【《We Chinese in America》Media Editor Tang Zhao, June22, 2022】As an ongoing effort to enhance our valuable service to We Chinese in America website readers, We Chinese in America website posts English and Chinese versions of “IRS News Release” ， “IRS Fact Sheets”， and “tax tips” directly received from IRS Media Relations Office in Washington, D.C.. We are pleased to take on this important role partnering with IRS to better inform the public.
IRS continues work on inventory of tax returns; original tax returns filed in 2021 to be completed this week
IR-2022-128, June 21, 2022
WASHINGTON – Following intensive work during the past several months, the Internal Revenue Service announced today that processing on a key group of individual tax returns filed during 2021 will be completed by the end of this week.
Due to issues related to the pandemic and staffing limitations, the IRS began 2022 with a larger than usual inventory of paper tax returns and correspondence filed during 2021. The IRS took a number of steps to address this, and the agency is on track to complete processing of originally filed Form 1040 (individual tax returns without errors) received in 2021 this week.
Business paper returns filed in 2021 will follow shortly after. The IRS continues to work on the few remaining 2021 individual tax returns that have processing issues or require additional information from the taxpayer.
As of June 10, the IRS had processed more than 4.5 million of the more than 4.7 million individual paper tax returns received in 2021. The IRS has also successfully processed the vast majority of tax returns filed this year: More than 143 million returns have been processed overall, with almost 98 million refunds worth more than $298 billion being issued.
IRS employees continue working hard to process these and other tax returns filed in the order received. The IRS continues to receive current and prior-year individual returns and related correspondence as people file extensions, amended returns and a variety of business tax returns.
To date, more than twice as many returns await processing compared to a typical year at this point in the calendar year, although the IRS has worked through almost a million more returns to date than it had at this time last year. And a greater percentage of this year’s inventory awaiting processing is comprised of original returns which, generally, take less time to process than amended returns.
To work to address the unprocessed inventory by the end of this year, the IRS has taken aggressive, unprecedented steps to accelerate this important processing work while maintaining accuracy. This effort included significant, ongoing overtime for staff throughout 2022, creating special teams of employees focused solely on processing aged inventory, and expediting hiring of thousands of new workers and contractors to help with this ongoing effort.
Additionally, the IRS has greatly improved the process for taxpayers whose paper and electronically filed returns were suspended during processing for manual review and correction – referred to as error resolution. Last filing season, an IRS tax examiner could correct an average of 70 tax returns with errors per hour. Thanks to new technology implemented this filing season, 180 to 240 returns can now be corrected per hour. As of June 12, 2021, there were 8.9 million tax returns in error resolution. As of June 10, 2022, there were just 360,000 returns awaiting correction.
The IRS will continue its intense effort to make progress on processing these paper returns in the months ahead.
“IRS employees have been working tirelessly to process these tax returns as quickly as possible and help people who are waiting on refunds or resolution of an account issue,” said IRS Commissioner Chuck Rettig. “Completing the individual returns filed last year with no errors is a major milestone, but there is still work to do. We remain focused on doing everything possible to expedite processing of these tax returns, and we continue to add more people to this effort as our hiring efforts continue this summer.”
Rettig emphasized that adding sustained funding increases for the IRS will help the agency add more employees to process tax returns and answer phones as well as help improve technology and ensure fair enforcement of the tax laws.
“Taxpayers and tax professionals deserve the absolute highest-quality service from the nation’s tax system,” Rettig said. “Long-term and consistent funding for the agency is critical to ensuring the IRS is prepared for future tax seasons. It’s also critical for the IRS to be ready to answer the call for the nation during the next crisis, just as the agency did delivering three rounds of historic stimulus payments and advance Child Tax Credit payments during the pandemic.”
The IRS reminds millions of taxpayers who have not yet filed their 2021 tax returns this year – including those who requested an extension until October 17 – to make sure they file their returns electronically with direct deposit to avoid delays. People who use e-file avoid the delays facing those who file paper returns; e-filed returns with no errors are typically processed in 21 days.
The IRS also urges people to file as soon as they are ready. There is no need to wait until the last minute before the October 17 extension deadline. Filing sooner avoids potential delays for taxpayers, and it also assists the larger ongoing IRS efforts to complete processing tax returns this year.
