In the days leading up to the 2017 tax season, my spouse and I were able to take a step back and really look at what we could do to prepare for our future tax return. We wanted to make sure that we were making the best use of our money. We also wanted to ensure that we could take advantage of any tax credits that might be available to us.
A lot of people pay their taxes and don’t take advantage of any tax credits. The problem lies in the fact that they’re not aware of their federal tax withholding or of the tax credits that may be available. My spouse and I decided to do our own research to find out what taxes we should be paying and what credits we might be eligible for.
The first thing that we found is that there are several federal tax credits that may be available to you. As the tax code is written, we were able to find out that we are eligible for several tax credits including the state tax credit. This means that even though we pay state income taxes, we are eligible for federal tax credits.
I’m going to start you off with the state tax credit. There are three types of state taxes you can claim: Individual Income tax (IIT), State Income Tax (SIT), and State Franchise Tax (SFT). You can claim these credits for federal tax purposes.
The IRS has a website where you enter your income tax information and your tax file number to get your state’s tax credits. The website will tell you how much you are eligible for. The website can be found at www.irs.gov/Individuals and you can use the search function to do the same. Once you have found your state tax credit, you may want to check to see if there is a waiting period before you can claim it.
The IRS is always trying to get people to fill out the forms. And if you know you’re eligible, you are, but if you don’t, you’re at the mercy of the IRS. So if you don’t know that your state has a state tax credit, you could be waiting, waiting, waiting for months.
The IRS is one of those agencies that you should never, ever, ever assume they’ll help you. I know a lot of people who have been waiting for over a year, and it’s because the IRS screwed up. They sent out a letter they wanted to tell them to make sure they’re eligible for the tax credit, but they didn’t, so the individual took the money and bought a car instead.
So if you get a letter, you should take the time to read it. Thats because the letter isnt an invitation to come to your door, it is an invitation to come to your door with a letter from the IRS. So if you have a letter, its the time to read it, and if you dont like the letter then maybe you should take it to the IRS.
We know that the IRS has given out thousands of letters this year telling us to pay tax, but they haven’t sent out a letter like this one today. Its not a request. Its a request to make sure that certain people are eligible for the tax credit. But, because its not an invitation, you can simply ignore it.
The letter that the IRS has sent out this month is titled “Tax Acknowledgement Notice”. The letter is for tax year 2017, and it’s an attempt to remind taxpayers that they need to pay their taxes. We haven’t heard from the IRS for a while now, and we haven’t seen this letter in awhile. We’re guessing that the IRS is focusing on getting people their W-2 forms.
