Jan, 2021

IRS 2021 Filing Season Opens Feb 12 The IRS announced that the 2021 tax filing season will begin on Feb 12 this year. This is later than normal, it usually opens late in January. The IRS needed additional time this year to make adjustments for the tax law changes signed…

Charitable Contributions With all the recent changes to the tax code many more taxpayers are taking the standard deduction on their tax return which now provides a greater deduction for them than itemizing would. For anyone taking the standard deduction this would mean losing the opportunity to take a deduction…

More Secure Tax Filings Available For anyone worried about identity theft and someone filing a false tax return in your name the IRS has announced that it is expanding its Identity Protection Pin Program. In the past you could only sign up for the program if your identity was stolen…