Can’t Pay Your Taxes?

If you don’t have enough money to pay your entire tax bill, here are 5 helpful tips from the IRS

Pay as much as you can to minimize interest and penalties

Get a loan or pay with a credit card (fees are usually lower than what the IRS charges)

You might be able to get a no-fee payment arrangement [...]

Do You Have to Report Income if You Don’t Get a 1099?

Short answer:Yes

Longer answer: You’re required to report all the income your receive, regardless of how you receive it. That includes payments you get as cash, check, or property. Technically speaking, if you find a twenty dollar bill on the street and pick it up, that’s income. But we both know the IRS has no way to find out about it.

Does that mean you should make all your tax reporting decisions based on whether or not you think your income is traceable? Continue reading