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IRS Interest Rates for Q1 2019 Increased

The interest rates on overpayments and underpayments are increased slightly for the first quarter of 2019, as compared with the rates for the prior quarter (Rev Rul. 2018-32). The rates are:
Noncorporate overpayments and underpayments: 6%
Corporate ov…

New Hardship Exemptions for Individual Mandate

While the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act repealed the individual mandate penalty as of January 1, 2019, the requirement for individuals and their dependents to have minimum essential health coverage unless exempt or pay a penalty still applies for 2018 returns…

Standard Mileage Rates for 2019 Are Higher

The IRS has announced the standard mileage rates for certain types of driving in 2019 (Notice 2019-02). Beginning on January 1, 2019, the standard mileage rates for the use of a car, van, pickup or panel truck will be:
58 cents per mile driven for bus…

A Mom’s Guide to Tackling Taxes This Year

Moms are busy. That goes without saying. Between chauffering kids to activities and likely working a full-time job, finding extra time for anything else is next to impossible.
But yet, it’s also necessary.

Many moms…

Tax Filing Preparation Checklist

Tax season is just around the corner, which means it’s time to start thinking about the documents you need to get ready.

Here are a few things to consider ahead of filing your 2018 tax return.
Find last year’s…

How to Prepare for Tax Season as a Freelancer

There isn’t one most important thing for freelancers to know when it comes to filing a tax return. Well, except paying taxes in the first place!

Instead, there are a variety of incredibly important factors for which…

Reporting Mobile Credit Card Payments to the IRS

As a business owner, there are a variety of ways to accept payment. Apps like Square, Paypal, or other mobile payment services make it easy for you to accept card payments and keep a record of that income. But if you choose to receive payment via a cre…

The New Form 1040 and Six Accompanying Schedules

Tax reform of 2017 promised us shorter, simpler, tax forms. We even were told that we might be able to file on a form the size of a postcard – although we may have wondered how that would work out.

The Internal Reve…