Doing Your Taxes in a Pandemic
The IRS will begin accepting tax returns on Feb. 12, 2021. AP Photo/Keith Srakocic
Many Americans rely on free, in-person filing help to get the most out of their federal return. In a pandemic though, many people could miss out on help when they need it most and when there are a lot of questions around how the pandemic could affect our finances.
The 21st was joined by two Illinois accounting experts to get into some of these questions as tax season gets underway
Guests:
Amanda Alt, Instructor of Accountancy, Gies College of Business, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Geoff Harlow, Accountant, partner at Wipfli and former Chairperson of Illinois CPA Society
Prepared for web by Zainab Qureshi
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