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Happy Mother’s Day to all the amazing mothers around the world. 💕🌸

Your love, strength, prayers, sacrifices, and care help shape families, communities, and generations.

Today we honor every mom, grandmother, aunt, bonus mom, mother figure, and woman who loves with a mother’s heart.

Tag a mother you appreciate today and let her know she is loved. 💐

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Check out this latest newsletter edition: Now That Tax Season Has Passed: A Few Smart Moves for May

https://rbrownaccounting.com/newsletter/now-that-tax-season-has-passed-a-few-smart-moves-for-may/

A deeper dive into the Dirty Dozen: Taxpayers stay alert in peak filing season

Every year the IRS announces a list of top tax scams that threaten the tax and financial information of taxpayers, businesses, and tax professionals. It’s called the Dirty Dozen, which is part of a broader Security Summit campaign.

Read more here

Dirty Dozen tax scams for 2026: IRS reminds taxpayers to watch out for dangerous threats | Internal Revenue Service IR-2026-30, March 5, 2026 — The Internal Revenue Service today announced its annual Dirty Dozen list of tax scams for 2026 that threaten the tax and financial information of taxpayers, businesses, and tax professionals.

Did you know that you as the taxpayer have 10 rights which make up the Taxpayer Bill of Rights? One of which ensures taxpayers have the right to pay only the amount of tax legally due, including interest and penalties, and to have the IRS apply all tax payments properly.

More information available at www.irs.gov

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- Publication 1: Your Rights as a Taxpayerhttps://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p1.pdf
- Taxpayer Advocate Services https://www.taxpayeradvocate.irs.gov/

The deadline for filing your partnership return is almost here! Don't let it sneak up on you-file on time or request an extension to avoid penalties. Have questions or need help? Contact us today and let's make sure your partnership stays on track!

Members of the military have free filing options for their federal tax returns. The available programs offer online tax preparation, electronic filing and direct deposit of refunds at no cost.

MilTax

Eligible members of the military community can use MilTax, a free tax resource offered through Military OneSoure. This software was developed specifically to address the unique circumstances of military life that can affect taxes such as combat pay and dealing with multiple moves within the same tax year. Eligible taxpayers can use MilTax to complete and electronically file a federal tax return and up to five state returns for free. There are no income limits.

IRS Tax Tip 2026-09 Earned Income Tax Credit: A valuable credit

The Earned Income Tax Credit helps communities by supporting hard working low to moderate income families. The EITC helps millions of eligible workers and families each year by reducing the amount of taxes owed and possibly increasing a refund.

It’s estimated that about one in five taxpayers who are eligible for EITC don’t claim this valuable credit. The average EITC amount received nationwide for tax year 2024 was $2,916.

Who qualifies
Several factors such as income, family size and filing status affect the EITC credit. In general, to be eligible the taxpayer must meet the following criteria:

Have earned income from working for someone or working themselves. Certain disability income may qualify, as well
Income level is low to moderate
A valid social security number by the due date of the return
Be a U.S. citizen or resident alien all year

The IRS EITC Assistant (https://www.irs.gov/credits-deductions/individuals/earned-income-tax-credit/use-the-eitc-assistant) can help taxpayers with seeing if they qualify for the credit.

Hey business owners!

Now is the perfect time to start collecting those W9s from your vendors and contractors.

Did you know that without a completed W9 from a contractor that you are paying, you are required to perform backup withholding?!

Missing or incomplete W9s can also delay issuing 1099s, which can result in IRS penalties.

Protect your business and request and securely store the W-9 as soon as you start working with a new contractor or vendor.

Stay organized, stay compliant, and avoid last minute headaches!!