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Archive for February, 2009

Question: I have a tax refund question.I checked my refund status on the irs website?

It said my refund was mailed on the 8th but at the bottom there was a note that said my refund may be reduces to pay a past due obligation such as child support or another federal agency debt. It did not have this note until they said the mailed the check on the 8th before that there wasn’t anything there. So can anyone tell what that means are they taking my refund?

Answer: That is a disclaimer that they added as of the date they intended to mail your refund because debt is the last thing they verify before printing and mailing your check. It says it on everybody’s refund status (if they have filed.)

The IRS would process an offset if you owed child support, federal student loans, or other government debt. I do not owe anything and I still have the disclaimer. My check was mailed on the first and has been received, but the disclaimer was and still is there.

Now, if you do owe. Then they will take all, or as much as possible, of the balance of the debt up to the full amount of your refund. If you do not owe – then they kept nothing because you don’t owe.

The people above are crazy and do not even know what disclaimer you are referring to. I do not know why people answer questions when they, in fact, have no answer.

IRS TAX TIPS – Eight Facts About Filing Status

Everyone who files a federal tax return must determine which filing status applies to them. It’s important you choose your correct filing status as it determines your standard deduction, the amount of tax you owe and ultimately, any refund owed to you. Here are eight facts about the five filing status options the IRS wants you to know in order to choose the correct filing status for your …

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Question: Advice For An IRS Tax Audit?

A man, called to an Audit By The Irs, asked his accountant for advice on what to wear.

“Wear your shabbiest clothing. Let him think you are a pauper.”

Then he asked his lawyer the same question, but got the opposite advice.

“Do not let them intimidate you. Wear your most elegant suit and tie.”

Confused, the man went to his buddy, told him of the conflicting advice, and requested some resolution of the dilemma.

“Let me tell you a story,” replied the buddy.

“A woman, about to be married, asked her mother what to wear on her wedding night. ‘Wear a heavy, long, flannel nightgown that goes right up to your neck.’ But when she asked her best friend, she got conflicting advice. ‘Wear your most sexy negligee, with a V neck right down to your navel.’

The man protested: “What does all this have to do with my problem with the IRS?”

The buddy responded: “No matter what you wear, you are going to get screwed”

Answer: lol, nice

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Question: what form do i need to fill up in IRS.Gov for my company’s tax id number?

its a partnership, and i dont have any employees and wont have any for a while, its just me and my brother, but the bigger company that my company is going to work for requires a tax id number from my company, i do not have one, and i dont know what form to fill out in the website, thank you, and also one more question, can i use my social security number instead of the tax id number? once again thank you
and my company is an apartment maintenance one, i dont know if you need that information.

Answer: Even if you have no employees, but since you operate the business as a partnership, you need to get an EIN number from the IRS.

Here’s the form you will use to apply

http://www.irs.gov/businesses/small/article/0,,id=102767,00.html

(click on APPLY ONLINE NOW)

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