Big Increase in Child Tax Credit For 2021

A big increase in child tax credit for 2021 is part of President Biden’s stimulus package to help tackle the coronavirus pandemic and stimulate the economy. This stimulus package, which was passed by Congress on March 10, 2021 and is known as the American Rescue Plan...

Are Your Unemployment Benefits Taxable?

With the passage of the CARES Act stimulus package early in 2020, the federal government began supplementing the normal state weekly unemployment benefits by adding $600 per week through the end of July 2020. When this provision ran out, and with Congress at a...

Tax Day for Individuals extended to May 17

The Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service announced today that the federal income tax filing due date for individuals for the 2020 tax year will automatically be extended from April 15, 2021 to May 17, 2021. Individual taxpayers can also postpone...