If you haven’t filed your tax return by now, you should probably consider filing for an extension. It is a lot easier to file for an extension than it is to amend a return later for a mistake you made trying to rush your return to completion. Even more costly is if the IRS finds a mistake you made and assesses underpayment penalties and interest.

In Bobrow v. Commissioner (TC Memo 2014-21), the Tax Court ruled that the one-rollover-per-year rule applies to all of a taxpayer's IRAs rather than to each IRA separately. This ruling conflicts with IRS Publication 590 which gives the following example:

Laws were passed a couple of years ago that permanently set the federal tax exclusion amount on estates at $5,000,000. The law also stipulated the exclusion amount should be indexed for inflation each year. The exclusion amount for 2014 is $5,340,000. This means there is no federal estates taxes if the deceased has an estate less than $5,340,000 and no federal estate tax return needs to be filed.

Many taxpayers overlook this possible filing status when deciding how to file their tax returns. This is epically true among recently divorced couples when there is a still dependent child in the home. While filing as Head of Household will lower your taxes vs. filing as “Single”, you must follow the IRS guidelines to avoid inquiry or audits.

If you were legally married on 12/31/13, the IRS considers you married for the entire year of 2013.

If the website headaches weren’t enough, now there appear to be problems with the health care reform tax credits.