Meet Erin Collins, National Taxpayer Advocate for the IRS

Erin M. Collins Source: Erin M. Collins If you’re one of the millions of Americans grappling with IRS issues, you may not realize there’s another option for your unresolved problems. The T...

Majority of Investors Are Paying Taxes, Contrary To Claims

Crypto tax: What a fun subject. But here’s the good news. According to a recent survey, American cryptocurrency investors are actually trying their hardest to pay their taxes on their crypto gains. Wi...

How to Maximize Paying Taxes with a Credit Card for Points

Can you pay taxes with a credit card? Yes — and with the right strategy, it can be a particularly lucrative decision for points and miles enthusiasts. Paying a giant tax bill likely doesn’t incite war...

Report – Taxes Bitcoin News

India’s income tax department has reportedly identified about 700 cryptocurrency investors who have failed to pay taxes on high-value crypto transactions. “We have a long list of people who were trans...

Eligible taxpayers can claim earned income tax credit in these states

Valeriy_G | iStock | Getty Images Flush with cash, more than two dozen states enacted tax breaks in 2021, including earned income tax credits, or EITCs, a boon for low to moderate earners.  Generally,...

Trust Beneficiaries and Taxes

Beneficiaries of a trust typically pay taxes on the distributions they receive from the trust’s income, rather than the trust itself paying the tax. However, such beneficiaries are not subject t...

Austin Mayor Proposes Bitcoin to be Accepted for Payments for Taxes, Fees, Penalties

Steve Adler – the mayor of Austin, Texas – proposed two initiatives to turn the city into a “global leader in the crypto space.” The first includes further promotion of the benefits of blockchain tech...

Bipartisan lawmakers push for IRS answers on problems facing taxpayers

Signage outside the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) headquarters in Washington, D.C. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images A group of bipartisan lawmakers is pressing the IRS for answers on lingering is...

Hey, Gig Worker! Prepare for a Lot More Work When You File Your Taxes.

Self-employed workers who quit salaried jobs last year in the “Great Resignation”—the biggest corporate exodus on record—may find themselves reminiscing about the good old days on a payroll as they pr...

Cash-rich states are slashing taxes amid revenue windfalls

Anchiy | E+ | Getty Images And this year, at least a dozen states have made cuts or are eyeing reductions, including both temporary and permanent measures, according to the Tax Foundation.   While the...

How Much Can a Retired Person Earn Without Paying Taxes?

How Much Can a Retired Person Earn Without Paying Taxes? Many retirees plan to earn extra income to supplement their retirement spending. But how much can a retired person earn without paying taxes? T...

How To Claim Bad Debt Losses On Your Taxes

Money tree loses leaves getty Let’s say that, a few years ago, I individually made a sizable loan to a friend. Since there is no chance I will be repaid, can I report a tax deduction for the amount I ...

Thailand Approves Tax Relief Measures for Crypto Trading – Taxes Bitcoin News

The Thai Cabinet has approved tax relief measures for crypto trading. The new tax rules are “much more friendly to both investors and industry,” said an executive of a cryptocurrency exchange in Thail...

Estate and Gift Taxes 2021-2022: What’s New This Year and What You Need to Know

The federal estate- and gift-tax exemption applies to the total of an individual’s taxable gifts made during life and assets left at death. Above the exemption, the top rate on such transfers is 40%. ...

Crypto Weekly Roundup: Citadel Changes Stance, Paying Taxes With Crypto, Russia Sanctions, And More

The most significant event right now, the Russia-Ukraine conflict has been affecting every single market. Cryptocurrencies are no exception. Russians are trying to escape the burden of sanctions with ...

New Jersey governor floats property tax relief for homeowners, renters

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy delivers a victory speech on Nov. 3, 2021, in Asbury Park, New Jersey. Eduardo Munoz Alvarez | Getty Images Property tax relief may soon be coming to New Jersey. Gov. Phil ...

Swiss City signs partnership with Tether to enable citizens to pay taxes in cryptocurrency

The Swiss city of Lugano is known for technical innovation, and is aiming to establish itself as a hub for cryptocurrencies. The City recently signed a partnership with Tether to establish a center of...

Why Moving to a State with Low Income Taxes Could Cost You

That’s what financial professionals are telling clients who are fed up with high income tax rates in their home state and weighing an out-of-state move. They’re counseling clients to take an in-depth ...

Crypto breaking: Colorado will accept cryptocurrency as payment for taxes

Colorado Governor Jared Polis said on Wednesday that cryptocurrencies would be accepted as payment for state taxes and levies for the first time. Polis announced, “will accept digital coin payments an...

Proposed Taxes On Resin Would Exacerbate Inflation

Taxes are a necessary evil to pay for the cost of our government, but there are good taxes and bad taxes—and sometimes it can be difficult to distinguish between the two. But it is important that we d...

When it comes to a will or estate plan, don’t just set it and forget it

Spanic | E+ | Getty Images There are some obvious triggers that might prompt you to update your will, such as changes in health or marital status. There are, however, also some not-so-obvious ones to ...

how it affects your tax return

Your filing status is the backbone of your tax return, and checking the wrong box can be costly. Yet many filers still confuse single and head of household, financial experts say. “Most people a...

What to know before filing business taxes for the first time

In 2021, amid the ongoing pandemic and “Great Resignation,” Americans filed a record 5.4 million applications for new businesses, according to data from the U.S. Census Bureau. That means ...

Colorado Will Allow Residents to Pay Taxes with Crypto

Colorado has set forth a new law that will allow people to pay for taxes and fees with cryptocurrency. Colorado Says “Yes” to Crypto Payments for Tax Fees Governor Jared Polis announced the news late ...

5 Things to Remember When Paying Your NFT Taxes

This is a scenario with little guidance from the IRS. Based on precedent, airdrops like this will be taxed as ordinary income (i.e., short-term capital gains rates), generally, when the assets are rec...

Taxes Are a Wild Card for Public Companies Holding Crypto

Block Inc., formerly known as Square, made modest bitcoin investments totaling $220 million during 2020 and 2021. Since then it has recorded impairment losses of $77 million, leaving a carrying value ...

How Crypto Will Change Paying Taxes

But if you’re an original crypto enthusiast who comes from the early Wild West days when crypto was too complex for governments, central banks and corporate behemoths to understand, then you pro...

Many Americans Will Be Getting Smaller Tax Refunds This Year. Here’s Why.

The flood of federal pandemic-relief money was welcome last year, but it is causing disappointment and confusion as taxpayers prepare their 2021 returns. Many will be getting smaller-than-expected ref...

Colorado’s Polis says the state will accept crypto for taxes by this summer

advertisement Jared Polis, the Governor of Colorado (D), explained in an Ethereum-focused speech in Denver on February 18 that Colorado will accept state taxes and fees in cryptocurrency by the summer...

Cheap, Boring Advice for Retirement Savers: Minimize Taxes, Rebalance Regularly

Wealth advisor Susan Elser of Indianapolis says investing should be cheap and unexciting. Her firm has six advisors and manages $635 million in assets. She has no research staff to keep costs down, an...

New Bill Proposed in Georgia to Exempt Miners From Taxes

Strategic commercial partnerships and a tax exemption bill pave the way for profitable commercial mining in Georgia. A new House Bill, HB1342 has been put forth by Georgia Representatives Don Parsons,...

Here’s what the end of Covid tax breaks means for business owners 

Samuel Corum/Bloomberg via Getty Images Rules around small business taxes have changed significantly in the last two years. This year is no exception as many of the various pandemic-era deductions and...