On Sept. 14, 2015, President Obama announced significant changes to the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA®) process that will impact millions of students. Starting next year, students will be able to do the following: Submit a FAFSA® Earlier: Students will be able to […]
We will now be bringing you monthly “Tax Insight” newsletters! These newsletters are full of great tax tips, deadlines and advice, and we hope you’ll find them helpful. These will also be available on our downloads page of our main site. August 2015 – Dealing […]
If you realize you forgot something on your tax return, you can amend that return after it has been filed. There are many reasons individuals need to amend their returns, whether it is for the just-filed 2014 return or prior year returns. Here are some key […]
IRS Health Care Tax Tip 2015-40 reminds taxpayers who received advance payments of the premium tax credit (PTC) in 2014 that they must file a 2014 individual income tax return with Form 8962 attached in order to reconcile their advance payments of the PTC with […]
Sometimes things get lost and they’re not easy to replace. Luckily, that’s not the case when it comes to your Medicare card! You can now get a replacement Medicare card using your online mySocial Security account. This is the newest feature to my Social Security they […]
The Internal Revenue Service issued a consumer alert providing taxpayers with additional tips to protect themselves from telephone scam artists calling and pretending to be with the IRS. These callers may demand money or may say you have a refund due and try to trick […]
When you give a gift to charity, it helps the lives of others in need. It may also help you at tax time. You may be able to claim the gift as a deduction that may lower your tax. Here are eight tax tips you […]
What You Should Know if You Changed Your Name Did you change your name last year? If you did, it can affect your taxes. All the names on your tax return must match Social Security Administration records. A name mismatch can delay your refund. Here’s […]
Available to Recipients with a my Social Security Account Carolyn W. Colvin, Acting Commissioner of Social Security, today announced the agency is expanding the online services available at www.socialsecurity.gov. Social Security beneficiaries are now able to quickly and easily obtain a replacement SSA-1099 from the agency’s […]
In most cases you get your W-2 forms by the end of January. Form W-2, Wage and Tax Statement, shows your income and the taxes withheld from your pay for the year. You need your W-2 form to file an accurate tax return. If you […]
