Thursday, May 16, 2013
The Lehigh Valley Tea Party issued this statement on the scandal over IRS targeting of Tea Party groups for scrutiny.
The Lehigh Valley Tea Party has followed the rules since its creation in 2009. Our organization has tried very hard to do everything the way we're supposed to. We consulted lawyers and advocacy experts about legal options for non-profit grassroots organizations, and applied to the IRS for tax exempt status just like non-profit groups engaged in all kinds of activities do all over the nation every day. We believe that the Lehigh Valley Tea Party provides a vehicle for patriotic Americans with a wide variety of political affiliations to voice their opinions and become more educated about the important issues of the day. We are not a political organization, and our group's bylaws specifically prevent us from endorsing or opposing political …
Monday, January 21, 2013
If you want to get a jump on tax season, you can file your return starting on January 30
You'll have to wait a bit if you are used to filing your annual tax return at the earliest possible date. The Internal Revenue Service has revised its opening date for tax season -- pushing it eight days to January 30, 2013. The tax filing deadline is Monday, April 15 The IRS will begin accepting tax returns on January 30, 2013. Most taxpayers should be able to file on that date though some revised forms may not be immediately available. You can blame the delay on the federal "fiscal cliff" crisis and the new tax bill Congress passed just after Dec. 31. You can find more information in this Forbes article. Electronic filing season was originally set to start on Jan. 22 this year. As a result of the delay, nobody will get a refund in …
Wednesday, January 16, 2013
Standard deductions will increase, but the ceiling for itemized deductions decrease in 2013, plus other changes that will affect your taxes this year.
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Wednesday, January 16
The Internal Revenue Service has announced annual inflation adjustments for tax year 2013, including the tax rate schedules, and other tax changes from the recently passed American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012. The tax items for 2013 of greatest interest to most taxpayers include the following changes. Details on these inflation adjustments and others are contained in Revenue Procedure 2013-15, which will be published in Internal Revenue Bulletin 2013-5 on Jan.28, 2013. Other inflation adjusted items were published in October 2012 in Revenue Procedure 2012-41. -News release from the Internal Revenue Service If you have tax questions and need an expert, use the Roswell Patch directory to locate a CPA or Tax Service near you. Don’t miss any …
Friday, January 11, 2013
The IRS has announced a delayed start to the 2012 tax filing season
You'll have to wait a bit if you are used to filing your annual tax return at the earliest possible date. The Internal Revenue Service has revised its opening date for tax season -- pushing it eight days to January 30, 2013. The tax filing deadline is Monday, April 15 The IRS will begin accepting tax returns on January 30, 2013. Most taxpayers should be able to file on that date though some revised forms may not be immediately available. You can blame the delay on the federal "fiscal cliff" crisis and the new tax bill Congress passed just after Dec. 31. You can find more information in this Forbes article. Electronic filing season was originally set to start on Jan. 22 this year. As a result of the delay, nobody will get a refund in …
Monday, October 15, 2012
Unknown person filed a tax return in the resident's name and collected the money, troopers say.
The IRS would no doubt agree that it is rare to see enthusiasm in filing a tax return. File early and the likely reason would be because a responsible citizen is expecting a refund, she needs her head examined or she's up to something. The conclusion reached by a tax agent who dealt with the early filing by a Lower Macungie Township woman most likely was that she was anticipating a refund. After all, the math must have shown it. Of course, there was that other possibility. No, no, not the one about needing her head examined. The one about someone being up to something. As it turned out, a 55-year-old Mohr Circle resident was expecting a refund, according to state police at Fogelsville. But, someone else filed the taxes in her name and …
Rich Cranium
9:33 am on Monday, May 20, 2013
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