paid or incurred qualified childcare expenditures during the tax year…

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Important Considerations as You Select Your Return Preparer This Filing Season

March 5 – With the filing season underway, many taxpayers are gathering their tax documents, including Forms W-2 and 1099, and figuring out exactly how they will prepare their income tax returns. Some taxpayers choose to prepare their own tax returns using tax return preparation software. However, last year, over 54 percent of all individual…

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Getting Help During Tax Filing Season

Tax filing season can be difficult to navigate, but TAS has compiled a list of resources to help you make it to the finish line. Choosing a tax return preparer is an important decision. You need someone you can trust with your personal and financial information. If you need help finding a tax professional, we’ve…

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Saturday Hours – 2024

Saturday Help The Taxpayer Advocate Service (TAS) is pleased to announce we are partnering with the IRS to offer in-person help on the second Saturday of each month through May 2022. TAS will have representatives available in the following locations on Saturday, April 8 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.: Arizona   4041 North Central…

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Tips for Avoiding Incorrect Forms 1099-K

As discussed in my previous blog, if you receive money through certain payment apps or online marketplaces, you might get an information return (Form 1099-K, Payment Card and Third Party Network Transactions) from those businesses during the tax filing season that reports the total amount of payments you received through their platform in the prior…

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If You Resold the Hottest Ticket of Summer 2023, You Likely Didn’t Receive a Form 1099-K – But This Won’t Last Forever & Always

Form 1099-K, Part Two: If You Resold the Hottest Ticket of Summer 2023, You Likely Didn’t Receive a Form 1099-K After All – But This Won’t Last Forever & Always Most taxpayers likely didn’t receive Form 1099-K, Payment Card and Third Party Network Transactions, this filing season for the sale of goods or services through…

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