Surviving An IRS Audit

Surviving An IRS Audit

An IRS tax audit is requested when the tax filer submits tax information that doesn’t match with that submitted by employers, brokerage firms, banks and other institutions. This document-matching is only one means of identifying tax returns to be audited. The Discriminant Function System (DIF) is a point system the IRS gives each return rating it on its possibility of containing fraudulent information. Informants are still a popular means to detecting who has filed a fraudulent tax return and finally, self-employed persons and persons earning $200,000-1 million are often pursued when their returns appear suspicious.

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IRS Publication 17

IRS Publication 17 For 2013

If you want to do your own taxes, you need to understand the process. Fortunately, you do not need a degree in accounting to figure out how to do your own taxes. The best chance that you have to get through your taxes without making a mistake is to consult the document put out by the IRS for that purpose. IRS Publication 17 is a great guide for those working on their own taxes.

IRS Publication 17 is still the most useful IRS publication for figuring out exactly how your income taxes work. The document … Read more at 2009 Tax.

TaxCaster: The Mobile Tax Calculator For Taxpayers

TaxCaster: The Mobile Tax Calculator For Taxpayers

Tax calculators are popular tools for consumers these days. Before filing one’s taxes, a person can take advantage of a calculator. Such tools require some personal and financial information in order to generate a tax refund estimation. An individual will know in moments whether they owe money or will be receiving money from the Internal Revenue Service. With that in mind, TaxCaster from TurboTax is the best option available.

Currently, TaxCaster is available for iOS and Android devices. A smartphone user can download this app in minutes and start using it right away. … Read more at 2009 Tax.

Tax Carnival Ecstasy – March 28, 2013

Tax Carnival Ecstasy – March 28, 2013

Welcome to the March 28, 2013 edition of Tax Carnival Ecstasy. In this edition we start out with an article from Bill  Smith on the recent fight between H&R Block and TurboTax over the advertisements that Intuit has been running about part-time tax preparers. We also have a great article John Schmoll from Frugal Rules on why financial adviser compensation is an issue when selecting a professional to invest your money. Hope that you like all the articles, share on Facebook, tweet, bookmark, and come back real quickly.

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Tips to Get TurboTax Discounts

Tips to Get TurboTax Discounts

Turbotax software comes in various different versions like Premier, Deluxe, etc. Turbo tax software is used to prepare both State & Federal Income Tax Returns. One of the best things about the software is that it is regularly updated once the IRS completes any revisions to the tax forms. This software is widely used because of its user-friendly interface and its step by step assistance to the tax payers.

Most of the people today are using Turbo tax so that they can prepare their taxes on their own. It’s very popular because it allows payers … Read more at 2009 Tax.