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Katharina Reekmans
Katharina Reekmans

Katharina Reekmans

Katharina Reekmans is an Enrolled Agent and a contributor to the TurboTax Blog team. Katharina has years of experience in tax preparation and representation before the IRS. Her passions surround financial literary and tax law interpretation. She has a strong commitment to using all resources and knowledge to best serve the interest of clients. Katharina has worked as a senior tax accountant, operations manager, and controller. Katharina prides herself on unraveling tax laws so that the average person can understand them.

5 Ways to Strengthen Your Financial Foundation 

The End of Pennies: Understanding the Financial Shifts Ahead

Values-Based Investing: How to Get Started with ESG

Georgia State Surplus Tax Refund: Everything You Need to Know About the Rebate

To Rent or to Own: The Ultimate House Debate

Smart Shopping This Summer: Saving on Goods and Cars

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Arkansas Champions NIL State Tax Exemptions: What This Means for Student-Athletes and Schools 

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How to File a Business Tax Extension: Deadlines, Forms, and Penalties

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What Day Are Taxes Due? File by the April 15 Tax Deadline or Get an Extension for October 15

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What Happens If You File Your Taxes Wrong? Late Filing Penalties, Interest, and More

What’s Tax Deductible? A Guide to Mortgage Interest, Long-Term Care, Funeral Expenses, Student Loans, and Roth IRA Contributions

Is it Better to Get Your Taxes Done or Do Them Yourself? (And Other Tax Questions Answered)

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What is a 1099-K Form? How to Report Payments on Your Tax Return (2024)

What is the Form 1099-NEC (1440 x 676)

What is a 1099 Form? A Guide to Understanding Your Tax Obligations

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How Much Is Self-Employment Tax: Rates for Sole Proprietors, Single-Member LLCs, and S Corporations

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How to File Taxes as an Independent Contractor: Tax Forms, Deductions, and Credits for Freelancers

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How to File Taxes for Small Businesses: Filing Deductions, Credits, Loopholes and More

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The Consultant Tax Advantage: A Guide to Self-Employment Taxes, Deductions, and Credits

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Unlock Your Driver Tax Breaks: A Guide for Rideshare, Delivery, and Truck Drivers

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Building Better Tax Strategies: How to Maximize Your Construction & Remodeling Deductions

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Beyond Billable Hours: Smart Tax Strategies for Professional Services Businesses

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Understanding Tax Strategies for Real Estate Businesses: Navigate Deductions, Credits & Audit Preparedness

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IRS Form 1040: A Quick Guide to Filing Your Tax Return

What is a W-2 Form? A Taxpayer’s Guide to W-2 Forms

W-9 Form and Taxes: What Independent Contractors Need to Know

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Gambling Winnings Taxes: An Intro Guide

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March Madness Tax Tips: How Student-Athletes Can Score Big with NIL Deals and Deductions

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Form 2210 Instructions: How to Calculate and Pay Estimated Taxes to Avoid Penalties

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What is Form 720? Understanding the Ins and Outs of Quarterly Federal Excise Tax Returns

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Inheritance & Schedule K-1, 1041 Tax Forms: Trust and Estate Income Explained

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IRS Form 4868: A Step-by-Step Guide to Filing an IRS Tax Extension

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States with Extended Tax Deadlines in 2025

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Tax Benefits of Real Estate Investing

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What Is Deferred Compensation & How Is It Taxed?

How to Report Self-Employment Income When You Have Multiple Side Gigs (411 x 600 px)

How to Report Self-Employment Income When You Have Multiple Side Gigs

Tax Year 2023: Does Your State Have an Extended Deadline?

Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) Payments: The International Student-Athletes Guide

A Parent’s Guide to NIL (411 × 600 px)

Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) Tax Implications for Student-Athletes

Should Married Couples File Jointly or Separately (411 × 600 px)

Married Filing Jointly vs Separately: Which Should I Choose?

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13 Tax Tips for Running a Business

Your Summer Travel Can Save You at Tax Time (411 × 600 px)

Your Summer Travel Can Save You at Tax Time

Going Green Saves You Green on Your Taxes (411 × 600 px)

Earth Day 2025: Going Green Saves You Green on Your Taxes

Here's Tax Deductions And Credits You Can't Claim On Your Tax Return (411 × 600 px)

Tax Deductions And Credits You Can’t Claim On Your Tax Return

Tax Credits for Hybrid Cars and Electric Vehicles (411 x 600 px)

Tax Credits for Hybrid Cars and Electric Vehicles: Maximize Your Savings

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The Last Day To File Taxes Is April 15: Six Things You Need To Know About the Tax Deadline

IRS Announces Tax Relief for Hawaii Wildfire Victims

How Much Do You Have to Make to File Taxes? Demystifying Tax Filing

Can I Take the Home Office Deduction?

