Tag: Tax planning
Here’s how to pay 0% capital gains taxes with a six-figure income
Luminola | E+ | Getty ImagesIt's natural to fixate on portfolio losses, especially with the S&P 500 down more than 20% for the year.But you may st [...]
Here’s how to pick the best charitable giving strategy
Catherine Mcqueen | Moment | Getty ImagesIt's easy to transfer cash when a charity pulls at your heartstrings. But other giving strategies may provide [...]
These are the best IRS options if you can’t pay your income taxes
Srdjanpav | E+ | Getty ImagesThe tax-extension deadline is approaching on Oct. 17, and a record 19 million Americans filed for more time to manage the [...]
IRS erred on child tax credit payments for millions of families
The IRS skipped about $3.7 billion in advance child tax credit payments for 4.1 million eligible households, but sent more than $1.1 billion to 1.5 mi [...]
The extended tax deadline is Oct. 17. Here’s what filers need to know
Cecilie Arcurs | Getty ImagesThere's about one month until the Oct. 17 tax deadline extension, and experts say filers need to prepare, especially for [...]
These are the 4 priorities for the $80 billion in IRS funding
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen speaking at a news conference on July 14.Made Nagi | ReutersYellen outlines 4 priorities for the $80 billion in fundin [...]
IRS interest jumps on Oct. 1. How much you’ll get for a missing refund
How to calculate your interestThe interest is an annual rate compounded daily, meaning you divide the 6% rate by 365, explained Tommy Lucas, a certifi [...]
With 87,000 new agents, here’s who the IRS may target for audits
Jeffrey Coolidge | Photodisc | Getty ImagesAs the Democrats' spending plan moves closer to a House vote, one of the more controversial provisions — ne [...]
Employee stock purchase plans may be risky. What to know
How employee stock purchase plans worksTypically offered to all employees, ESPPs may allow you to purchase company stock at a discount of up to 15%, c [...]
These 4 mid-year tax strategies can trim next year’s bill from the IRS
seksan Mongkhonkhamsao | Moment | Getty Images1. Review tax withholdingsWhen starting a new job, you fill out Form W-4, covering how much your employe [...]
Tax pros ‘very skeptical’ about expanded IRS voice bots for payments plans
Westend61 | Westend61 | Getty ImagesIf you get a tax bill and want help from the IRS to set up a payment plan, newly expanded voice bots may make for [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]