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11/11/2021

04/14/2021

In case you haven’t heard, the Internal Revenue Service has moved the deadline to file your 2020 taxes to May 17th 2021. This means you can file your taxes between April 15th and May 17th without penalties or interest.

***The State of Ohio has also changed the tax filing deadline to May 17th***

12/24/2020

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year

11/03/2020

November 3, 2020
It's Election Day.
Go Vote!

03/12/2020

The Treasury secretary said he would recommend to President Trump that businesses and individuals be allowed to delay tax payments beyond April 15.

02/15/2020

States With the Largest Tax Bills – 2020 Edition

If you’re expecting a big refund, tax season can be a pleasant time of the year. There is always a chance, though, that you could end up actually owing the government money. Some taxpayers are able to cover those costs, while … Continue reading ->The post States With the Largest Tax Bills - 2020...

01/22/2020

IRS Says Discharged Student Loans Not Counted as Income

Taxpayers within the scope of this revenue procedure will not recognize gross income as a result of the discharge, and the taxpayer should not report the amount of the discharged loan in gross income on his or her federal income tax return.

01/06/2020

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01/03/2020

This year's abbreviation is easily changeable and could be used against you. The concern is that scammers could easily manipulate a document dated "1/1/20" into "1/1/2000" or even "1/1/2021."

Writing out the full date "could possibly protect you and prevent legal issues on paperwork," according to Hamilton County, Ohio, Auditor Dusty Rhodes.

While it's early in the year for examples of this kind of fraud to emerge, the threat is real according to Ira Rheingold, the executive director of the National Association of Consumer Advocates.

In a message emailed to USA TODAY Thursday, Rheingold said scammers could use the method to establish an unpaid debt or to attempt to cash an old check.

The new year is giving scammers an easy way to forge documents, but you can protect yourself simply by writing out the full date.