After Filing: Track, Payment, Penalties

After you file

How Do I Amend My Taxes? Form 1040X & State Amendments

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

Tax Penalties: How to Prevent or Abate Them!

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

All About Tax Audits!

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

Stay on Track: W-4s, Quarterly Estimates, & 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

All About Your Refund: Tracking, Tips, & 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

How do I view my employer EIN

On my turbo tax app

I want to amend my NY state tax return for 2023 but not the Federal return. How can I do that in TurboTax? It seems like I can only do both, not one or the other.

I was alerted by a letter from the IRS that certain sources of income were omitted from my Federal return. I don't need to file an amended return with the IRS, but I do want to file an amended return with NY State tax authorities before they discover... read more

I haven't received my State Md tax return yet it’s been months now

Filed CA Form 568 in Error – Steps for Correction?

Hi everyone,I’d appreciate any input on a mistake I made when filing my 2024 California state return using TurboTax.My wife is a sole proprietor, but I mistakenly included Form 568 when filing through TurboTax, which led the Franchise Tax Board (FTB)... read more