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Extended Filing Due Date Approaches for 2024 Individual Income and Gift Tax Returns

As the Oct. 15, extension deadline looms for filing 2024 individual income and gift tax returns, what does the federal government shutdown mean for Internal Revenue Service employees and individual taxpayers?

There will soon be a big change for some taxpayers in how they send tax payments to the federal government or receive refunds.

On March 25, President Donald Trump signed Executive Order 14247, Modernizing Payments to and from America’s Bank Account. The Executive Order is intended to modernize financial operations, reduce costs, minimize fraud and eliminate inefficiencies associated with paper-based transactions.

Tax season can be stressful, but it becomes even more challenging when scammers try to take advantage of unsuspecting people.

In late October, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) announced that certain victims of Hurricane Milton will receive an additional six months to submit Beneficial Ownership Information (BOI) reports.

On Jan. 1, new rules targeting the origin of electric vehicle battery materials from countries considered hostile to the U.S. went into effect and limited the number of EVs eligible to receive U.S. tax credits.

In late December, the Internal Revenue Service launched a new Voluntary Disclosure Program to help businesses who want to pay back the money they received after filing Employee Retention Credit (ERC) claims in error.

On Wednesday, the Internal Revenue Service announced it will increase the amount individuals can contribute to their 401(k) plans in 2024.

DOJ to pursue fraud from aggressive marketing while IRS will add safeguards to prevent future abuse and protect businesses from predatory tactics

On Sept. 14, the Internal Revenue Service announced an immediate moratorium through at least the end of the year on processing new Employee Retention Credit claims, following reports of a flood of improper claims for the pandemic-era relief program.