Can You Deduct 401K Savings From Your Taxes (411 × 600 px)

Can You Deduct 401(k) Contributions from Your Taxes?

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Taxes Done? Find Out Which Tax Records You Should Keep

Top Fun #TaxFacts You Need to Know (411 × 600 px)

Top Fun #TaxFacts You Need to Know

IRS Grants Penalty Relief for 5 Million Tax Returns from 2020-2021

IRS Announced Significant Inflation Adjustments for Tax Year 2023 (411 × 600 px)

IRS Inflation Adjustments for Tax Year 2024: What This Means for You and Your Taxes

1099-K Myths: Venmo & Paypal Payments

1099-K Form Reporting Threshold Guidance Announced For Tax Year 2025 and Beyond

IRS Announces Tax Extension for California Filers

IRS Issues Extensions For Tax Year 2022 (411 × 600 px)

Does Your State Have a Deadline Extension This Tax Season?

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Tax Rules for Reselling Concert or Sport Tickets

Happy First Day of Autumn How to Not “Fall” Behind on Your Tax Preparation (411 × 600 px)

It’s Almost Autumn: How to Not “Fall” Behind on Your Tax Preparation

Everything You Need to Know About Property Taxes

Everything You Need to Know About Property Taxes

High Seas Understanding the Tax Implications of Superyacht Tips (411 x 600 px)

Understanding the Tax Implications of Superyacht Tips

TurboTax Goes Behind-the-Scenes at the #NIL Summit

Self-Employed: Is This Tax Deductible?

The Tax Implications for DINKs and SINKs An In-Depth Look (411 x 600 px)

Dual vs. Single Income, No Kids Tax Guide

What is the Form 1099-NEC (411 x 600 px)

What is the Form 1099-NEC?

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The Tax Implications of Ozempic and Wegovy

Writing Off Your Summer Preparing For Next Tax Season (411 × 600 px)

Writing Off Your Summer: Preparing For Next Tax Season

How Builders of Energy Efficient Homes Are Rewarded with Expanded Credit (411 × 600 px)

How Builders of Energy-Efficient Homes Are Rewarded with Expanded Credit

Education Tax Credit: Back-to-School Tax Savings & Deductions

College Student Budget 101 (How to Create a College Budget (411 × 600 px)

College Student Budget 101 (How to Create a College Budget)

Building a Strong Financial Foundation Steps to Establish Trusts for Your Family (411 × 600 px)

Steps to Establish Trusts for Your Family

IRS Extends Tax Deadline for Storm Victims in Florida

IRS Announces Tax Relief for Indiana Storm Victims

INFLCR x TurboTax Roundtable Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) & Taxes (411 × 600 px)

INFLCR x TurboTax Roundtable: Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) & Taxes

IRS Offers Tax Relief for Tennessee Storm Victims

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IRS Issues Tax Extension for Storm Victims in Arkansas

IRS Provides Tax Relief for Mississippi Storm Victims

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IRS Extends Tax Deadline for Disaster Victims in New York

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Can You Claim a Tax Deduction for Health Insurance?

Can I Make Spousal IRA Contributions for Retirement (411 × 600 px)

Can I Make Spousal IRA Contributions for Retirement?

Why is My Tax Refund Not What I Expected

Why Is My Tax Refund Lower Than Expected?

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What To Expect When You’re Expecting…a Tax Refund

Your Guide to Filing Taxes in 2022 (411 × 600 px)

Your Guide to Filing Taxes in 2023

IRS Provides Tax Relief for Georgia and Alabama Storm Victims

IRS Provides Tax Relief for Victims of Hurricane Ian (300 × 534 px)

IRS Provides Tax Relief for Victims of Hurricane Ian  

IRS Provides COVID Penalty Relief for Late Filed 2019 and 2020 Tax Returns (411 × 600 px)

IRS Provides COVID Penalty Relief for Late 2019 and 2020 Tax Returns

So You’re Thinking About Retiring One Day?

So You’re Thinking About Retiring One Day?

Friends with Tax Benefits: So You’re Crossing State Lines?

So You’re Crossing State Lines?

Friends with Tax Benefits: So You’re Buying a Car?

Listen Now: So You’re Buying a Car?

Friends with Tax Benefits: So you want to be rich?

Listen now: So you want to be rich?

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So You’re Living Together?

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Let’s Have A Real Money Talk

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So You’re Thinking About Investing?

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So You Work from Home?

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Texas, Oklahoma, and Louisiana Tornadoes: Find Out if Tax Relief is Available

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So You’ve Got a Side Hustle?

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So You Made Money On Social Media?

Friends with Tax Benefits: Listen Now

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Listen Now: Friends with Tax Benefits