Tax Forms

Here are some tips to follow to keep you and your private information safe in various situations. Staying safe on social media Don’t post or send private or tax related information anywhere on these types of platforms. Even if you have your social media accounts set to a limited audience under privacy settings, if you […]

Here are some tips to follow to keep you and your private information safe in various situations. Staying safe on social media Don’t post or send private or tax related information anywhere on these types of platforms. Even if you have your social media accounts set to a limited audience under privacy settings, if you

There are many benefits to being self-employed. Often, you’ll get to set your own hours, work from whatever location you please, and take on projects that interest you. There are also tax benefits to being self-employed. But one potential drawback is the process of filing taxes can be trickier and more cumbersome than if you’re

If you filed a 2021 federal income tax return and are expecting a refund from the IRS, you may want to find out the status of the refund or at least get an idea of when you might receive it. You can start checking on the status of your refund within 24 hours after the

SAN ANTONIO — This is what you want to hear as a taxpayer: “Refunds should be bigger than ever,” said Mark Steber, chief tax information officer at Jackson Hewitt. Yet, there is always a caveat. Here it is: “There’s some work that’s going to be necessary to get that big refund,” Steber said. Being early

“” If you’re married, it’s better for tax purposes to file jointly, though there are some exceptions. Bread and Butter Productions/Getty Images Filing status, such as single, head of household, married filing separately or jointly, and others, can greatly influence the amount of money you receive in your refund. This is mostly because each different

Family forests provide many valuable goods and services that extend beyond their boundaries, including clean air and water, wildlife habitat, and carbon sequestration.  Although owners of forested land usually don’t get paid directly for those benefits, there are tax incentives that can be associated with management activities. Landowners often do not know that reforestation, timber

If you realize there was a mistake on your return, you can amend it using Form 1040-X, Amended U.S. Individual Income Tax Return. For example, a change to your filing status, income, deductions, credits, or tax liability means you need to amend your return. Or, IRS may have made an adjustment to your return, and

Qualified Opportunity Funds (QOF) are corporations or partnerships that hold at least 90% of their assets in IRS designated qualified opportunity zones (QOZ) with the goal of rebuilding low-income communities. Qualified Opportunity Funds, used as an alternative to a direct investment in a qualified opportunity zone property, offer an opportunity for individual investors to defer

Like millions of other Americans, you may be working from home. (Data show that the number of people working from home nearly tripled over the past few years). That may make you wonder whether you can claim a home office tax deduction on your federal income tax return. After all, you likely have some unreimbursed