Source: IRS News Release
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【《We Chinese in America》Media Editor Tang Zhao, June 22, 2022】As an ongoing effort to enhance our valuable service to We Chinese in America website readers, We Chinese in America website posts English and Chinese versions of “IRS News Release” ， “IRS Fact Sheets”， and “tax tips” directly received from IRS Media Relations Office in Washington, D.C.. We are pleased to take on this important role partnering with IRS to better inform the public.
Year-round tax planning: All taxpayers should understand eligibility for credits and deductions
IRS Tax Tip 2022-95, June 22, 2022
Tax credits and deductions can help lower the amount of tax owed. All taxpayers should begin planning now to take advantage of the credits and deductions they are eligible for when they file their 2022 federal income tax return next year.
Here are a few facts that can help taxpayers with their year-round tax planning:
- Adjusted Gross Income, or AGI, is a taxpayer’s total gross income minus specific deductions that can reduce the taxpayer’s income before calculating tax owed. AGI is the starting point for calculating taxes and determining a taxpayer’s eligibility for certain tax credits and deductions that can help lower their tax bill.
- Taxable income is a taxpayer’s AGI minus the standard deduction or itemized deductions, whichever is greater.
- The standard deduction is a set dollar amount that reduces taxable income. Most taxpayers have a choice of either taking a standard deduction or itemizing their deductions and using the option that lowers their tax the most.
- Properly claiming tax credits can reduce taxes owed or boost refunds.
- Some tax credits, like the earned income tax credit, are refundable, which means an eligible taxpayer can get money refunded to them even if they don't owe any taxes.
- To claim a deduction or credit, taxpayers should keep records that show their eligibility for it.
(Source: IRS Tax Tips)
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【美国《华人》传媒编辑 唐钊, 六月二十一日, 二零二二年】以色列总理办公室表示，以色列执政联盟将在本月底前投票解散议会，使该国进入三年来的第五次选举。
由于两名右翼立法者的叛变和其他三人的频繁叛乱导致数周的瘫痪，使得总理纳夫塔利贝内特的联盟不再是议会中的多数。这一后果为去年 6 月卸任的前总理本杰明·内塔尼亚胡提供了政治生命线，他所在的利库德集团目前在民意调查中处于领先地位。。（以色列总理纳夫塔利·贝内特周日在耶路撒冷举行的内阁会议上发表讲话。 图片来自Abir Sultan Photo Pool）
预计将在秋季举行的选举正值巴勒斯坦对以色列人的袭击增加以及以色列和伊朗之间的影子战争升级之后的紧张时期。
目前的联盟协议要求，如果右翼叛逃导致提前选举，外交部长和中间派前广播公司 Yair Lapid 将接任临时总理。如果该协议得到遵守，Lapid将领导政府至少几个月。
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【《We Chinese in America》Media Editor Tang Zhao, June 21, 2022】The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on the 18th recommended that parents vaccinate children between the ages of six months and five years with Pfizer’s or Moderna's new COVID vaccine; although the two vaccines are developed by the same technology, they are in different doses. , the number of injections, and the interval between injections are different. Doctors recommend that parents choose the most suitable vaccine for their children. [The CDC officially recommends that children 6 months to 5 years old be vaccinated against the new crown. The picture shows that children in Pennsylvania are vaccinated against the new crown. (Reuters)]
Children from six months to five years old are a group of people in the United States who have not yet been able to receive the new COVID - 19 vaccine. Children's sheltering at home affects the normal work and rest of families, and also makes parents worry that young children may be seriously infected with the epidemic.
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) official in charge of the new COVID – 19 vaccine program, Peter Marks, said that parents should rest assured that their children will be vaccinated by Pfizer or Moderna.
Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine for young children
Pfizer's three-dose children's vaccine can be given to young children between the ages of six months and four years, with a three-week interval between the first and second doses and at least an eight-week interval between the second and third doses.
The dose varies according to the age of the child, ranging from three micrograms (μg or mcg) or 0.03 milliliters (mL) per dose for children under four years of age, 20 micrograms or 0.2 milliliters per dose for children five to 11 years of age, and 30 micrograms or 0.2 milliliters per dose for adolescents and adults. micrograms or 0.3 ml.
