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Tax Refunds

Disability Income Can Affect Your Tax Refunds in a Good Way, Depending on Its Origin

"Refund" might be the wrong word for a tax credit, but it's usually good news either way, right? Disability income can impact tax refunds in…


Math Errors and Missed Deductions: When You Should File an Amended Tax Return and How to Track Yours

What to do when something doesn't add up on your tax refund. When it comes to filing a tax return, mistakes can happen. Fortunately, taxpayers…


What Do I Do With an IRS Adjusted Refund Letter?

I must have been doing something right for years -- I've never heard of this Adjusted Refund letter. An Adjustment Notice is a letter sent…


That $10,200 Unemployment Tax Break Makes Me Wonder, “How much will I get back?”

What is the Unemployment Tax Break? The pandemic unemployment credit. The recent $1.9 trillion COVID-19 stimulus bill signed by President Joe Biden includes an Unemployment…


How to stop child support from taking tax refund

Falling behind on any payment is never a good thing. But falling behind on child support payments can have ramifications on your finances -- it…


IRS Topic 152

You logged into the "Where's My Refund" tool to check your refund status, and now you see a message with the words "Refer to IRS…


Key Tax Numbers & IRS Due Dates for 2024

Your tax deadline is April 15, 2024. Uncle Sam has a deadline, too. When do will you get your federal tax refund? Important IRS Due…


Refundable Tax Credits vs. Non-Refundable Tax Credits

Sometimes credits can be too much, and we mean that in every sense of the word. Thankfully, tax credits offer some much needed relief to…