joint income tax return and if one spouse is not responsible for the current or past debts of the other spouse, then the spouse might be entitled to request his or her portion of the IRS tax refund back from the IRS in case the IRS has offset the tax refund to pay the spouse's ...
The IRS claims to annually hold onto around $1.5 billion in refunds for those who have not filed a return for past tax years. Tax refunds expire 3 years after the initial tax deadline; up next are 2021 Return refunds, including the third stimulus checks. Even though you can no longer e...
Here's how to get a faster tax refund There’s a shortage of accountants. What to do if you can’t find one for tax season 4 red flags for an IRS tax audit — and how to avoid the ‘audit lottery' "You want to make sure that your returns are right," said Tommy Lucas, a cert...
Imagine you need to access your past tax information for a loan application or to resolve a tax-related issue. The Internal Revenue Service, commonly known as the IRS, keeps detailed records of your tax returns, including all the financial information you submitted. Getting access to these recor...
The IRS said it is reviewing and correcting returns "to determine the correct taxable amount of unemployment compensation and tax." Not all people in that bucket will receive more money, the agency said, noting that reviews "could result in a refund, a reduced balance due or no change to ...
As a result, your old boss may have a copy of your prior year’s W-2 forms, or your bank may have copies of 1099 forms for investment income you earned in the past. You may want to reach out to these entities to see if they can help you. When you work with a tax professional...
The IRS would seem to prefer that taxpayers not use transcripts for this purpose, although it has been somewhat cryptic about why. AnFAQ pageon the topic merely states that transcripts are “best and most often used to validate past income and tax filing status for mortgage, stud...
The table below shows key dates and events for filing tax returns and paying taxes with the IRS. You can jump to FAQs and past tax year schedules in the sections below. 2025 Tax Filing Schedule for Returns & Extensions The IRS has confirmed it will start
As the IRS notes, for nine out of ten tax filers it takes a maximum of 21 days to receive a tax refund (when eligible) after their tax return has been accepted. But this is still just an estimate based on past IRS refund schedules and not a guarantee. Fu
We haven’t had any problems for the past four years, but now the IRS is contacting each of the venues for our U.S. shows, and telling them that they have to withhold tax of 30% of our gross. The IRS also says that each band member must file individual U.S. tax returns for ...