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How To Get IRS Help Faster amid Ongoing COVID-19 Delays

As of mid-2021, if you called the IRS, your chances of getting through to a live person were only about 7%. The IRS has not been able to adequately staff its phone lines or keep up with call volume for several reasons: IRS funding [...]

By |2021-10-22T12:56:05-04:00October 22nd, 2021|
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Stimulus Payments for Individuals with International Matters

As reported widely in the news, The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act was signed into law on March 27, 2020. The law introduced “economic impact payments” that were applicable to individuals and businesses. Although many Americans are eligible for these “economic [...]

By |2020-12-04T15:36:50-05:00April 23rd, 2020|
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Attorney Austin Carlson Weighs in on IRS Hot Topics

Business lawyer and CPA, Austin Carlson, deals with tax planning and controversy daily. We asked Austin to weigh in on IRS hot topics and to share some insights on timely tax issues that many of our international clients' face. Q: Based on the recent [...]

By |2020-03-19T15:21:39-04:00October 18th, 2019|

Your 2018 Tax Return? A Mighty Thick Postcard

Last year, proponents of U.S. tax reform expressed their goal to enable taxpayers to file returns “on a postcard.”  Of course, this was not to be taken literally.  Filing a postcard tax return would be fraught with many issues, chief among them the security [...]

By |2020-03-19T15:26:25-04:00October 1st, 2018|
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