Businesses that owe customers funds and are unable to contact them can face substantial penalties from the Ohio Department of Commerce if they don't properly report these accounts. When a business has funds that belong to customers, and have made every attempt to find the customers to return their money, the company must report the funds to the Ohio Department of Commerce after the funds have gone a predetermined number of years (typically between three and five) without being claimed. Unclaimed...
July 9, 2012 12:00 am
In addition to making sweeping changes to the U.S. health care system, the health care reform legislation added a number of new taxes and made various other revenue-increasing changes to the Code to help finance health care reform. The legislation also made several health care–related changes to the Code to benefit certain taxpayers, including a credit to offset part of the costs of health insurance for low- to middle-income individuals and families and a credit to offset part of the costs to sm...
July 9, 2012 12:00 am
The annual Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts, Form TD F 90-22.1, must be received by the Department of the Treasury on or before June 30. If you have a financial interest in or signature authority over a foreign financial account, including a bank account, brokerage account, mutual fund, trust, or other type of foreign financial account, the Bank Secrecy Act may require you to report the account yearly to the Internal Revenue Service by filing Form TD F 90-22.1, Report of Foreign Ban...
June 25, 2012 12:00 am
Past due financial obligations can affect your current federal tax refund. The Department of Treasury's Financial Management Service, which issues IRS tax refunds, can use part or all of your federal tax refund to satisfy certain unpaid debts.
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May 23, 2012 12:00 am
If you owe tax with your federal tax return, but can't afford to pay it all when you file, the IRS wants you to know your options and help you keep interest and penalties to a minimum.
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May 23, 2012 12:00 am
