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This Year’s “Official” Tax Season Starts January 29, 2024

The IRS has announced that it will start accepting and processing Tax Year 2023 returns on January 29th, 2024. when the agency will begin accepting and processing 2023 tax returns. More than 128.7 million individual tax returns are expected to be filed by the April 15, 2024, tax deadline, so if you haven’t started gathering your information, now its a great time to get ahead of the crowd!


10 New Tax Filing Changes for Mass Residents

Tax Cuts passed by the Massachusetts legislature in 2023 are providing some important changes for taxpayers in the state. to Top 3 of importance for personal filers are:

  • Decrease of the Tax Rate Applicable to Short-term Capital Gains 
  • Increase to the Circuit Breaker Tax Credit
  • Increase to the Rental Deduction  

Please click this link to see the 10 new tax filing changes for Mass state residents filing personal returns.


The Latest Upates for RMDs

After putting money away for retirement throughout your working life, it’s easy to understand why you might not be in the mindset of knowing when and how much you are required to start taking back out of those accounts down the road. Here’s what you need to know about required minimum distribution (RMD) rules for 2023 and 2024. IRS Notice IR-2023-246 


New Phone Scam Targeting Bank of America Customers

Recently, two clients notified Business Bookkeeping Services of a Bank of America phone scam that included the caller requesting the last four numbers of the client’s Social Security (SS) number. One client shared the SS numbers, resulting in bank accounts being compromised. The frightening part is that the client’s caller ID came up as “Bank of America”. Click the article link to learn what you should do if you get a call, and how to avoid falling prey to phone scams. If You Get This Call From Bank of America, Hang Up Immediately