Income Taxes

December 28, 2020 

Stimulus payments are just part of it. Also: more unemployment, PPP, EIDL loans, Employee Retention Credit, EIC, CTC, eviction moratorium, and more.

December 22, 2020 

The legislation would provide direct payments of $600 to most Americans and their children. Those with incomes of more than $100,000 would be excluded, as would undocumented immigrants. The payments will go out as soon as next week.

December 1, 2020 

Most Americans who are expecting an income tax refund receive it by direct deposit in as little as 2 weeks, although it can take longer during the peak of the filing season, which starts in late March. So it's a good idea to e-file your tax return as ...

November 25, 2020 

The CARES Act includes several temporary tax changes helping charities, including the special $300 deduction designed especially for people who choose to take the standard deduction, rather than itemizing their deductions.

November 17, 2020 

Anyone who doesn’t normally file a tax return and hasn’t received their coronavirus stimulus payment has until 3 p.m. EST this Saturday, Nov. 21, to register with the IRS for an Economic Impact Payment. The only way remaining to get a payment in 2020 is to register using the Non-Filers: Enter Info Here tool on...…

November 10, 2020 

While most eligible individuals automatically received their Economic Impact Payment, others who don’t have a filing obligation can only get their money by registering online with the IRS. The only way to do that is to use the Non-Filers to ...

November 9, 2020 

National EIP Registration Day is part of the agency’s further concerted push with partners across the country to make sure every eligible American has registered before the Nov. 21 deadline to receive their Economic Impact Payment this year.

October 23, 2020 

The IRS has already sent nearly 9 million letters to people who may be eligible for the $1,200 Economic Impact Payments but don’t normally file a tax return. The letters, along with the special Nov. 10 event, both urge people to use the...

October 6, 2020 

People who haven’t received a Coronavirus stimulus payment, and don’t typically file a tax return, can use an online tool to request their payment, up until Nov. 21.

September 29, 2020 

According to documents released by Biden’s campaign Tuesday, the former vice president and his wife, Jill, got a refund of $46,858 after paying $346,204 in income taxes. He reported a taxable income of $944,737, paying 31.7% of it in taxes

September 23, 2020 

Small Business Week, Sept. 22-24 is a good time for individuals to consider taking the home office deduction if they qualify. The benefit may allow taxpayers working from home to deduct certain expenses on their tax return.

September 15, 2020 

Bloomberg Tax & Accounting has projected 2021 income ranges for each tax rate bracket. Income ranges for the tax brackets for married taxpayers filing jointly and for single taxpayers are shown below. Rate brackets for other filing statuses are ...