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Have you avoided filing a tax return for several years? Are you worried that you might be audited by the IRS? Did you buy a home, start a business or get married in the past year? Regardless of the circumstances, as tax season approaches, it’s important to make sure...
Though taxpayers cannot predict whose returns the IRS will choose to audit, there are things you can do to shield yourself from tax problems. Nobody wants to deal with the headaches of dealing with the IRS, so following these rules, as provided by Forbes, can make...
This time of year, many older Ohioans are living thousands of miles away, fleeing the cold and the snow of winter in Florida, Arizona or other warm-weather destinations. For those with the time and the means, this can be a pleasurable way to spend part of the year,...
Many people in Toledo are looking forward to getting their income tax refund. Some see this check issued by the IRS as a sort of “bonus,” though in fact it was their money all along. But what happens when the check never arrives? It could be because the taxpayer has...
Most taxpayers know that income is taxed at different rates, depending on how much the taxpayer has earned in the year. For instance, in 2013 a single taxpayer paid 25 percent on the income he or she earned above about $36,000, and 28 percent on income above about...
Everyone knows that the due date for filing your federal income taxes usually is April 15. But for one reason or another, sometimes taxpayers are unable to file by that date. Sometimes an emergency has arisen that kept you from taking care of it. Or key documents have...
Unclaimed funds are any moneys, rights to moneys, or intangible property held by another person or organization that has not had contact with the owner for a specific amount of time. After the specific amount of time, the funds are then placed with the State of Ohio,...
The IRS has the power to put liens on your property and even seize it outright, garnish your wages and do other things to those it accuses of owing back income taxes. Soon, it will also be able to limit your ability to travel. Fortune reports that, starting in...
It was way back in January when we first discussed the way the city of Cleveland taxes professional athletes’ income when they come to town to play one of the local sports teams. As we explained then, currently Cleveland calculates the taxes on visiting NFL players...
The IRS audited the income tax returns of slightly more than 1.2 million people during the last fiscal year. That may sound like a lot of audits, but it is actually the fewest the IRS has pursued in 11 years. To put it another way, the audit coverage rate for last...