2013 Tax Season Tools and Tips | William Vaughan Company Blog

Welcome to the 2013 tax season! Stop wondering when you get to file your taxes and read this blog.?We have provided?information to assist you in?answering your questions and if the answer isn?t here, you can?refer to Tax Tips for 2013 by the IRS

The IRS has enhanced products and services to help taxpayers prepare and file their tax returns by the April 15^th deadline. New and expanded services for this year include a redesigned IRS.gov web site that?s easier to navigate. With?improved service options, more video-conferencing assistance sites and additional social media tools, the new site provides its users with up-to-date tax information. In addition, the IRS has stepped up its enforcement efforts to protect taxpayers from refund fraud and identity theft.

This year, the redesigned website makes it easier for taxpayers to get to key forms and vital information. The front page also has links to redesigned pages to help with everything from refunds to specific tax issues as well as easy access to taxpayer-friendly videos on the IRS YouTube channel.

For the third year, the IRS will offer IRS2Go, its smartphone application, which enables taxpayers to check on the status of their tax refund and obtain helpful tax information. The IRS2Go app, available for Apple and Android users, has been downloaded more than 800,000 times and used by taxpayers millions of times.

A vast majority of tax payers could start filing as of yesterday, January 30, 2013, regardless of whether they file electronically or on paper. The IRS will be able to accept tax returns affected by the late Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT) patch as well as the three major ?extender? provisions for people claiming the state and local sales tax deduction, higher education tuition and fees deduction and educator expenses deduction.

There are several forms affected by the late legislation that require more extensive programming and testing of the IRS systems. The IRS hopes to begin accepting these tax forms between late February and into March; a specific date will be announced in the near future. Keep checking our blog for updates!

The key forms that require more extensive programming changes include Form 5695 (Residential Energy Credits), Form 4562 (Depreciation and Amortization) and Form 3800 (General Business Credit). A full listing of the forms that won?t be accepted until later is available on IRS.gov.

After taxpayers file a return, they can track the status of the refund with the ?Where?s My Refund?? tool available on the IRS.gov website. New this year, instead of an estimated date, Where?s My Refund? will give people an actual personalized refund date after the IRS processes the tax return and approves the refund.

By: Aubrey Forche, Staff Accountant

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Source: http://blog.wvco.com/2013/01/31/2013-tax-season-tools-and-tips/

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