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Connecticut’s tax collector is notifying nearly 10,000 business owners that they are eligible for waivers on penalties, which were assessed after they were late submitting estimated taxes for a new “pass-through entity” filing option the state established last year as a workaround to help some limit the impact of changes in federal tax law. The Connecticut Department of Revenue Services …

The IRS recently announced it is automatically waiving the estimated tax penalty for eligible taxpayers who already filed their 2018 federal income tax returns but did not claim the waiver. Many business owners, especially self-employed individuals who received income subject to withholding, would qualify for this relief. The waiver applies to any individual taxpayer who paid at least 80% of …

Truck drivers who have registered, or are required to register, a heavy highway vehicle with a taxable gross weight of 55,000 pounds or more must file Form 2290, Heavy Highway Vehicle Use Tax, and pay any tax due by the deadline. For most Form 2290 taxpayers, the deadline is Tuesday, Sept. 3, for vehicles used on the road in July. …

Effective July 2, 2019, the Taxpayer First Act added an extra method the IRS must use in determining the low-income certification threshold necessary to waive the application fee for an Offer in Compromise (OIC). Taxpayers can apply to be considered for an OIC if they can’t pay their full tax liabilities, or if doing so would create a financial hardship. …

Last week, the IRS detected this new scam about unsolicited emails from IRS imposters. The email subject line may vary, but recent examples use the phrase “Automatic Income Tax Reminder” or “Electronic Tax Return Reminder.” The emails have links that show an IRS.gov-like website with details pretending to be about the taxpayer’s refund, electronic return or tax account. The emails …