Spark Notes
News & Updates from Spark Financial Services
2016 Tax Season - Quickly Approaching
The beautiful fall season is here and the end of the year is near. Believe it or not we have less than 90 days before 2016 eagerly greets us. There are lots of changes coming for the 2015 tax year including the Affordable Healthcare Act, Health Spending Accounts and much much more. Stay tuned to be the FIRST to know about all of the changes coming! If you have tax questions, email them to monique@sparkfinancialservices.com and we will be happy to answer them for you. Be on the lookout via Facebook and Twitter for news about upcoming webinars to answer all of your tax questions as well.
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Monthly Tax Tip - The IRS & Identity Theft
Ever file a tax return, only to be told that someone has already submitted a return for your social security number? One MAJOR change for the upcoming 2016 tax season is geared toward REDUCING the number of fraudulent returns being filed. The IRS is rolling out a plan that will require an IDENTITY PROTECTION PIN to be submitted on the return.
If you have ever filed an identity theft affidavit, and the IRS sent you a PIN to use when submitting your return you will need that PIN next year. Failure to include the PIN in the required fields will result in the return being rejected which could cause further delays in receiving your refund. Details on the new rule can be found on the IRS website.
Fraudulent returns are high on the IRS's priorty list since they paid out nearly $6 billion in refunds that should not have been allowed. Read more about that here.
Updates
Partnership with Republic Bank
Once again, Spark Financial has been selected as a partner with Republic Bank to offer our clients the flexibility and convenience of Refund Transfers/Direct Deposit to help reduce their out of pocket tax prep fees! More to come....
Office Changes
Last year was our first year at Dominion Plaza. I received mixed reviews about the office/location so for the 2016 tax season, I'm considering going 'mobile' again and coming to YOU. Please share your thoughts on this change.
Outstanding Balances?
If you still have an outstanding balance with Spark, the balance will have to be paid in full before any new returns are submitted on your behalf. Please contact the office, if you have questions about your balance due.
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