Tag Archives: 2021.Tax.Season

If You Haven’t Filed Your 2019 and/or 2020 Tax Returns, You Have One Month to Do So and Avoid Late Filing Penalties

Posted on August 24, 2022 by Russ

Earlier today, the IRS announced extremely broad penalty relief for 2019 and 2020 late-filed tax returns.  Here’s the beginning of the IRS’s press release: To help struggling taxpayers affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Internal Revenue Service today issued Notice … Continue reading →

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Frozen Returns: If You Made an Extension Payment on May 17th And Haven’t Received Your Refund….

Posted on January 11, 2022 by Russ

Yesterday, a client of mine called asking about her 2020 tax refund.  I assumed she was one of the unlucky individuals whose return fell out of IRS processing and is stuck waiting to be reviewed.  However, she told me that … Continue reading →

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Prepare to Panic!

Posted on September 29, 2021 by Russ

As I write this, it’s September 29th. Two weeks from Friday is October 15, 2021. That’s the deadline for individual taxpayers on extension to file their tax returns (except for those in disaster areas such as the hurricane that impacted … Continue reading →

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It’s Deja Vu All Over Again: IRS *Again* Mailing Erroneous CP259F Notices

Posted on September 20, 2021 by Russ

One would think that the IRS would learn from its mistakes.  One would be wrong (at least, in this case).  Back in November 2020 I wrote a post titled, “IRS Mailing Erroneous CP259F Notices.”  That post dealt with taxpayers who … Continue reading →

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Can the IRS be Honest About the Delays in Processing?

Posted on September 2, 2021 by Russ

The IRS maintains a webpage showing operational status during the pandemic.  Additionally, the IRS periodically sends out “Hot Issue” summaries.  One of the items asked in the “Hot Issue” questions was on amended returns: 1040X not processed Issue:  When will … Continue reading →

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At Least I’m Not Classified as “Dead”

Posted on July 16, 2021 by Russ

I’ve been talking over the past months about the issues faced by taxpayers in dealing with the IRS.  Suffice to say, when you have a 3% chance of reaching a human things aren’t going well.  But we should always look … Continue reading →

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Is the IRS Telling Tax Professionals the Truth?

Posted on July 7, 2021 by Russ

Yesterday, a fellow tax professional posted on Twitter: Ogden currently has 70 tractor trailers of unopened mail. – per IRS agent trying to explain why a POA from 2019 still hasn’t cleared yet. Yet if you read the IRS Operations … Continue reading →

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35,300,000

Posted on June 30, 2021 by Russ

This morning, The National Taxpayer Advocate issued her semi-annual report to Congress.  In the report is the true state of tax returns at the IRS.  Fair warning, it’s not a pretty picture. As of the close of the filing season … Continue reading →

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“I Haven’t Received My IRS Refund. Can You Help Me?”

Posted on June 18, 2021 by Russ

This past week I fielded a number of phone calls asking this question.  Unfortunately, the answer is no.  Neither I nor any other tax professional can speed up your IRS refund. First, the good news: about 90% of IRS refunds … Continue reading →

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The 2021 Tax Season (Part 1)

Posted on June 14, 2021 by Russ

I’ve had good Tax Seasons and bad Tax Seasons, but the first part of the 2021 Tax Season was unique.  And uniqueness doesn’t mean good nor does it mean bad.  Both points were present this year, and continue to be … Continue reading →

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