WHAT’S THE BUZZ, TELL ME WHAT’S A HAPPENNIN’?

 
It’s been a while – but I’m back with some BUZZ.
 
* Kay Bell offers a “Tax credit lesson: American Opportunity vs. Lifetime Learning” at DON’T MESS WITH TAXES.
 
* Good news for tax preperers from the NATP BLOG – “Court says IRS overcharged for PTINs, orders refunds”.   
 
“A federal court has found the IRS overcharged tax preparers for their required preparer identification numbers (PTINs) from 2011 to 2017 and ordered the IRS to refund any fees that exceeded the agency’s expenses.”
 
I look forward to getting my check – but don’t expect it soon.
 
* The IRS has begun to release its annual “Dirty Dozen” list.
 
“Compiled annually, the ‘Dirty Dozen’ lists a variety of common scams that taxpayers may encounter anytime but many of these schemes peak during filing season as people prepare their returns or hire someone to help with their taxes.”    
 
Click here to go to the Dirty Dozen webpage and checkout the individual releases of the Service’s unclean 12.
 
* Returning to Kay Bell, she lists “10 common tax filing mistakes to avoid”.
 
* And also from the IRS – “IRS provides tax relief for victims of severe winterstorms, flooding, landslides and mudslides in California”.
 
TTFN