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As the 2022 tax season quickly approaches, the Internal Revenue service is already behind due to over 11 million unprocessed tax returns left over from the 2021 tax season. 

Those who are not receiving payment can claim missed payments on their 2021 tax return. 

The IRS is reminding retirement plan participants and individual account owners that their required minimum distributions must be taken by December 31st. 

As the year comes to an end, there are some steps you can take now to make sure your tax filing goes smoothly in 2022.

The IRS Criminal Investigation Fiscal Year 2021 Annual Report highlights over 2,500 criminal investigations, $10 billion identified from tax fraud and financial crimes, and a 90% conviction rate. 

Millions of people use payment apps like Venmo, CashApp, PayPal, etc. to send money and make payments.  If you are using these apps to receive payment for your business, you could be affected by a tax change coming in the new year.

The IRS is reminding Americans that a tax deduction will help Americans deduct up to $600 in donations to qualifying charities on their 2021 tax return.

Private collection agencies are used by the IRS to collect overdue tax debts and the new contracts started September 23, 2021. Taxpayers with unpaid taxes may be contacted by them. The newest contracts have been awarded to CBE Group, Inc., Coast Professional, Inc., and ConServe. 

Taxpayers dealing withthe IRS have the right to finalitywhengoing through an audit. Taxpayers have the right to know when the IRS has completed the audit. This is one of the ten basic rights owed to taxpayers, collectively known as the Taxpayer Bill of Rights.Here’s what these taxpayers need to know:

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