Tax Tips: Taxpayer Bill of Rights: Taxpayers have the right to pay no more than the correct amount of tax
It’s filing season, so it’s a good time for the IRS to remind taxpayers they have 10 rights which make up the Taxpayer Bill of Rights. One of which ensures taxpayers have the right to pay only the amount of tax legally due, including interest and penalties, and to have the IRS apply all tax payments properly.
The right to pay no more than the correct amount of tax means taxpayers can:
• File for a refund if they believe they overpaid their taxes
• Contact the IRS if they believe there is an error on a notice or bill
• File an amended tax return if an error is discovered after the original return was filed
• Sign into IRS Online Account and request that any amount owed be removed if it exceeds the correct amount due
• Request that the IRS remove interest from the account if the agency caused unreasonable errors or delays
• Submit an offer in compromise to ask the IRS to accept less than the full amount of tax debt. Taxpayers do this if they believe all or part of the debt is not owed.
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Tax Tips: Tax benefits for parents and families
Parents and families may be eligible for one or more available tax credits that could reduce their tax bill. Each credit has different eligibility criteria.
The first step is ensuring each child has a social security number. To qualify for any of the various credits, the child and taxpayer must have a valid social security number.
Tax credits for parents and families
Child Tax Credit
A qualifying child must be:
• A son, daughter, stepchild, eligible foster child, brother, sister, stepbrother, stepsister, half-brother, half-sister, or a descendant of any of them (for example, a grandchild, niece, or nephew) who can be claimed as a dependent on the taxpayer’s return
• Under age 17 at the end of the year
• A U.S. citizen, U.S. national or U.S. resident alien
In addition, the taxpayer’s annual income can’t exceed $200,000 ($400,000 if filing a joint return). Parents and guardians with higher incomes may be eligible to claim part of the credit. For 2025, the amount of the CTC is up to $2,200 per qualifying child. The Additional Child Tax Credit is a refundable portion of the CTC. For 2025, up to $1,700 per qualifying child may be refundable.
Adoption Tax Credit
The Adoption Tax Credit is available to taxpayers who finalized an adoption in 2025 or started the adoption process before 2025.
A qualifying child must be:
• Under age 18, or
• Physically or mentally incapable of self-care
Eligible expenses:
• Reasonable and necessary adoption fees
• Court costs and legal fees
• Adoption related travel expenses like meals and lodging
• Other expenses directly related to the legal adoption of an eligible child
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2026年3月起，PG&E 的電費帳單將新增一項固定「基本服務費」，大部分家庭每月約需支付24美元。此費用主要用於電網維護、客戶服務及帳單處理等基礎服務，因此即使用電量較低，或家中已安裝太陽能發電系統，只要仍然連接電網，亦須支付此項費用。如您感到電費開支壓力增加，建議儘早了解並申請 CARE、FERA 等電費優惠計畫，以協助降低家庭經濟負擔。
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