The IRS conducts many types of audits each year to verify income and expenses claimed on tax returns. Many of these audits are conducted by mail. If you receive an audit by mail, be sure to read the letter carefully. The letter explains the issues involved and outlines the types of information you need to send [...]
If you want to speak with someone face to face at the IRS, just go to IRS.gov/appointment, then click "find a taxpayer assistance center office." Enter your zip code and then select which mileage radius you want to search within. Select the office listed, and make sure it offers the services you need. Remember that you [...]
If a heavy highway vehicle is registered in your name, mark August 31 on your calendar. That's the deadline to file Form 2290, Heavy Highway Vehicle Use Tax Return. Here are a few other things to remember about this form: The heavy highway vehicle use tax applies to highway motor vehicles with a taxable gross weight [...]
Do you own a vacation home you sometimes rent to others? If so, there are rules on reporting your rental income and expenses. For example, if you rent out your vacation home for only a short time (fewer than 15 days a year), you may not have to report it at all. That means generally, if [...]
If you decide to make the move from QuickBooks Desktop to QuickBooks Online, you can bring your company's information with you. Your customers, vendors, transactions, and more will be copied to your new file in QuickBooks Online. Follow these steps to prepare your data for the move and then copy it to your new QuickBooks Online [...]
