From stimulus checks and bitcoin to mask write-offs — read this checklist before the tax filing deadline on May 17

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Here's your checklist ahead of the tax filing deadline on May 17: - This is the last chance to claim a missed 2020 stimulus check - Masks can be a write off - The Earned Income Tax Credit is a valuable credit for low- and moderate-income families

Well, that last minute is getting real close — and this is one where you certainly don’t want to rush if you can help it.

May 17 is the deadline to file your federal income taxes and pay the Internal Revenue Service anything that’s owed. Many states, but not all of them, are also going with a May 17 income-tax payment and filing deadline. When the IRS issued payments, it might not yet have known about a new child, adopted child or foster child in the house last year. That’s another reason to seek money in the credit, experts note.

The credit can “can be reduced to pay debts owed to other federal government agencies as well as to state agencies. Keep in mind that the credit is part of your tax refund and your tax refund is subject to any offset,” the IRS added. “ Teachers can include expenses like masks, face shields, hand sanitizer, cleaning supplies and more in the deduction for unreimbursed educator expenses. ”

If someone’s itemizing their medical costs, it would be wise to amass their receipts. Taxpayers can deduct medical expenses that are above 7.5% of the person’s adjusted gross income, the IRS says. Other deductible expenses include the payment for doctor’s visits and in-patient treatment. As the credit itself states, the money is tied to “earned income” from work — but the problem was many people had less earned income to show for 2020.

And if you already filed your taxes? You’re not alone. At least 5 million people filed their taxes before the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan authorized a federal income tax exclusion on the first $10,200 a person received in jobless benefits.

 

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