Helpful IRS Tools for the 2012
Filing Season

January 25, 2012

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Below are a couple of IRS look-up tools that should be useful to you and your taxpayers during the 2012 Filing Season:

Where’s My Refund?

Remember that the information for a taxpayer’s refund status and when it will be direct deposited or mailed will not be available until 72 hours after the return has been accepted.

Also, this tool will indicate why a refund has been reduced (the taxpayer owed money to the IRS, a state, child support, etc.).

To access the taxpayer’s refund status the taxpayer will need the following information from their 2011 Federal return:
- Primary taxpayer SSN
- Filing Status
- Refund amount
“Where’s My Refund?” is located on the IRS website.

First Time Homebuyer Credit Account Look-Up

This tool is for taxpayers who need to repay the (up to) $7,500 credit received in 2008. This tool replaces the reminder letter that the IRS sent last year.

Affected taxpayers will need their SSN, Date of Birth, Street Address, and Zip code from the latest return they have filed in order to log in.

The information available to the taxpayer is:
- First Time Homebuyer Credit balance remaining to be paid
- Amount paid back to date
- Total credit received
- Minimum annual repayment amount that must be reported on their Federal return
The First Time Homebuyer Credit Account Look-Up tool is located on the IRS website.

For additional tools and resources to help you during the tax season, visit the CrossLink Industry Resources page.

TY 2011 Federal Tax Law Updates

Click on the button below to view a video presentation of the Federal Tax Law Updates that affect TY 2011.

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