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IRS unveils new People First Initiative

People First

To help people facing the challenges of COVID-19 issues, the Internal Revenue Service announced today a sweeping series of steps to assist taxpayers by providing relief on a variety of issues ranging from easing payment guidelines to postponing compliance actions.

Free Income Tax Preparation

Taxes

Desert Financial and Tax Services is offering free income tax preparation and filing.

Free Income Tax Preparation by one of our IRS Certified VITA Volunteers.

Found Money

Alright, there really is no found money, per se. However, if you are getting a tax refund from the IRS or your state taxing authority, you can certainly think of this as “found money”. It’s money that you did not…

Your 2016 Taxes

This is just a quick post to let you know that the IRS must wait until February 15, 2017, to issue refunds on returns who have the Earned Income Tax Credit or the Additional Child Tax Credit (ACTC). This is not attributed…

Free Income Tax Preparation & Filing Options 2016

Taxes

Tax season is upon us. Here are free income tax preparation & filing options: IRS – Free File is the IRS’ free tax preparation service for almost everyone. Free File does the hard work for you, either through brand-name software or online fillable…

A cautionary story

Every tax season, I hear this same story from different people. This is why I decided to write a cautionary story about it, so you won’t fall prey to it. When you are hired by an employer, most people assume…

It’s taxable?

Some of you might be in the process of negotiating a settlement with your credit card companies. The companies might agree to “settle” with you for a lower amount than what you owe. While this is great, there’s one thing…