An official website of the U.S. Gov An official website of the U.S. GovUse these tools to help you navigate the Advance Child Tax Credit Payments.
National Taxpayer Advocate Erin M. Collins appeared live on C-SPAN’s Washington Journal call-in program on January 23. The National Taxpayer Advocate answered viewer questions about tax filing season challenges and discussed her 2022 Annual Report to Congress.
The form of business you operate determines what taxes you must pay and how you pay them. There are four general types of business taxes
From smartphones to social media algorithms and virtual assistants, artificial intelligence (AI) has permeated nearly every aspect of our lives, even taxes. But advice you get from an AI chatbot may not be as good as you think it is. In reality, AI is a rapidly evolving new technology, and may not be able to provide accurate answers to your complex tax questions
Did you know that if you’re an eligible educator, you can deduct up to $300 of unreimbursed business expenses? And if you and your spouse are both teachers and file jointly, that number goes up to $600.
Summertime is the perfect time for a mid-year tax checkup. A tax checkup will help you avoid being surprised with a potentially large tax bill and may help uncover ways you can save throughout the rest of the year.
As a small business, you may have many different types of returns that are due, and many different types of deductions. As a busy small business owner, it’s important to put a user-friendly recordkeeping system in place.
The Taxpayer Advocate Service shares information to help first-time filers meet their federal tax obligations.
Part of your Mid-Year Tax Checkup should include seeing whether you have any overdue tax returns and making sure you file them as soon as possible. If you’re not sure whether you are required to file, you can use the IRS’s Interactive Tax Assistant Do I Need to File a Tax Return? to help figure it out.
Learn more about the different options available to pay your federal taxes.
Know your rights and what to do if the IRS sends you a bill after you already paid your taxes.
National Taxpayer Advocate Erin M. Collins has earned a place on Accounting Today’s 2025 list of the Top 100 Most Influential People in Accounting for the fourth consecutive year. Erin made the list for serving as a pioneer who is leading the accounting industry during a time of tremendous change.
Erin’s independent voice as the National Taxpayer Advocate continues to stand out as a force in shaping the accounting industry and the American tax system. Reflecting on the recognition, she shared:
