Call: 1-800-908-9946, 1-800-908-9946 to order by phone.
Paper forms to receive tax return information in the mail:
– 4506T-EZ, Short Form Request for Individual Tax Return Transcript, for a tax return transcript.
– 4506T, Request for Transcript of Tax Return, for a business, partnership or individual tax account transcript.
– 4506, Request for an exact copy of a previously filed and processed tax return and all attachments, including W-2s.
Edited 02/04/2011
2011 Tax Filing Season: who must wait to file.
The tax law changes enacted by Congress and signed by President Obama in December 2010 mean some taxpayers will need to wait until mid- to late February to file their tax returns. These are the forms which cannot be electronically filed at this time, according to the IRS:
Schedule A, Itemized Deductions
Form 3800, General Business Credit
Form 4684, Casualties and Thefts
Form 5405, First-Time Homebuyer Credit and Repayment of the Credit (Page 2)
Form 6478, Alcohol and Cellulosic Biofuel Fuels Credit
Form 8834, Qualified Plug-in Electric and Electric Vehicle Credit
Form 8859, District of Columbia First-Time Homebuyer Credit
Form 8910, Alternative Motor Vehicle Credit
Form 8917, Tuition and Fees Deduction
Form 8936, Qualified Plug-in Electric Drive Motor Vehicle Credit.
Entries for educator expenses (Form 1040, line 23 and Form 1040A, line 16) or tuition and fees (Form 1040, line 34 and Form 1040A, line 19) are not allowed.
Edited 01/13/2011
2011 Amnesty Program from the Department of Revenue.
The amnesty program approved by the Washington State Legislature on December 11, 2010 waives penalties and interest for both registered and unregistered businesses on unpaid state business and occupation tax, state public utility tax, and state and local sales and use tax. Program dates: February 1, 2011 through April 30, 2011 How to participate:
Submit an application by April 18, 2011
File all outstanding tax returns and any amended returns for which you are requesting a waiver by April 18, 2011
Pay all tax due by April 30, 2011, on any invoice for which you are requesting a waiver. You must also pay penalties and interest on taxes not included in this program
Pay all filing and other fees on any tax warrant for which you are requesting a waiver.
File and pay all tax returns on time during the amnesty period.
Waive your right to seek a refund or challenge the amount of taxes paid under the program.
Exclusions:
Taxpayers are not eligible for this program if they:
Have ever been assessed a penalty by the Department for evasion or misuse of a reseller permit or resale certificate.
Are in bankruptcy and payment of tax debt would violate federal bankruptcy laws.
Have ever been prosecuted for failing to pay or collect the proper amount of any tax administered by the Department under RCW 82.32.
Edited 01/05/2011
2011 Standard Mileage Rates are issued by the IRS.
Beginning January 1 the standard mileage rates for the use of a car are as follows:
51 cents per mile for business miles driven.
19 cents per mile for medical or moving purposes.
14 cents per mile in service of charitable organizations.
Edited 12/08/2010
Federal Tax Return 2010: Some of Recovery Act Tax Credits Are Expanded.
IRS expanded two home energy tax credits from American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. Homeowners can compensate up to 30% (maximum $1,500) of the expenses spent on energy saving improvements of their homes in 2010.
As usually, there are some requirements to qualify for theses credits. Don’t hesitate to contact us should you have any questions regarding these tax energy credits. We will be glad to help you.
Edited 11/10/2010
Tax Credit Helps Small Employers Provide Health Insurance Coverage.
A new small business tax credit will be available in this 2010 tax year. The new credit is designed to stimulate small businesses to offer and maintain the health insurance coverage for their employees. An employer provided at least half the cost of single coverage for the employees in 2010 will be eligible for this new credit. Here’re some other requirements to qualify for this credit:
Employer must have less than the equivalent of 25 full-time workers
Average annual wage should be below $50,000
The amount of credit is up to 35% of a small business' premium costs in 2010.
Edited 11/04/2010
IRS Will Get Tougher on Sole Proprietor Audits.
The Internal Revenue Service will tighten control over unreported additional income during its field audits. Based on Sole Proprietors tax returns and personal expense data the IRS will examine the balance of income and expenses of taxpayers which are to be roughly equal.
As TIGTA (The Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration) Inspector General J. Russell George reported in a statement, “Tests for unreported income during IRS audits of sole proprietors are critical to the process of verifying that the correct amount of tax is reported. Our results indicate that sole proprietors may have avoided tax and interest assessments of over $8 million in fiscal year 2008.”
Edited 11/04/2010
Under the Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment (HIRE) Act, enacted March 18, 2010, two new tax benefits are available to employers who hire unemployed workers this year (after February 3, 2010, and before January 1, 2011).
The first, referred to as the payroll tax exemption, provides employers with an exemption from the employer’s 6.2 percent share of social security tax on wages paid to qualifying employees, effective for wages paid from March 19, 2010 through December 31, 2010.
In addition, for each qualified employee retained for at least 52 consecutive weeks, businesses will also be eligible for a general business tax credit, referred as the new hire retention credit, of 6.2 percent of wages paid to the qualified employee over the 52 week period, up to a maximum credit of $1,000.
Please do not hesitate to contact us should you have any questions related to the HIRE ACT.
Any U.S. tax advice included in this written or electronic communication was not intended or written
to be used, and it cannot be used by the taxpayer, for the purpose of avoiding any penalties that
may be imposed under the Internal Revenue Code or applicable state or local tax law provisions.
