Lisa Lewis is a CPA and the TurboTax Blog Editor. Lisa has 15 years of experience in tax preparation. Her success is attributed to being able to interpret tax laws and help clients better understand them. Lisa also has been a TurboTax product user for many years and understands how the software program works. In addition to extensive tax experience, Lisa also has a very well-rounded professional background. She has held positions as a public auditor, controller, and operations manager. Prior to becoming the TurboTax Blog Editor, she was a Technical Writer for the TurboTax Consumer Group and worked on a project to write new FAQs to help customers better understand tax laws. She could also be seen helping TurboTax customers with tax questions during Lifeline. For Lisa, getting timely and accurate information out to customers to help them is paramount.
The new tax reform law, passed in December 2017, is the largest piece of tax legislation in nearly 30 years and changed several key tax provisions for taxpayers and families. But what do these changes mean for your taxes? Most notably,...
On December 22, 2017 the biggest piece of tax legislation in about three decades was passed. One of the biggest changes to the new law nearly doubles the standard deduction and eliminates or limits a number of common itemized deductions...
The article below is up to date based on the latest tax laws. It is accurate for your 2018 taxes, which you will file by the April 2019 deadline. Learn more about tax reform here. Marketplace Open Enrollment for 2018 health...
Winning a large Lottery Jackpot is a dream come true for many! Everyone scrambles around to get last minute tickets and hoping to be a winner of the next large jackpot in lottery history. But lottery participants aren’t the only...
The final extension deadline is just days away, October 15, but you still have plenty of time to meet the tax deadline and avoid a late-filing penalty if you file online and follow these 6 tips
Currently, there are about 55 million people in the self-employed community and with one in five taxpayers becoming self-employed every day, that number is expected to grow. If you have taken the plunge into being a business of one or...
Today the IRS announced they are working on changes to the 1040 tax forms. The IRS said that “this new approach will simplify the 1040 so that all 150 million taxpayers can use the same form. The new form consolidates...
Father’s Day is here! From life lessons to learning how to throw a baseball, we gain a lot from our fathers, especially when it comes to savings. To celebrate Father’s Day, we thought it would be fun to hear what...
En Español The Internal Revenue Service announced today that it is providing taxpayers an additional day to file and pay their federal taxes following system issues that surfaced early on the April 17 tax deadline. Taxpayers will now have until...
En Español Updated April 17, 2018 2:34 pm PST As of 2:00 PM PST, the IRS announced that they are once again accepting e-filed tax returns. If you still need to file your tax return, you should continue to prepare...