About Tax Preparation Fairfax Process

By Olivia Cross


Every relevant tax entity has an obligation to collect tax returns from all its residents. The residents include corporate and individuals also known as taxpayers. The process of preparing tax returns is known as tax preparation normally done annually. Because of the complexity of tax laws most taxpayers resort to engaging the services of licensed professionals such as barristers, certified public accountants or registered agents. For proper tax preparation Fairfax residents need a good person to serve them.

There are those taxpayers abreast with tax laws who file their returns on their own. Some do it with the aid of a tax preparation software or online services. Tax returns are defined as reports filed either with the internal revenue service, the state or the local tax collection agency. These reports contain information that is used to calculate income tax or other taxes

For the information filled in these reports to be verified as true, there is another return known as information return. Say an employer fills this return form for all his employees including their precise incomes. These information return items are used to corroborate the tax returns forms as accurate and not misleading.

The licensed tax preparers do not work for free, they charge a fee for their services. To vet their authenticity all the licensed tax professionals are required to sit and pass a competency exam in taxation. These tax preparers are also required to pay a fee to the internal revenue service from their incomes.

An amended form is always provided for in case a taxpayer requires an amendment. This arises in cases when a taxpayer revises their previous tax return form and discovers a glaring mistake. Such mistakes do not include simple miscalculations. Such are easily corrected by tax officers without any fuss.

Tax preparation does have a set date, for instance, April fifteenth for filing the returns. The whole process of forwarding ones tax returns is not limited to one option. Among others one can forward their returns through post mail, through electronic mail, through designated registered carrier and much more. One must ensure that the return gets to the tax office on or before due date.

You can either forward your tax return physically in person. One can also forward their returns through mail, or electronic mail, or through designated registered courier, or any other means. When using other means of making your return, it is wise to do it a day or two before due date. The postmarked date on your mail is always considered the date of delivery. This means your mail has been filed before the due date.

In computing a taxpayer's tax liability, one might sometimes arrive at an erroneous figure. Erroneous because when the tax office recalculates this figure it arrives at a less amount than what has been forwarded. That is the taxpayer has ended up paying more than he should. Tax office duly refunds the excess amount paid. But before doing so this office sends the taxpayer a note informing him or her of the tax refund due to him or her. This is the note the taxpayer uses to claim their tax refunds.




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