Quick Sam Tax Service

03/05/2026

03/05/2026

New for March: We will be closed on Saturdays during the month of March. You can still drop off your tax return in our Dropbox, or you can use our convenient Secure Portal(link below). If using one of the options above, we can still process your tax return and send for signatures over your email if you cannot make it in during the weekday hours.

Secure Portal: If you already have a Quick Sam Tax Service Portal, just sign in and upload your documents. If you do not have a portal, just use the "Guest Exchange" instead of signing in. Once we get your return complete, we will create you a Permanent Portal for your convenience.

If you have any questions, please just call 912-287-0780 during normal hours and we will be glad to get you setup.

01/18/2026

If you had ACA Health Insurance(Obamacare) last year and live in Georgia, your Form 1095A is now available on the Georgia Access website. You must have this Form 1095A to complete your tax return. If you have a log in with the "Georgia Access" website, just log in and you will be able to access it. If you haven't registered an account with the website, then call 888-687-1503 (Option 7), and get a portal setup to get access to your form.

01/11/2026

FYI: Things to keep in mind when preparing to bring in your tax documents:

1. If you purchased a brand new vehicle in 2025, we will need the VIN, Purchase Date, and the interest amount paid in 2025 from the bank. The vehicle had to have its final production in the USA. The banks may not send you a statement this year, so make sure to call and get this info. Not available on used vehicles.

2. Overtime: If you worked overtime in 2025, you may be able to claim part of it tax free. Keep in mind, all of the overtime is not tax free, so it has to be calculated using your final paystub of 2025. Employers are not required to post the info on the W2 until next year, so this year the actual amount will have to be calculated using the final paystub. A few companies may go ahead an provide the overtime figure voluntarily for 2025 on the W2, but it is not required. Just remember to bring in your final 2025 paystub if you worked overtime.

3. Tips: If you worked in a job that get's tips, then a big amount of your tips will be eligible for the "No tax on Tips". If you get a W2, then the amount we need will be provided on the W2. If you are self employed and in a profession that gets tips, then we can use the amount you calculated as tips vs regular income. Keep in mind that the IRS requires you to have proof by a log of actual tips paid and date. Keep in mind going forward to have your tips vs income separated on your point of sale device such as square, quickbooks, etc....

4: If you had Marketplace Insurance(Obamacare), remember that your return will not be accepted by the IRS without your Form 1095A from the marketplace. Please make sure you bring it when you come to file your taxes.

5: Social Security: The "One Beautiful Bill" did not change anything on the taxability to Social Security as the news may have made it sound. It still may be taxable in some situations. What did change was the bill provided a new $6,000 deduction per taxpayer over 65 to help offset any tax on Social Security. We can help you decide based on your situation if any of your Social Security is still taxable.

There are many more changes from the "One Beautiful Bill" that passed, so I would caution on attempting to prepare your own tax return. Some of these calculations will have to be done outside of the software before you even know what to input into the tax return this year.

01/11/2026

FYI: The Facebook, Tiktok, or Social Media rumor going around that Trump changed the law to where a person paying child support on a child gets to claim that child on their tax return is absolutely false. Nothing has changed in regard to who is eligible to claim the child on their tax return.

01/05/2026

Customers are calling asking about filing with their last paystub this year because they hear other offices may be doing this. Per IRS regulation, tax preparers are not allowed to file without your W2 until after February 15th. The RAL Banks that provide the tax loans also forbid requesting a tax loan without your W2. So be careful using a tax office that doesn't mind breaking all the rules. Your tax return and refund could get held up for an extended period, but that tax office won't care because they will already have your money.

06/03/2025

The Georgia Dept of Revenue is to begin issuing the Rebate Checks this week. Click the following link to see the status or your eligibility of the rebate by using the "Check My Surplus Refund Status: https://gtc.dor.ga.gov/_/

04/16/2025

Gov Kemp and Georgia's Congress passed House Bill 112 yesterday, which is a Tax Surplus Refund for those who meet the eligibility.

HB 112 allows for a tax refund out of the State's surplus to Georgia filers who meet eligibility requirements.

Single and Married Filing Separate Filers may be eligible for up to $250, Head of Household Filers may be eligible for up to $375, and Married Filing Joint Filers may be eligible up to $500.

You may be eligible for the HB 112 Surplus Tax Refund if you:

File your Individual Income Tax Return for tax year 2023 and tax year 2024 by the May 1, 2025 deadline (or by October 15, 2025 if an extension was granted)
Had a tax liability for tax year 2023
Are a Georgia resident, part-year resident, or nonresident.

Please allow 6-8 weeks for Surplus Tax Refunds to be issued (if you file by the May 1, 2025 deadline)

Frequently Asked Questions:
https://dor.georgia.gov/2024-hb-112-surplus-tax-refund-faqs

Check the Status of your 2024 Tax Refund Surplus(Link may not be up to date yet for the new Tax Surplus. Keep checking back until it is updated with the 2024 Tax Refund Surplus):

https://gtc.dor.ga.gov/?link=SurplusTaxRefundStatus

02/04/2025

Check on the status of your Federal Tax Refund at

Explore options for getting your federal tax refund, how to check your refund status, how to adjust next year’s refund and how to resolve refund problems.