There will soon be a big change for some taxpayers in how they send tax payments to the federal government or receive refunds.
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IRS admits to destroying 30 million unprocessed information returns
Issue highlights another reason to file and make remittance payments electronically
The Internal Revenue Service admitted it destroyed roughly 30 million unprocessed informational returns from the 2020 tax year.
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Electronic Tax Payments: Can Individuals Pay Income Taxes Online?
Over the past decade, more people have moved to electronic payments of their monthly bills and expenses.
The days of sitting down and writing checks to pay bills has quickly become a thing of the past. In fact, for many people under the age of 30, they do not know, nor have they ever had a physical checkbook!
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USPS Postmark Changes
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No Tax on Overtime Pay
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