The TCJA disallows a deduction for the payment of fines, penalties, and certain other amounts. Specifically, taxpayers may not deduct amounts that, pursuant to court orders or settlement agreements, are paid to, or at the direction of, governments in ...
Some Americans may have received a payment amount different than what they expected. Payment amounts vary based on income, filing status and family size.
The IRS has sent Coronavirus stimulus payments to deceased people by mistake. It’s unclear how many such checks have been delivered, but it’s thought to be significant, because about 2 million people in the U.S. die each year.
The IRS has discovered that it has mailed checks to deceased people by mistake. It’s unclear how many such checks have been delivered, but it’s thought to be significant, because about 2 million people in the U.S. die each year.
Although talks within the Trump administration are still in the preliminary stage, NBC news has reported that the deadline could be postponed again to September 15—or even as late as December 15.
The Treasury Department and the IRS have released updated state-by-state figures for Economic Impact Payments, with approximately 130 million individuals receiving payments worth more than $200 billion in the program’s first four weeks. (Up through May 8)
The IRS is drawing a line in the sand: It has announced that taxpayers have until high noon on Wednesday, May 13, to provide direct deposit information for their stimulus payments. Otherwise, they’ll have to wait for paper checks to arrive through snail mail (IR-2020-92, 5/8/20). We’re working hard to get more payments quickly to […]
For many retirees, taking required minimum distributions (RMDs) from qualified plans and IRAs is ingrained. This generally applies after you’ve reached age 72 (recently increased from age 70½, beginning in 2020).