Did you receive an Ohio Individual Income Tax Failure to File notice (ITDQ0009) from the Ohio Department of Taxation (ODT) advising you that they did not receive an Ohio Individual Income tax return?
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States Fail to Overturn SALT Deduction Caps
In a blow to several high-tax states, a federal judge has upheld a key provision of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA), the State and Local Tax (SALT) deduction cap.
Under the TCJA, congress placed a cap on the amount taxpayers could claim on their Schedule A for state and local taxes. read more…
8 Tax Issues to Consider When Your Spouse Dies
It goes without saying that the death of one’s spouse is typically an extremely difficult emotional trauma. When one loses a spouse, the last thing on the surviving spouse’s mind is the tax issues to be addressed.
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Ohio Dept. of Taxation issues new Employer Withholding Rates
New rates effective July 1
The Ohio Department of Taxation has issued new employer withholding tables for payrolls that begin on or after July 1, 2024.
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The Benefits of Filing a Tax Extension
One of the most common tax-related misconceptions is that filing a tax extension increases your risk of a tax audit.
This longstanding myth is simply not true, as filing a tax extension can statistically decrease the risk of an audit.
In addition to statistically decreasing the risk of an audit, there is also one other benefit to extending a tax return.
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Sale of Home and Capital Gains Tax
Are you thinking about selling your home but worried about the additional tax it could generate?
It is possible that you could be one of the many who can sell your home while avoiding the capital gains tax. read more…
New changes abound for IRS in 2023, but one problem remains – backlogs
A new year ushers in many changes for the Internal Revenue Service, but one massive problem will not go away – backlogs.
While the IRS still must deal with a backlog of mail and a backed-up phone system that leaves taxpayers and practitioners on hold and frequently drops the call, changes are in the works. Among them are a potential new commissioner (Danny Werfel was nominated for the role in November 2022) and an increased budget that will give the IRS billions of dollars to spend, although it has less than two months left to develop a spending plan.
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Expect The IRS To Struggle During The 2021 Tax Season
CPAs and taxpayers urged to contact elected officials and push for passage of H.R. 5155
Based on multiple media reports, the U.S. Treasury and IRS are preparing for the worst this filing season.
According to a Jan. 10 Washington Post article, the Treasury warned of enormous challenges this tax filing season that will likely delay refunds.
Treasury Department officials told reporters they predict a “frustrating season” for taxpayers and tax preparers due to delays caused by the pandemic, years of budget cuts to the IRS, and federal stimulus measures that have added to the tax agency’s workload.
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IRS Urges Taxpayers To Take Steps To Make Filing Taxes Easier In 2022
A page on the IRS website reminds taxpayers to take the steps now to make the tax filling process easier in 2022.
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IRS suspends automated collection notices for tax year 2020
The IRS announced on its website that it has suspended the mailing of automated collection notices, including balance due notices and unfiled tax return notices normally issued when a taxpayer owes additional tax, and the IRS has no record of a taxpayer filing a tax return.
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