by Paula Kennedy, EA | May 28, 2020 | COVID-19
If you’re still expecting to receive a stimulus payment from the IRS in the form of a paper check, there may be a surprise coming in your mailbox soon. The U.S. Treasury Department has announced that the IRS will begin sending out four million stimulus payments on...
by Paula Kennedy, EA | May 28, 2020 | COVID-19
The short answer: No. The stimulus check payment or economic impact payment, as the IRS calls it — is technically a refundable tax credit for 2020. As explained by the IRS: “No, the payment is not income and taxpayers will not owe tax on it. The payment will not...
by Paula Kennedy, EA | May 26, 2020 | COVID-19
The economic impact of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is unprecedented and many taxpayers with a student loan have been hard hit. The Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act contains some assistance to borrowers with federal student loans. Notably,...
by Paula Kennedy, EA | May 26, 2020 | COVID-19
Nearly everyone has heard about the Economic Impact Payments (EIPs) that the federal government is sending to help mitigate the effects of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The IRS reports that in the first four weeks of the program, 130 million individuals...
by Paula Kennedy, EA | May 15, 2020 | COVID-19
Do you want to save more for retirement on a tax-favored basis? If so, and if you qualify, you can make a deductible traditional IRA contribution for the 2019 tax year between now and the extended tax filing deadline and claim the write-off on your 2019 return. Or you...
