Federal Tax Questions
American Rescue Plan
- American Rescue Plan
- The American Rescue Plan (3rd Stimulus, Child Tax Credit, Dependent Care Credit, Earned Income Credit and Unemployment updates)
- 3rd Stimulus check
- How do I complete the Unemployment Exclusion if I live in a community property state (MFJ)?
- The Excess Premium Tax Credit and the American Rescue Plan
- Paycheck Protection Program (PPP Loan)
CARES Act
- I did not receive my stimulus but the IRS says I did. What do I do? (Track Stimulus Payment)
- Recovery Rebate Credit Worksheet Explained
- How can I claim the additional stimulus money for my qualifying dependent(s) if I never received it?
- 2020 and 2021 Economic Impact Payments (Stimulus Checks)
- How can I receive the Third Economic Impact Payment (Stimulus check) if I did not file a 2019 or 2020 Return?
- Recovery Rebate Credit (stimulus) for child born in 2021
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act
- What is Unadjusted Basis Immediately after Acquisition (UBIA)?
- What is section 199A income?
- What type of business is considered a Specified Service Trade or Business (SSTB) ?
- What is a specified trade or business (SSTB) ?
- Do rental properties qualify for the Qualified Business Income Deduction (QBID) ?
- Is there a change to how I claim my NOL (Net Operating Loss)?
Taxpayer Information
- Can I Use Form 1040-SR US Tax Return for Seniors?
- Can I Import a PDF File?
- What is the Substantial Presence Test?
- What if I am claimed as a dependent on someone else's return?
- What do I do if either I or my spouse is claimed as a dependent on someone else's return?
- I am a full time student. How do I enter this into the program?
Dependent Information
- Do I include dependent income (SSA- 1099, Social Security) on my return?
- How do I claim my spouse on my return?
- How do I enter information for dependents?
- How do I indicate I do not wish to claim my dependent for EIC purposes?
- How do I mark my child as not my dependent for the tax year?
- Who can I claim as a dependent or qualifying child? IRS rules
Income from Wages and Salaries
- Why isn't my W-2 showing in my total income?
- How do I verify my EIN?
- How do I report my Wages or Salaries (Form W-2)?
- What do the codes mean in Box 12 of my W-2?
- W-2 Box 13
- What is a Statutory Employee?
Foreign Earned Income
- Can I claim both the Foreign Tax Credit - Form 1116 and the Foreign Earned Income Exclusion - Form 2555?
- Filing taxes as an expat
- What is the Foreign Earned Income Exclusion (Form 2555)?
- How do I enter income from a foreign employer that does not have an EIN?
- What if I do not meet the Physical Presence or Bona Fide Residence Test?
- Physical Presence Test - 330 Day Minimum Requirement
Other Income
- Where do I report my payments for donating plasma?
- How Do I Report An Honorarium?
- Where do I report my stipend income?
- 1099-G Grants Box 6
- How do I complete Form 8915-F for Qualified Disaster Retirement Plan Distributions and Repayments?
- How do I complete the Married Filing Separate Allocation for my Unemployment income and exclusion?
General Questions
- How are My Taxes Calculated?
- What is a TIN?
- 2024 Contribution Limits (HSA, 401(k), IRA)
- What is an EIN?
- Declared Disaster Tax Relief
- How do I file a return if I have no taxable income?