Truckers: Mark Your Calendars to File Form 2290

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 [...]

Tax Filing Status

One of the first things to figure out with your taxes is which filing status to use. What counts is your status as of December 31st, not any other time of year. There are five filing statuses. Which one is yours? Single - If you're single, divorced, or legally separated as of December 31st, you're probably [...]

Reminder to IRA Owners Age 70½ or Over: Qualified Charitable Distributions are Great Options for Making Tax-Free Gifts to Charity

This article was published by the IRS. The Internal Revenue Service is reminding IRA owners age 70½ or over of their option to transfer up to $100,000 to charity tax-free each year. These transfers, known as qualified charitable distributions or QCDs, offer eligible older Americans a great way to easily give to charity before the end [...]

Mark the Calendar: Important Backup Withholding Deadlines

This article was published by the IRS. Some businesses and other payers take backup withholding from payments they made to certain people. These entities should remember their upcoming filing deadlines. What is backup withholding? The person or business paying the taxpayer doesn't generally withhold taxes from certain payments. They don't do this because it's assumed the [...]

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