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2020 IRS Tax Payments Extended by 90 Days: No Interest or Penalty

March 19, 2020 2:15 PM

By: Mark Kohler Taxpayers and business owners received a much needed lifeline yesterday from the Treasury and IRS in response to the Coronavirus outbreak. Individual taxpayers will get a three-month (90 day) extension to pay income taxes they owe for 2019, typically due on April 15th, but will now have until July...

Educating Clients on Optimizing Their Income Bracket

March 3, 2020 4:48 AM

This year, millions of U.S. taxpayers will learn just how much of an impact the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) had on their income tax liability. But the change in tax brackets has highlighted a misunderstanding many taxpayers hold—that their highest tax bracket controls how all their income is taxed. Knowing how...

The New Home Mortgage Interest Deduction

March 3, 2020 2:52 AM

By Mark Kohler: The Mortgage interest deduction is a seemingly easy to understand and straight forward tax deduction that will be utilized by millions of Americans when they file their taxes this year. However, it was dramatically changed under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, “clarified” by the IRS in...

Could The End of DIY Tax Prep Be Near?

February 24, 2020 6:00 AM

More taxpayers than ever are finding themselves confused by tax rules and forms and wondering whether they’ve left money on the table. While tax software can help fill in some of the blanks, they may not be adequate for many taxpayers’ needs. The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) may be, as some have joked, the “Full...

Why is it a good idea to do a "Withholding Checkup" with your clients?

February 11, 2020 5:03 AM

With the passage of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act came some sweeping changes to the IRS's withholding calculator and tables. Many taxpayers who previously under-withheld on their W-4 to balance their itemized deductions—and who didn't re-evaluate their withholding strategy with the TCJA's tweaks to itemized...