Issue Number: 2014-6
Inside This Issue
- Trucking Tax Center revised
- Notice about Backup Withholding for Form 1099-K available
- Webinar: Business Use of Your Home
- Warning about phone scams
- Taxpayer Bill of Rights
- Reminder about Forms W-4
1. Trucking Tax Center revised
The updated Trucking Tax Center can help taxpayers meet the Form 2290, Heavy Highway Vehicle Use Tax Return, Sept. 2 filing deadline.
The Trucking Tax Center is also available in Spanish.
2. Notice about Backup Withholding for Form 1099-K available
Notice 1430, Don’t Get Caught in Backup Withholding, contains information about the possible requirement to have BWH withheld from receipts.
The Third Party Reporting Information Center – Information Documents has more information.
3. Webinar: Business Use of Your Home
The Sept. 10 webinar will cover the different methods for deducting home office expenses, including who qualifies and how to compute the deduction.
The Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration has received 90,000 complaints and identified approximately 1,100 victims who have lost an estimated $5 million to individuals fraudulently claiming to be from the IRS.
IR-2014-81 and IR-2014-84, have more information.
The newly revised version of Publication 1, Your Rights as a Taxpayer, is now available in English, Spanish, Chinese, Korean, Russian and Vietnamese.
IR-2014-80 has more information.
An accurate Form W-4 is important. Tax Topic 753 has information to help employees and employers.
This service is provided to you at no charge by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).
