Michelle O'Brien
Jan 5, 2017Calculate Your Prior Year Tax Refunds with Tax Calculators
The IRS has never been keen on surprises. Know what to expect. Whether you’re slightly behind on your taxes or up to date and ready to conquer tax season 2017, it’s nice to have a starting point. Taxes are intimidating if you go into it not knowing whether you owe the IRS or can expect […]
Michelle O'BrienDec 23, 2016What Does Being Audited By The IRS Mean?
Feel like the IRS has all eyes on you? Think of filing your taxes as going through security at an airport. Your tax return is you. The security checkpoint is the IRS. Just like you can be stopped while going through security, your tax return can be stopped by the IRS. With a security checkpoint, […]
Michelle O'BrienNov 15, 20161099-C Defined: Handling Past Due Debt
So you’ve accrued a bit of debt. It’s not the end of the world. Debt is stressful, overbearing and can build up quickly. When this happens, you may need to eliminate it altogether. In a situation when you need to cancel your debt completely, you would contact your creditor and they’d issue you form 1099-C, as […]
Michelle O'BrienOct 26, 2016Can I Deduct Overlooked Expenses from Previous Years on This Year’s Taxes?
Lumping overlooked tax deductions in with this year’s return is hardly an option. Generally speaking, you cannot deduct expenses from a previous year on this year’s tax return. You can only deduct expenses in the year that you paid for them. Each tax return reports finances for its own year and each of those years needs […]
Michelle O'BrienOct 20, 2016Can You E-File A Tax Return After the October Deadline?
Sorry if you missed that train. But you can still prepare your late return online. You cannot e-file a prior year tax return. However, you can prepare prior year returns on PriorTax and send your printed return copy in the mail, to the IRS. You can only e-file a “current year” tax return between mid-January when e-file […]
Michelle O'BrienOct 20, 2016How to Check A Prior Year Tax Refund Status
Go online and use the “Where’s My Refund” IRS tool. It works! Although the IRS “Where’s My Refund” tool is available to check the progress of your return, it only applies to the tax return you filed for the most current tax year. For example, let’s say you file your 2013 tax return and soon after […]
Michelle O'BrienOct 17, 2016Where Is My State Tax Refund?
Check the status of your state tax refund online For all our kvetching, the IRS is *usually* pretty good about sending out tax refunds in a timely manner. In other countries, Australia for example, it’s not uncommon to hear of people waiting 20 or even 30 weeks for their tax refunds. But state tax refunds […]
Michelle O'BrienOct 17, 2016PriorTax Reviews
PriorTax is one of the best places to file late taxes online – just ask our customers Here at PriorTax ,we allow you to file your late tax returns with the same ease it takes to file for the current year. Our application gathers your information and then fills in your return automatically. Plus, free live help […]
Michelle O'BrienMay 25, 2016How to Get Prior Year State Tax Information
You can’t run from your past…even when it comes to taxes. With federal taxes, we’re all, more or less, in the same boat. The IRS is a one stop shop for everyone; no matter where in the country you live. When we’re talking state tax returns, we each seem to be out to sea on our […]
Michelle O'BrienMay 16, 2016Last Day to Claim Your 2013 Tax Refund
Don’t let this one slip through the cracks. The last day to claim your 2013 tax refund is April 15th, 2017! Timing controls everything in life, from the expiration date on your milk carton to your child’s expected due date next Spring. Tax refunds are no exception. In fact, the IRS gives you three years […]
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