Tag: Personal taxes
IRS boosts mileage rate deductions as gas prices soar to $5 a gallon
Guy Benhamou sends a picture of gas prices to friends while pumping gas at an Exxon Mobil gas station on June 9, 2022 in Houston.Brandon Bell | Getty [...]
House Democrats push for repeal of rule blocking SALT cap workaround
Rep. Tom Suozzi, D-N.Y., speaks during a news conference announcing the State and Local Taxes (SALT) Caucus outside the U.S. Capitol on April 15, 2021 [...]
IRS working to boost audit rates for higher earners
Jeffrey Coolidge | Photodisc | Getty ImagesThe IRS is working to boost its audit rates for the wealthiest Americans, according to a statement recently [...]
Capital gains may have triggered more individual taxes for 2021
The U.S. Department of the Treasury buildingJulia Schmalz | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesSome investors may be grappling with the sting of higher-than-expe [...]
As number of billionaires climbs, new calls for wealth taxes emerge
A mobile billboard calling for higher taxes on the ultra-wealthy depicts an image of billionaire businessman Jeff Bezos, near the U.S. Capitol on May [...]
Tax pros ‘horrified’ by IRS decision to destroy data on 30 million filers
courtneyk | E+ | Getty ImagesAn audit by the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration revealed the IRS has tossed data for millions of payers [...]
IRS insists destruction of taxpayer data won’t affect payers
alfexe | iStock | Getty ImagesFilers won't be affected by the IRS decision to destroy data for millions of taxpayers, the agency said in a statement T [...]
Over 60 million tax returns could be completed automatically, study says
Tom Werner | DigitalVision | Getty ImagesThe IRS may have the ability to automate nearly half of tax returns, according to a working paper from the Na [...]
Here’s what to do if you missed the April 18 tax filing deadline
Sergey Mironov | Moment | Getty ImagesIf you missed the April 18 tax deadline, you may cut back on penalties by filing your return promptly, according [...]
Supreme Court rejects SALT limit challenge from New York, New Jersey
Rep. Judy Chu, D-Calif., speaks during a news conference announcing the State and Local Taxes (SALT) Caucus outside the U.S. Capitol.Sarah Silbiger | [...]
There’s a growing interest in wealth taxes on the super-rich
Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., speaks during a Senate Finance Committee nomination hearing on Feb. 23, 2021.Greg Nash | Pool | ReutersAmericans increasingly [...]
Why Biden’s billionaire minimum income tax may be a tough sell
Josh Gottheimer, D-N.J., talks to reporters in Washington, Nov. 4, 2021.Elizabeth Frantz | ReutersPresident Joe Biden has proposed a new tax on the ul [...]
How to avoid a tax filing rejection if last year’s return is pending
Drakula & Co. | Moment | Getty ImagesThe IRS is backlogged and still sifting through tens of millions of pending returns, including many of last y [...]
Meet Erin Collins, National Taxpayer Advocate for the IRS
Erin M. CollinsSource: Erin M. CollinsIf you're one of the millions of Americans grappling with IRS issues, you may not realize there's another option [...]
The IRS sent more than 45 million refunds. This is the average payment
Bill Oxford | E+ | Getty ImagesThe IRS has issued more than 45 million tax refunds worth almost $152 billion in total, as of March 11, the agency repo [...]