by MTS Tax Preparation, Planning, and Financial Literacy | Nov 29, 2021 | Tax Tips and News
Cyber Monday traditionally closes out the busiest holiday shopping weekend of the year, which sees Americans swarming stores and crawling websites for post-Thanksgiving sales. Despite predictions of fewer in-person shoppers and eye-popping deals, there’s no doubt that...
by MTS Tax Preparation, Planning, and Financial Literacy | Nov 26, 2021 | Tax Tips and News
The Internal Revenue Service is making a pitch about the Advance Child Tax Credit payments that smacks of the spiel for sale pricing from used car dealers: “When it’s gone, it’s gone!” The IRS—thankfully minus the loud plaid sport coat—says after November 29,...
by MTS Tax Preparation, Planning, and Financial Literacy | Nov 24, 2021 | Tax Tips and News
In October, we told readers about IRS relief measures that applied to some 19 Mississippi counties impacted by Hurricane Ida. That relief has now been expanded to add 63 other counties, covering the entire state, and pushing various tax filing and payment deadlines to...
by MTS Tax Preparation, Planning, and Financial Literacy | Nov 23, 2021 | Tax Tips and News
The Internal Revenue Service says tax professionals spoke—and the agency listened. After getting comments from tax pros, the IRS has now increased the number of transcripts a professional preparer can get on any one client. The previous limit was 10 transcripts for a...
by MTS Tax Preparation, Planning, and Financial Literacy | Nov 22, 2021 | Tax Tips and News
A new provision in the tax code lets more taxpayers deduct up to $600 in donations to qualified charities—even if they don’t itemize. Itemizing is ordinarily the key that unlocks the charitable donation deduction; taxpayers choosing the standard deduction...
by MTS Tax Preparation, Planning, and Financial Literacy | Nov 22, 2021 | Tax Tips and News
Taxpayers contributing to a 401(k) plan for their retirement have gotten some good news from the Internal Revenue Service: they can now put more money into their plan for 2022. New instructions from the IRS raise the 2022 annual contribution limit on 401(k) plans from...
