Tax Season Is Year-Round

Up to 85% of Social Security benefits can become taxable once combined income crosses fixed lines that have never adjusted for inflation.

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Brooklyn, Ohio Mayor Ron Van Kirk proposes refunding the city's share of property taxes to 815 seniors and disabled residents already qualifying for...

If you filed an extension, you can still submit by October 15, but interest on any unpaid tax has accrued since April 15. No extension left? File...

You can sell a house with a tax lien—the sale itself often clears the debt at closing if proceeds cover the mortgage and taxes owed.

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Free IRS face-to-face help arrives in Grand Island this week with no appointment required.

• Temporary Taxpayer Assistance Center at the Public...

Eligible New Jersey families can claim a refundable Child Tax Credit of up to $1,000 per child age 5 or younger for tax year 2025.

Key eligibility...

Taxpayers with a clean three-year compliance history can get failure-to-file and failure-to-pay penalties waived through First Time Abatement (FTA),...

Michigan's state tax refund delays persist for 66,000 on-time filers, down from nearly 95,000 at the start of August.

• Progress: 5.25 million...

Tax pros face a clear WISP mandate amid fresh IRS compliance reminders.

• WISP requirement: Firms must document and test plans to protect client data...

Two separate Fresno cases underscore how tax identity theft often hides in IRS records rather than credit reports.

• Former IRS employee Marcela...

Taxpayers facing IRS debt have two primary relief routes with very different trade-offs.

• Offer in Compromise settles debt for less but requires...

The provided article title references a Buckeye couple waiting months for a federal tax refund, yet the content offers no further details or insights on the situation.

An IRS LT16 notice signals unpaid taxes, missing returns, or both and can lead to liens or levies if ignored.

• Read and act immediately: Follow the...

Taxpayers can now download digitally authenticated Tax Compliance Reports anytime from their IRS online account, delivering instant proof of filing and payment for loans, jobs, or benefits—without calls or office visits.

The IRS rolled out digital authentication for tax compliance on August 24, 2026.

AICPA proposes a status-tracking feature in IRS online accounts for name and address change requests, potentially reducing delays for taxpayers updating personal information.

Federal tax refunds (including credits like EITC and CTC) are excluded from SSI resource limits for 12 months after receipt, while state refunds count...

Many states run circuit-breaker programs that refund property taxes exceeding a set share of household income.

• How they work: Excess tax above the...

New temporary deductions for tips and overtime under the 2025 Budget Reconciliation Act run 2025-2028 but won't help most workers as expected.

• Tips...

The deduction hinges on legal obligation for the loan and dependency status.

• Child claims it if legally obligated but parents pay voluntarily.
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