Pfizer's research and development staff said that the overall efficacy of the vaccine against mild symptoms in children under five years of age is about 80%, but the research object was only 10 diagnosed children.
According to the Washington Post report, Pfizer said that if only two doses of the childhood vaccine were given, it was only 28% effective in children six months to four years old; the FDA said the vaccine was less effective for infants six months to 23 months old.
Covid-19 vaccine for young children in Modena
Modena's two-dose childhood vaccine can be vaccinated in young children between the ages of six months and five years, with the first and second doses separated by four weeks at a dose of 0.125 milliliters or 25 micrograms; the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said the first and second doses of the vaccine are 0.5 ml or 100 micrograms, and the booster injection is 0.25 ml or 50 micrograms.
Moderna said the efficacy of childhood vaccines varied by age, ranging from 51 percent between six months to one year of age and 37 percent between two and five years of age.
The Washington Post reported that Modena was testing a third booster shot for children.
(Source: World News Network)
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【《We Chinese in America》Media Editor Tang Zhao, June 20, 2022】Per County of San Diego Communications Office, the County of San Diego Health and Human Services Agency has identified an additional probable case of hMPXV, also known as human monkeypox, bringing the total probable case count in the region to three. (Photo credit: County of San Diego Communications Office)
All probable cases must be verified by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and that process can take several days. The two prior probable cases reported by the County on Wednesday have not been verified by the CDC yet.
County health officials say this most recent case has no connection or relation to the first two probable cases, but like the other two, the individual also recently traveled internationally.
Currently, the individual is in isolation and although symptomatic, the patient is doing well and is not hospitalized.
“All three individuals with probable cases of hMPXV here in the region are doing well and are managing their symptoms in home isolation,” said Wilma J. Wooten, M.D., M.P.H., County public health officer. “Most individuals who become infected experience mild to moderate symptoms and the risk of contracting the virus remains very low for the general population.”
Going forward, the County will provide weekly updates on the hMPXV situation in the region on Fridays. The County’s hMPXV website will be updated by 5 p.m. each Friday, excluding holidays.
As of Friday, the CDC has confirmed 113 hMPXV cases in 20 states and the District of Columbia, with California (24), New York (21) and Illinois (15) seeing the largest number of cases.
About hMPXV
hMPXV, or human monkeypox is a viral infection that can spread through contact with body fluids, sores on the body of someone who has hMPXV, or shared items (e.g., clothing and bedding) that have been contaminated with fluids from sores of a person with hMPXV.
The disease can also spread between people through saliva or respiratory droplets, typically between people in a close setting. Although hMPXV is not generally considered a sexually transmitted disease, it can be transmitted during sex through skin-to-skin and other intimate contact, regardless of gender or sexual orientation.
The virus is not known to linger in the air and is not transmitted during short periods of shared airspace.
Cases of hMPXV have previously been identified in travelers from, or residents of, countries in western and central Africa, where the disease is considered to be endemic. Since May 2022, hMPXV cases have been reported in several non-endemic countries, including the United States. No deaths have been reported.
hMPXV Symptoms
Symptoms of hMPXV are similar to, but milder than, the signs and symptoms of smallpox. They include:
- Fever
- Headache
- Muscle aches
- Backache
- Swollen lymph nodes
- Chills
- Exhaustion
A rash usually develops within 1 to 3 days after the appearance of fever. The rash often begins on the face and then spreads to other parts of the body.
Most people who develop hMPXV experience symptoms 7 to 14 days (and up to 21 days) after exposure.
The majority of people who become infected have a mild illness that improves without treatment over 2 to 4 weeks. hMPXV is contagious and can spread to others until scabs have fallen off and a new layer of skin has formed.
What People Should Do
Anyone who thinks they may have symptoms of hMPXV, including unusual rashes or lesions, should contact a healthcare provider right away. Cover the area of the rash with clothing, wear a mask and avoid skin-to-skin or close contact with others until the symptoms are medically evaluated.
(Source: County of San Diego Communications Office)
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