It’s also an important step for those who made withholding adjustments in 2018 or had a major life change. This is especially important for anyone who faced an unexpected tax bill or a penalty when they filed this year. Like last year, the IRS urges everyone to do a Paycheck Checkup and review their withholding for 2019. The new Tax Withholding Estimator will help anyone doing tax planning for the last few months of 2019. At the end of the process, the tool makes specific withholding recommendations for each job and each spouse and clearly explains what the taxpayer should do next. In addition, the new Tax Withholding Estimator makes it easier to enter wages and withholding for each job held by the taxpayer and their spouse, as well as separately entering pensions and other sources of income. Automatic calculation of the taxable portion of any Social Security benefits.Self-employment tax for a user who has self-employment income in addition to wages or pensions.Enhanced tips and links to help the user quickly determine if they qualify for various tax credits and deductions.The ability to move back and forth through the steps, correct previous entries and skip questions that don’t apply.A new progress tracker to help users see how much more information they need to input.The ability to more effectively target at the time of filing either a tax due amount close to zero or a refund amount.Plain language throughout the tool to improve comprehension.The IRS took the feedback and concerns of taxpayers and tax professionals to develop the Tax Withholding Estimator, which offers a variety of new user-friendly features including: “This is part of an ongoing effort by the IRS to improve quality services as we continue to pursue modernization and enhancements of our taxpayer relationships.” “The new estimator takes a new approach and makes it easier for taxpayers to review their withholding,” said IRS Commissioner Chuck Rettig. The new Tax Withholding Estimator offers workers, as well as retirees, self-employed individuals and other taxpayers, a more user-friendly step-by-step tool for effectively tailoring the amount of income tax they have withheld from wages and pension payments. The Tax Withholding Estimator replaces the Withholding Calculator, which offered workers a convenient online method for checking their withholding. We strongly urge you to involve your tax and/or legal advisor (or to seek such advice) in any significant real estate or business-related transaction.WASHINGTON - The Internal Revenue Service recently launched the new Tax Withholding Estimator, an expanded, mobile-friendly online tool designed to make it easier for everyone to have the right amount of tax withheld during the year. A proper evaluation of the benefits and risks associated with a particular transaction or tax return position often requires advice from a competent tax and/or legal advisor familiar with your specific transaction, objectives and the relevant facts. The tax-related information contained herein or in any other communication that you may have with a representative of API should not be construed as tax or legal advice specific to your situation and should not be relied upon in making any business, legal or tax-related decision. (API), its officers or employees are not authorized or permitted under applicable laws to provide tax or legal advice to any client or prospective client of API.
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