It’s very important to keep your own copies of tax returns, receipts,
and other financial records. The general rule is (3) years from your tax
filing date, but the time varies for different types of documents. For
example, if you have a business or i...read more
Taxpayers who receive a W-2 paycheck use IRS Form W-4 (Employee’s
Withholding Certificate) to control how much federal income tax is
withheld from their pay throughout the year. Why Accurate Withholding
Matters for Your Finances The goal of updating ...read more
The two most common reasons to amend your tax return are that you
realized you made a mistake or you received a new tax form after you
filed. Other common reasons are using the wrong filing status or
claiming/not claiming a dependent. Whatever your r...read more
You think you’re doing great - taxes withheld from every paycheck or
quarterly estimates have been paid timely - and suddenly you see a tax
penalty. It can happen to even the most conscientious of people. Life
happens and some of those life “happenin...read more
Getting a “love letter” from the IRS can send shivers up your spine. But
it’s rarely as bad as we think it is and nothing to fear (unless you’re
a criminal, which you aren’t). Most of the time, those IRS letters and
notices are only requesting a litt...read more
Want a bigger tax refund? With proper planning, tax withholding, or
estimated tax payments you have greater control over the amount of tax
refund you'll receive, or how much you will owe at tax time. Of course
your income, deductions and tax credits ...read more
Did you receive your refund yet? If not, you’re not alone. According to
the IRS, your federal refund generally takes around 21 days to get to
your bank account. But that’s only if all is good on your tax return
-and there are no questions from our fr...read more
Today I received a direct deposit for my federal refund, but the amount
was short by roughly $700. This is after I calculate the amount TurboTax
shows they would take on my service order. When I check my filing on the
IRS site it shows that I should ...read more
When going through the online portion, our returns stated we were
getting a small amount back for our local taxes, however there are no
instructions in the return for where to mail, or the amount that we were
told we'd receive. Anyone know where to f...read more
Ive checked WMR and transcripts no updates ive called IRS no updates
notice Nothing has updated anywhere in 50 days. Something has to be
wrong ive filled previous years same dependents credits job etc and
never had this kind of issues
I agree with the comments from the 2023 version below, except for the
2025 version which I just finished using. Seems like quality control and
user experience teams are missing the mark this year. 1. I was able to
import my info from last year's fili...read more
Pao4Posted March 26, 2025
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Pao4
It is now March 25 and again the TT software isn't transferring complete
asset data from one year to the next. This problem has occurred in prior
years, was fixed and then had to start return over. Why is this a
problem every year? I don't have time ...read more