by Judith Ackland | Aug 20, 2020 | Taxes
This year, more people are receiving letters from the IRS than usual. Many of these letters are a result of the closed IRS offices during the first part of the pandemic. If you’ve received a letter, you likely have quite a few questions. In this blog, I’ll try to ease...
by Judith Ackland | Mar 3, 2017 | Taxes
By now, everyone should have their W-2s from the employers they worked for in 2016. What do you do if you haven’t received a W-2? (Or more than one of your W-2s?) Contact your employer First step is to contact your employer or former employer. They may not realize...
by Judith Ackland | Jan 13, 2017 | Consumer, Taxes
This time of year, folks might be looking for a professional to help them with their tax returns. Here again are some reminders about things to consider when hiring someone to prepare your taxes. Investigate. Go to irs.gov and check to see if the preparer is listed....
by Judith Ackland | Oct 7, 2016 | Retirement
In last week’s blog, we mentioned that you can go to www.ssa.gov/myaccount to discover your expected benefits when you retire. When you start receiving those benefits, you may be unpleasantly surprised that the dollars you are receiving are less than you expected....