FEATURED ARTICLES & TAX TIP BLOG
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IRS to recalculate taxes on unemployment benefits
From the National Society of Accountants (NSA) — The IRS has announced that it will automatically refund money to taxpayers who reported unemployment compensation in their tax return before the recent changes made by the American Rescue Plan Act signed on March 11,...
IRS warns of phishing scam targeting dot-edu email users
From KnowB4.com — The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has issued an alert warning about a phishing scam targeting university students. A link in the emails leads to a phishing site that asks users to enter their Social Security number, name, date of birth, prior year...
Biden signs PPP extension into law, extends deadline to May 31
National Society of Accountants and IRS.gov — President Biden on Tuesday, March 30 signed into the law the bipartisan Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) Extension Act of 2021 (HR 1799), which moves the application deadline to May 31, 2021. The PPP application window...
Security awareness for taxpayers is aim of three-way partnership
TAXES. SECURITY. TOGETHER. From IRS.gov — The IRS, the states and the tax industry are committed to protecting you from identity theft. Working together, we’ve made many changes to combat identity theft. We are making progress. The IRS is working hand-in-hand with...
Tax deadline for individuals extended to May 17
From IRS.gov — Treasury, IRS push federal Tax Day WASHINGTON — The Treasury Department and Internal Revenue Service announced Wednesday, March 17 that the federal income tax filing due date for individuals for the 2020 tax year will be automatically extended from...
Pandemic Assistance Checklist update, March 17, 2021
From the Pinnacle CPA Advisory Group's Dave Krebs, CPA — PANDEMIC ASSISTANCE CHECKLIST by Dave Krebs, CPA (March 17, 2021) We've updated our checklist to include the multiple tax provisions included in the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), signed into...
ARPA: Biden signs massive COVID-relief bill into law
NSA outlines tax provisions of latest pandemic-relief billFrom the National Society of Accountants (NSA) — By JESSICA L. JEANE Director of Public Policy, NSAPresident Biden on March 11 signed into law the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), a nearly $1.9 trillion...
Guide to Obtaining an Identity Protection PIN from the IRS
From the Pinnacle CPA Advisory Group, IRS.gov and Thomson Reuters — An Identity Protection PIN (IP PIN) is a six-digit number that prevents someone else from filing a tax return using your Social Security number. The IP PIN is known only to you and the Internal...
There’s Still Time to Contribute to an IRA for 2020
From Pinnacle Wealth Planning Services, Inc. — Even though tax filing season is well under way, there's still time to make a regular IRA contribution for 2020. You have until your tax return due date (not including extensions) to contribute up to $6,000 for 2020...