Skip to main content

Month: May 2024

Family in Hollis, NH Has Questions About Their Future College Student

If a single college student made more than $13,850 throughout the year or had an employer withhold taxes from their paycheck, they should file their own tax return. If their unearned income, including interest, dividends, unemployment compensation, and income as a beneficiary of a retirement plan, exceeds $1,250 for the year a tax return must be filed. If the college student is self-employed with an annual income of $400 or more, a tax return would also need to be submitted at the end of the year reporting this income.

Continue reading

Hudson, NH Resident Discovers His Mistake

If you discover a mistake in the calculations on your tax return after filing, the IRS will often catch this mistake and make the necessary adjustments to the calculations. There is no need to file an amendment for mathematical errors in your tax return. You will want to make the changes on your end to determine how this will affect your final tax numbers. This can mean that your refund will be larger than expected, smaller, or it could mean that you will end up owing the IRS money. If there is a significant change, particularly in what you owe on your taxes, you will receive a notice in the mail from the IRS indicating the difference.

Continue reading