After Filing: Track, Payment, Penalties

After you file

Maximize Your Take-Home Pay: Your Video Guide to Updating Your Form W-4 Tax Withholding

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

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 update banking info for flex advance?

I gave info to an account that cant get deposits so it was rejected. Can't get my problem escalated, either. Is it a scam?

What’s the flex loan

J-2 spouse with zero phyical presence and zero US income

Hi, My wife, who was a J-2 visa holder (I still have J-1), left the US in 2024 and most likely will have zero physical presence and zero US income in 2025. We requested early closure of her J-2 visa in August 2025. We did joint return for tax year of... read more

I still have not recieved my income tax return...irs doesn't give me a reason besides it's under review for the 2nd time...what can I do to find out what taking so long?

On March the 10th 2024 my 2024 tax return was accepted by the IRS and I still have not received my refund. Can you please tell me why?

I verified my identity through ID me and an agent that was with the IRS she said it would be 9 weeks and that was like four or five months ago. Any help that you could give me would be great