TAX PREP ADVICE FOR MILITARY MEMBERS

摘要

While 2020 may be behind us in some ways, there's still the matter of filing those 2020 tax returns, and there are, of course, some COVID twists to taxes. First, some basics: As of Feb. 12, the Internal Revenue Service began accepting tax returns. Taxes are due April 15. Susan Mitchell, executive director of the Armed Forces Tax Council, advises service members to file their taxes electronically, and choose direct deposit. "By electronically filing, it catches a lot of math errors, and direct deposit means that any tax refund is deposited directly into the taxpayer's financial account, and that's certainly a lot quicker," she said. The IRS doesn't answer inquiries about refunds until at least 21 days after the tax return was filed electronically. You can check on the status of your refund on the IRS website.