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October 2021 Due Dates – WorthTax

October 10, 2021October 6, 2021 by Alex Franch

The normal April 15, 2021 filing deadline for 2020 individual tax returns was extended by the IRS to May 17, 2021 due to the continuing Covid-19 pandemic. If you could not complete your 2020 tax return … Read More

Avoid IRS Penalties: 1099 Filing Date Moved Up This Year

January 17, 2017 by Alex Franch

Would you like to avoid IRS penalties in your business? Do you engage the services of an individual also known as an independent contractor? We mean, other than one who meets the definition of an employee. Did you pay him or her $600 or more for the calendar year? The IRS requires you to issue the sub-contractor a Form 1099-MISC to avoid penalties and the prospect of losing the deduction for the independent contractor’s labor and expenses in an audit?

No Tax Return Filed? Oh Oh!

August 2, 2016 by Alex Franch

You did not file your tax return you say? No tax return filed in years? You are not alone. There are millions of individuals who do not file a tax return each year. Many of them don’t simply because their income is below the filing threshold levels for the year based upon their filing status.

Still others simply procrastinate. They risk giving up their refunds and credits. These credits include earned income tax credits, child tax credits, tuition credits and excess withholding. Mind you, these credits and refunds belong to them.