by Brick's Accounting and Tax Service | Dec 3, 2021 | Tax Tips and News
Aside from being required by the FTC to have a written data security plan, criminals have increasingly been targeting tax professionals with phishing emails and social media messages. The pandemic—it turns out—has simply given them even more opportunities to create...
by Brick's Accounting and Tax Service | Dec 2, 2021 | Tax Tips and News
In October, we told readers about IRS relief measures that applied to some 19 Mississippi counties impacted by Hurricane Ida. That relief has now been expanded to add 63 other counties, covering the entire state, and pushing various tax filing and payment deadlines to...
by Brick's Accounting and Tax Service | Dec 2, 2021 | Tax Tips and News
The Internal Revenue Service is making a pitch about the Advance Child Tax Credit payments that smacks of the spiel for sale pricing from used car dealers: “When it’s gone, it’s gone!” The IRS—thankfully minus the loud plaid sport coat—says after November 29,...
by Brick's Accounting and Tax Service | Dec 2, 2021 | Tax Tips and News
Now that the IRS is putting the wraps on the last installment of the Advance Child Tax Credit payments for 2021, some taxpayers who didn’t apply for other credits might get a reminder to do a little extra checking. For some taxpayers, these notices may be the gateway...
by Brick's Accounting and Tax Service | Dec 2, 2021 | Tax Tips and News
Cyber Monday traditionally closes out the busiest holiday shopping weekend of the year, which sees Americans swarming stores and crawling websites for post-Thanksgiving sales. Despite predictions of fewer in-person shoppers and eye-popping deals, there’s no doubt that...
by Brick's Accounting and Tax Service | Dec 2, 2021 | Tax Tips and News
With the passage of Thanksgiving, Americans are shifting into gifting mode. For many, that means giving a holiday monetary gift to a well-deserving charity of one sort or another. Unfortunately, scammers can use this noble intention to enrich themselves through fake...