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Tips for Taxpayers With Hobby Income

Jul 3, 2023 | Tax Tips

Hobby activities are a source of income for many taxpayers. As a reminder, this income must be reported on tax returns. But the reporting rules are different than for income from a for-profit business. For one thing, hobbyists can’t deduct their hobby expenses....

Filing a Final Tax Return for a Deceased Person

Jul 3, 2023 | Tax Tips

When someone dies, their surviving spouse or representative must file a final tax return for the deceased person. Usually, the representative is named in the person’s will or appointed by a court. Sometimes when there isn’t a surviving spouse or appointed...

Kids’ Day Camp Expenses May Qualify for a Tax Credit

Jul 3, 2023 | Tax Tips

Day camps are common during school vacations and the summer months. And their cost may count towards the child and dependent care credit. Here are five things parents should know: 1. Care for Qualifying Persons. You may qualify for the credit whether you pay for care...

What to Know About the Adoption Tax Credit

Jul 3, 2023 | Tax Tips

If you adopt a child in 2023, you may qualify for a tax credit for related expenses. If your employer helped pay for the costs of an adoption, you may be able to exclude that income from tax. In 2023, the maximum adoption tax credit and exclusion on a combined basis...

HSA Limits Increase for 2024

Jun 4, 2023 | Tax Tips

Contributions to a Health Savings Account (HSA) are used to pay the current or future medical expenses of the account owner, their spouse, and any qualified dependent and are adjusted annually for inflation. For 2024, the annual inflation-adjusted contribution limit...

July 17 Deadline for Unclaimed 2019 Tax Refunds

Jun 4, 2023 | Tax Tips

Nearly $1.5 billion in refunds remain unclaimed because some people haven’t filed their 2019 tax returns yet. Under the law, taxpayers usually have three years to file and claim their tax refunds. If they don’t file within three years, the money becomes...

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12:00 AM - Employers - Give your employees their copies of Form W-2 for 2022. If an employee agreed to receive Form W-2 electronically, have it posted on a website and notify the employee of the posting. File Form W-3, Transmittal of Wage and Tax Statements, along with Copy A of all the Forms W-2 you issued for 2022.

12:00 AM - Payers of nonemployee compensation - File Form 1099-NEC for nonemployee compensation paid in 2022.

12:00 AM - Individuals - who must make estimated tax payments. If you did not pay your last installment of estimated tax by January 17, you may choose (but are not required) to file your income tax return (Form 1040 or Form 1040-SR) for 2022 by January 31. Filing your return and paying all tax due by January 31, 2023, prevents any penalty for late payment of the last installment. If you cannot file and pay your tax by January 31, file and pay your tax by April 18.

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12:00 AM - Employees - who work for tips. If you received $20 or more in tips during January, report them to your employer. You can use Form 4070.

12:00 AM - Employers - Social Security, Medicare, and withheld income tax. File Form 941 for the fourth quarter of 2022. This due date applies only if you deposited the tax for the quarter in full and on time.

12:00 AM - Farm Employers - File Form 943 to report Social Security and Medicare taxes and withheld income tax for 2022. This due date applies only if you deposited the tax for the year in full and on time.

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12:00 AM - Individuals - If you claimed exemption from income tax withholding last year on the Form W-4 you gave your employer, you must file a new Form W-4 by this date to continue your exemption for another year.

12:00 AM - Employers - Social Security, Medicare, and withheld income tax. If the monthly deposit rule applies, deposit the tax for payments in January.

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12:00 AM - Employers - Begin withholding income tax from the pay of any employee who claimed exemption from withholding in 2022, but did not give you a new Form W-4 to continue the exemption this year.

12:00 AM - Businesses - File information returns (for example, certain Forms 1099) for certain payments you made during 2022. However, Form 1099-NEC reporting nonemployee compensation must be filed by January 31. There are different forms for different types of payments. Use a separate Form 1096 to summarize and transmit the forms for each type of payment. See the General Instructions for Certain Information Returns for information on what payments are covered, how much the payment must be before a return is required, what form to use, and extensions of time to file.

12:00 AM - Payers of Gambling Winnings - File Form 1096, Annual Summary and Transmittal of U.S. Information Returns, along with Copy A of all the Forms W-2G you issued for 2022. If you file Forms W-2G electronically, your due date for filing them with the IRS will be extended to March 31. The due date for giving the recipient these forms remains January 31.

12:00 AM - Health Coverage Reporting - If you are an Applicable Large Employer, file paper Forms 1094-C, Transmittal of Employer-Provided Health Insurance Offer and Coverage Information Returns, and 1095-C with the IRS. For all other providers of minimum essential coverage, file paper Forms 1094-B, Transmittal of Health Coverage Information Returns, and 1095-B with the IRS. If you are filing any of these forms with the IRS electronically, your due date for filing them will be extended to March 31.

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12:00 AM - Farmers and Fisherman - File your 2022 income tax return (Form 1040 or Form 1040-SR) and pay any tax due. However, you have until April 18 to file if you paid your 2022 estimated tax by January 17, 2023.

12:00 AM - Health Coverage Reporting - If you are an Applicable Large Employer, provide Form 1095-C, Employer-Provided Health Insurance Offer and Coverage, to full-time employees. For all other providers of minimum essential coverage, provide Form 1095-B, Health Coverage, to responsible individuals.

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