When working with a tax professional or other professionals that want access to your IRS information, you might be asked to sign IRS forms that serve as legal authorization documents. There are a few different forms that grant varying powers to the people requesting them. This article will help you understand the differences among the […]

Did you know the IRS provides a tool on their website that allows taxpayers to check their refund status? The good news is you don’t have to rely on your tax professional to access this information; you can access it directly yourself. Here’s the direct link: https://sa.www4.irs.gov/irfof/lang/en/irfofgetstatus.jsp How do I get started? The “Where’s My […]

General Definition If you have ownership in an S corporation, it is important to have a general understanding of basis. This number called “basis” increases and decreases with the activity of the company. The IRS defines it as the amount of a shareholder’s investment in the business for tax purposes. When the S corporation files a […]

Form 7203 is a new form developed by IRS to replace the Shareholder’s Stock and Debt Basis worksheet that has previously been generated as part of returns for S corporation shareholders in most tax software programs. While this worksheet was not a required form and was provided for the shareholder’s internal tracking purposes, starting with […]

Starting with the 2021 tax year, IRS forms K-2 and K-3 are new schedules that may need to be included with 1065 (Partnerships), 1120S (S Corporations), or 8865 (Certain Foreign Partnerships) filings. These are all pass-through entity filings that include Schedule K-1, which reports a partner’s or shareholder’s share of the entity’s profits, losses, deductions, […]