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IRS Announces Three-Month Filing, Payment Extension Following Boston Marathon Explosions

IR-2013-43, April 16, 2013 WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service today announced a three-month tax filing and payment extension to Boston area taxpayers and others affected by Monday’s explosions. This relief applies to all individual taxpayers who live in Suffolk County, Mass., including the city of Boston. It also includes victims, their families, first responders, …

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New: Deduction for for expenses incurred by the donor of human organs in Massachusetts

Human Organ Donation Expense Pursuant to Chapter 68 of the Acts of 2011, effective for tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2012, individuals who donate organs to other persons for human organ transplantation may claim an amount equal to the following expenses incurred and related to the organ donation: (i) travel expenses; (ii) lodging …

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Massachusetts Failure to have required medical insurance: Individual Mandate Penalties for Tax Year 2013

Pursuant to G.L. c. 111M, § 2, the Department of Revenue is issuing this Technical Information Release to announce the penalty schedule for individuals who fail to comply in 2013 with the requirements under the Massachusetts Health Care Reform Act (the Act). See St. 2006, c. 58, as amended. The Act requires most adults 18 …

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Massachusetts Tax Year 2013 Exclusion Amounts for Employer-Provided Parking, Transit Pass and Commuter Highway Vehicle Benefits

Personal Income Tax Technical Information Release 13-2 Massachusetts Department of Revenue I. Introduction This Technical Information Release (“TIR”) explains the Massachusetts personal income tax tie-in to the federal personal income tax exclusion for employer-provided parking, transit pass and commuter highway vehicle benefits allowed to employees. The TIR describes the impact for 2013 of the Massachusetts …

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