
Recent Headline: New bill would let same-sex couples claim pre-Windsor refunds
An article by Michael Cohn published June 24 2019 by Accounting Today magazine quotes "H.R. 3299, the Promoting Respect for Individuals’ Dignity and Equality (PRIDE) Act of 2019, was introduced this month on the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall Riots, and would update the Tax Code to allow same-sex couples who married before the Supreme Court struck down DOMA in the landmark 2013 ruling in U.S. v. Windsor, to claim their tax refunds." What does this mean? Well, to put it in

IRS warns of higher penalties for filing after June 14 | Accounting Today
The IRS charges the penalty for each month or part of a month that a tax return is late. If the return is over 60 days late, there’s a minimum penalty, either $210 or 100 percent of the unpaid tax -- whichever is less. Call or text Morales Services, Inc. at 352-358-1413 today if you still need to file your taxes OR if you want your tax situation reviewed to make sure you’re withholding enough for 2019. Read full article here. https://www.accountingtoday.com/news/irs-warns-tax
Who’s More Likely to Be Audited: A Person Making $20,000 — or $400,000?
(Excerpts from article written by Paul Kiel.) As the IRS's ability to audit the rich crumbles, its scrutiny of the poor has held steady in recent years. Meanwhile, a new study shows that audits of poor taxpayers make them far less likely to claim credits they might be entitled to. If you claim the earned income tax credit, whose average recipient makes less than $20,000 a year, you’re more likely to face IRS scrutiny than someone making twenty times as much. How a benefit for