Federal tax payments – have you got your PIN?

Any taxpayer with Federal tax to pay can pay the IRS by electronic transfer of funds upon obtaining a PIN number. Although we are still three months off the due date for 2012 taxes, a PIN needs to be obtained in advance and in time for the due date of 15 April and so...

IRS Announces 2013 Filing Season Opens 30 January

Today the Internal Revenue Service announced that it plans to begin processing individual income tax returns on 30 January. 2012 returns will only be accepted from 30 January to allow time for systems changes as a result of tax law changes under the American Taxpayer...

Filing due dates for 2013 US tax returns

Now that 2013 is almost here it is timely to review the various deadlines falling for United States income tax returns. Citizens and residents residing outside the United States are usually faced with additional disclosures which can often be required to be filed...

Alternative Minimum Tax and The Fiscal Cliff

The current situation with Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT) is that potentially 100 million US taxpayers may experience a delay in being able to file their 2012 return. The problem is that there is a delay in issuing a fix, or a patch, to increase the exemptions under...

Final filing deadline for 2011 returns

The final deadline for United States individual income taxpayers who have timely filed extensions of time for 2011 returns is 15 October 2012. Individuals requiring our assistance are advised to contact us as soon as possible to ensure that we can schedule this work...