Here’s How To Avoid IRS Text Message Scams

Thieves use email, telephone, and social media for various online scams. They also send fake text messages, known as "smishing." Taxpayers need to remember that the IRS will not contact them by text messaging or social media to ask for personal or financial information. The IRS will also not initiate contact by phone or email. If [...]

Treasury, IRS Provide Penalty Relief for Tax Year 2025 for Information Reporting on Tips and Overtime under the One, Big, Beautiful Bill

This article was published by the IRS. The Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service have issued guidance providing penalty relief to employers and other payors for tax year 2025 regarding new information reporting requirements for cash tips and qualified overtime compensation under the One, Big, Beautiful Bill. Transition penalty relief for tax year [...]

Treasury, IRS Provide Transition Relief for 2025 for Businesses Reporting Car Loan Interest under the One, Big, Beautiful Bill

This article was published by the IRS. The Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service have provided transitional guidance for businesses required to report car loan interest under the One, Big, Beautiful Bill. Notice 2025-57 provides penalty relief and guidance to certain lenders for new information reporting requirements for car loan interest received in [...]

Closed Quarter and Year Payroll Corrections in QuickBooks Online Payroll Core, Premium, and Elite

Good news from the QuickBooks Online world! You can now adjust and create payrolls in the past, even in closed quarters or a closed year. This means you can record or edit past checks, void checks, or void direct deposits. If you wrote a manual check and forgot to record it, there's no longer any need [...]

A Change in Marital Status Affects Tax Filing

This article was published by the IRS. A change in a couple’s marital status, such as a separation or divorce, affects their tax situation. The IRS considers a couple married, for tax filing purposes, until they get a final decree of divorce or separate maintenance. Update tax withholding When a taxpayer divorces or separates, a new [...]

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